Filmmaker Guy Ritchie has lengthy been identified for his partaking and classy British crime dramas and gangster movies — to not point out his two Sherlock Holmes movies starring Robert Downey Jr. — however the writer-director is formally attempting one thing new. The trailer for his upcoming movie Fountain of Youth has been launched, and offers us a glimpse into a brand new world for Ritchie, one that’s ripe with thrills and journey within the type of Indiana Jones and The Mummy.
The film stars John Krasinski and Natalie Portman as estranged siblings Luke and Charlotte who reunite to seek for the legendary Fountain of Youth (therefore the title, after all). The trailer additionally reveals Eiza González, Stanley Tucci, Domhnall Gleeson, Laz Alonso, and Arian Moayed alongside for the trip — and plainly not all of their characters are working with Krasinski and Portman’s.
The trailer makes it clear that there are two opposing sides attempting to get their fingers on the fountain, and for good purpose. “There’s an influence past any of our comprehension,” Krasinski’s character says of the relic within the trailer. “One story, 5 continents, dozens of cultures, and over a thousand years.” Sounds just like the battle for this factor goes to be fairly intense, however then once more, that at all times makes for some nice film motion, which, with Ritchie’s rep, we’ll have in spades for certain.
Fountain of Youth is ready to be launched on May 23, 2025 on Apple TV+ — which suggests this one will most certainly not see a theatrical run, a disheartening downside we proceed to run into because the streamers ratchet up their dominance within the trade increasingly more. That stated, we’re simply as excited to see this one at residence as we might be within the theater.
Lex Briscuso is a movie and tv critic and a contract leisure author for IGN. You can comply with her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
