What if you could live forever? The Fountain is an odyssey about one man’s eternal struggle to save the woman he loves. His epic journey begins in 16th-century Spain, where conquistador Tomas (Hugh Jackman) commences his search for the Fountain of Youth, the legendary entity believed to grant immortality. As modern-day scientist Tommy Creo, he desperately struggles to find a cure for the cancer that is killing his beloved wife, Isabel (Rachel Weisz). Traveling through deep space as a 26th-century astronaut, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries that have consumed him for a millennium. The three stories converge into one truth, as the Thomas of all periods—warrior, scientist, and explorer—comes to terms with life, love, death and rebirth.
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December 12, 2007: Aronofsky's Wrestler:
Earlier this year, our man James "The Hammer" Thoo (Note: Nobody actually calls him The Hammer considering I just made it up) told you about Darren Aronofsky signing on to direct the drama THE WRESTLER, which centers on an aging wrestler's attempt to get...
September 14, 2007: Fountain explained?:
Many movies come and go, and much
like most of my evenings of late, are ultimately forgotten or never really
thought about again. That isn't the case with all films though and when Darren
Aronofsky's THE FOUNTAIN finally made its way on to...
March 26, 2007: Aronofsky fights?:
Last week, we told you about the boxing drama THE FIGHTER that would see THE DEPARTED bff's Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg re-team for another go-round of dreamy-eyed, hunky male bonding. IGN has recently learned that geek-loved auteur and Rachel Weisz hubby...
March 1, 2007: The Fountain DVD!!:
Seems
like Darren Aronofsky's THE FOUNTAIN was the one film that many
schmoes dug like hell, but neither the box-office, the film critics
or even the Oscars recognized in any significant way (of course, it...
November 21, 2006: Review: The Fountain:
A man struggles through time, as he desperately tries to save the woman he loves from dying. Throughout the centuries he becomes a soldier, a doctor and an explorer, in the hopes of discovering a cure to saving his wife's life….at least I think...
November 21, 2006: INT: Rachel Weisz:
Rachel
Weisz has had a damn impressive career over the past few years.
She has co-starred with Brendan Fraser in THE MUMMY and THE
MUMMY RETURNS and garnered critical attention in such...
November 23, 2006: INT: Hugh Jackman:
Hugh
Jackman is a very busy man. He
has appeared in six… yep, SIX films this year alone including
X-MEN 3: THE LAST STAND and THE PRESTIGE.
He also lent his voice talent to...
November 22, 2006: INT: Darren Aronofsky:
I
remember when I first saw REQUIEM FOR A DREAM and I was horrified,
messed up and intrigued all at the same time.
There was no question that the man who made PI could have...
November 14, 2006: Aronofsky on Flicker:
The folks over at Sci Fi Wire recently caught up with Darren Aronofsky and asked him about a few of his upcoming projects, in particular FLICKER, the adaptation of the
Theodore Roszak fantasy drama novel of the same name which he had developed with FIGHT...
November 27, 2006: Contest Winners!:
Our
FOUNTAIN contest is now over. The winners' names are Kimberly Light,
James Alfonse, Kate Hinchey-Day, David Reinhart, Marc Kalma, R.
McGee, Kevin Yeoman, Jonathan Bernard, Adam Owen and Patricia Hunt. You...
November 20, 2006: Contest: The Fountain:
CONTEST WINNERS HAVE BEEN
ANNOUNCED!
CLICK
HERE TO SEE IF YOU WON
We
ran a contest for THE FOUNTAIN posters a while back, but didn't think that was
enough for the site, as we know that many of you are more stoked about this film
than...
November 1, 2006: Behind The Fountain:
THE FOUNTAIN is a fascinating story. Not the movie itself - though the movie is astounding and one of the best of 2006 - but the story behind the movie. The movie's eventual fallout is still being felt today by a number of different people. For those who need...
October 27, 2006: Ton o' Fountain pics:
We've
been backing THE
FOUNTAIN for years now, and even though none of us had
seen the movie yet, with Darren Aronofsky and the film's unique
attributes floating about, we were hoping that it...
October 2, 2006: Fountain Winners..!!:
Our
FOUNTAIN contest is now over. The winners' names are Matt Zeller,
Daniel Rohr, Nikola Grozdanovic, Harold Baumer, Jam Graenicke, Alex
Camilleri, Nicole Chauron, Mirela, Robert Lorne and David Suto. You have...
September 29, 2006: Contest: The Fountain!:
CONTEST WINNERS HAVE BEEN
ANNOUNCED!
CLICK
HERE TO SEE IF YOU WON
We've
been stoked about writer/director Darren Aronofsky's
follow-up to REQUIEM FOR A DREAM since the...
September 13, 2006: Saw 3/Fountain updates:
The official sites for two highly anticipated flicks recently went under the knife for a minor facelift to get rid of a few unseemly wrinkles (because no self-respecting official
site should be caught dead with even a single wrinkle - has this metaphor...
September 11, 2006: Weisz wants Mummy:
A couple of days ago, we told you about Brendan Fraser agreeing to reprise his role in the
upcoming Joe Johnston-directed third installment in THE MUMMY franchise. At the time it was unclear whether Rachel Weisz would also be reprising her role but...
September 18, 2006: Contest: The Fountain!:
CONTEST WINNERS HAVE BEEN
ANNOUNCED!
CLICK
HERE TO SEE IF YOU WON
We've
been stoked about writer/director Darren Aronofsky's
follow-up to REQUIEM FOR A DREAM since the...
September 5, 2006: Review: The Fountain:
" The
film looks absolutely splendid, the actors are all top-notch, the
score and cinematography should win awards, and ultimately, the
film’s message is a deep and life-affirming journey, with...
August 16, 2006: Fountain score on MySpace:
Are you looking for a celebrity MySpace friend that'll top your cyber relationship with mega-comedian Gallagher's brother? Well, mega-composer Clint Mansell's MySpace page is right HERE . If you're wondering why I would point out his out of millions, it's...
August 8, 2006: Fountain site update:
The bossman JoBlo and Mike got the chance to check out Daren Aronofsky's Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz-starring sci fi romantic drama THE FOUNTAIN at Comic Con and if their drool after the screening was any
indicator, they dug the hell out of it. In...
August 7, 2006: McGregor is Tourist:
A few months ago, we told you about Hugh Jackman signing on to the thriller THE TOURIST.
Today comes word that Ewan McGregor will co-star with Jackman in the Marcel Langenegger-directed film. Coming from a script by Mark Bomback (CONSTANTINE),...
July 27, 2006: P.T. Anderson int.:
Ever since 2002's PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE, PT Anderson has been MIA from the big screen. As he settles back into feature filmmaking with an adaptation of the Upton Sinclair novel THERE WILL BE BLOOD, though, he recently sat
down with Henry Rollins on his IFC...
July 26, 2006: Fountain release tango:
The release date for Daren Aronofsky's THE FOUNTAIN has changed more times
than Paris Hilton's changed Greek shipping heirs (well, maybe not that much). The last release date was October 13th and now according to Box Office Mojo , that's recently...
July 24, 2006: Full Fountain trailer:
Many of you have seen it by this time, but it's time to watch it again. The first full trailer for Darren Aronofsky's THE FOUNTAIN is available in high-def glory (and also in, you know, non-high-def) at Apple it's a SIGHT to behold. By the way, at around...
July 14, 2006: Excl: The Fountain poster:
We've been all over
director Darren Aronofsky's latest cinematic incarnation, THE
FOUNTAIN , from the start, from covering its SET
VISIT to its TEASER
TRAILER debut to its...
June 27, 2006: New Fountain goods:
Almost 12 months ago I was sharing drinks with Darren Aronofsky in a San Diego bar, talking about THE FOUNTAIN and how excited he was about it. Sadly, a year later we've still yet to experience THE FOUNTAIN and have a few more months to wait until we do. But as...
June 2, 2006: First Scoop trailer:
Update: Yahoo has posted the full trailer over HERE . Thanks to Pat P. for the heads up.
"Access Hollywood" recently posted the first trailer for Woody Allen's upcoming dramedy SCOOP. In it, Scarlett Johansson stars as a journalism student who,...
June 1, 2006: Fountain release date!:
Sweet Jesus on a rollercoaster! Can it really be true? Is it really possible that Warner Bros. has given Daren Aronofsky's THE FOUNTAIN a real, concrete release date? Well, if Box Office Mojo is to be
believed (which it really should) then they've done...
May 3, 2006: The Fountain review:
Reader Gerber attended a recent screening of Daren Aronofsky's THE
FOUNTAIN and was cool enough to give us his thoughts on the film. Basically, the film is exactly what we were expecting - an open-ended, surreal, almost
stream-of-consciousness film...
May 2, 2006: Jackman is Tourist:
Stax over at IGN recently got the scoop that one of Hugh Jackman's post-X-Men roles may possibly be the thriller THE TOURIST. According to producer Arnold Rifkin,
" We close next week [with] Hugh Jackman on a film I bought as a pitch [by Mark Bomback]...
April 14, 2006: Fountain screensavers!:
I've
been stoked about Darren Aronofsky's THE
FOUNTAIN ever since I gushed over REQUIEM
FOR A DREAM way back in the year 2000 (wow, I can't believe it's
gonna be 6 years...
March 6, 2006: Aronofsky at Cannes?:
I know one guy that's had a blast at Cannes and it's our own JoBlo who - not to be a homer or a kiss-ass - has done a fanriffic job reporting from the legendary film festival in the past few years. God willing, he'll be back again this year cause it looks like...
February 27, 2006: Fountain pictures:
While we're all still waiting for
Darren Aronofsky's latest film entitled THE
FOUNTAIN to receive a secure release date in 2006 (initially, it
was set for release in 2005), the dudes over at Latino Review...
February 17, 2006: Blood script review:
That crazy Latino bastard El Mayimbe is back with another script review, this time tackling Paul Thomas' Anderson's upcoming THERE WILL BE BLOOD (click HERE for more info on the film). Mayimbe didn't personally review the script - it was some guy
named...
January 13, 2006: Comix-to-Flix #25:
COMIX-TO-FLIX is a JoBlo.com column featuring reviews of comic book graphic novels that have been optioned to be made into motion pictures. Seeing as the universe of comic books and movies is becoming more and more...
January 6, 2006: Top 20 of 2006 2/2:
Top 20 Most Anticipated of 2006
CLICK HERE FOR PART 1
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3
Release Date - May 5th
Trust us when we say that when you start separating Tom Cruise the batshit crazy Scientology lunatic incessantly yapping...
January 5, 2006: Top 20 of 2006 1/2:
Top 20 Most Anticipated of 2006
We're very passionate about our movies so we'll admit, we were intially reticent in accepting 2006 for fear that she would bring only disappointment and failed opportunities. We've been burned too many times so...
December 14, 2005: Jackman uses Fed X:
I wanted to check the release date for one of Hugh Jackman's upcoming films so, like anybody else in the universe, I headed to the Internet Movie Database and was
reminded that Jackman has about five hundred upcoming films. What's more interesting is that...
December 9, 2005: The Fountain novel!:
For
those of you who just can't wait until the 2006 release date for
Darren Aronofsky's THE
FOUNTAIN , and don't mind ruining what appears to be a wholly
original story for yourself, the graphic...
November 10, 2005: See Fountain trailer!!:
Thanks to ' Sarah '
for the head's up on this amazing Internet Exclusive trailer of
Darren Aronofsky's THE
FOUNTAIN . I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Aronosfky on the set of...
September 19, 2005: Fountain in 2006?:
When I interviewed Darren Aronofsky at the Comic-Con this year, we had this exchange:
When is the movie coming out? Will it be this year?
There isn't a date but it WILL be this year.
So I wonder know what Aronofsky's thinking of the...
August 16, 2005: CON: Darren Aronofsky:
THE FOUNTAIN 1:1 with Darren Aronofsky
"I just want to tell stories and this is the story I've wanted to tell for the past six years."
I met Darren Aronofsky in a conference room big enough to hold at least 200 people. There the...
August 4, 2005: Fountain site online:
Reader Sean wrote in to let us know about the newly activated site for Darren Aronofsky's THE
FOUNTAIN . Sean's description of the site is accurate and much funnier than anything I could come up with so here's what he said:
I think the background is...
July 27, 2005: CON: Rachel Weisz:
THE FOUNTAIN
One-on-One Interview with Rachel Weisz
From a veranda high atop the San Diego Convention Center, I stood underneath the clear, blue sky and looked over the railing down upon the hundreds of fans lined up looking to get a coveted spot...
July 21, 2005: CON: Harry Potter / Fountain footage:
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE Intro by director Mike Newell
Director Mike Newell came on via a taped introduction setting up the clip to the fourth HARRY POTTER film. He said a few things about the film most of you should know by now - Harry...
June 17, 2005: Jackman joins Woody:
Woody Allen's follow up to the well-received MATCH POINT will begin shooting in London (where he shot POINT) on June 28th. Of course, like all Woody Allen
films in pre-production, we don't know anything about it. The only thing we do know is that Scarlett...
April 6, 2005: Set Visit: Fountain:
Believe
it or not, 7 years after founding this site and being invited (and
covering) over 20 set visits, this was the first time that I, JoBlo
( aka Berge Garabedian ) actually went on a movie...
March 8, 2005: Cool Fountain pic:
"Jackman's Landing" recently landed a pretty cool looking pic from Darren Aronofsky's upcoming THE FOUNTAIN starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. In it, Jackman tries
to find the secret to immortality in the past, present and future. He also gets it on...
August 5, 2004: Weisz drinks Fountain water:
Rachel Weisz has signed on to star alongside Hugh Jackman in Darren Aronofsky's THE FOUNTAIN. Weisz will replace Cate Blanchett, who was attached to star back in the Brad Pitt iteration of the film. Weisz will play Jackman's wife in the film who happens to be...
February 27, 2004: Hugh sips Fountain water:
It was a project abandoned and left for dead. Constructed set pieces were literally auctioned off to salvage some of the $18 million in preproduction costs spent before the project fell apart. Darren Aronofsky's $75 million sci-fi epic THE FOUNTAIN ran dry...
