The old-fashioned action-adventure is about to get a shot in the arm. Guy Ritchie's Fountain of Youth stars John Krasinski as treasure hunter Luke Purdue. Joining him on a search for the mythical Fountain, said to bestow eternal life on those that imbibe its waters, is his sister Charlotte, played by Natalie Portman. This joyful adventure comes scripted by James Vanderbilt, who previously wrote The Amazing Spider-Man. "It was different," says Ritchie, when he meets GamesRadar+ on the set at Warner Bros. Studios outside of London. "I thought we could give a new take on this genre."
With the director known for contemporary crime yarns like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, RocknRolla and The Gentleman, this is certainly different. The closest he's come is the live-action remake of Disney animation Aladdin. "I honestly made up my mind I was going to try genres that I haven't tried before," he says. "So subsequently, we're quite busy because there's quite a lot of genres! The truth is it's more fun making movies than not. So if you can fill your dance card up and keep yourself challenged…it's more fun than not working."
