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THE
FOUNTAIN
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 The
Fountain
(2006)
Starring:
Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Gullette, Sean
Patrick Thomas, Donna Murphy
Directed by:
Darren Aronofsky
U.S.
Opening Date:
T.B.A. 2006
Plot
The Fountain is an odyssey
about one man's thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves. His
epic journey begins in 16th century Spain, where conquistador Tomas Creo
(Hugh Jackman) commences his search for the Tree of Life, the legendary
entity believed to grant eternal life to those who drink of its sap. 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).
Travelling through deep space as a 26th century astronaut, Tom begins to
grasp the mysteries of life that have consumed him for more than a
century.
Darren Aronofsky is one of the more interesting
directors working in Hollywood right now as Pi and
Requiem for a Dream have shown, and The Fountain is a
project he admits to being "obsessed" with. So it'll either be self-indulgent
twaddle or brilliant then
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but we're betting on the latter: right now anything is better than yet
another movie based on a computer game featuring vampires (see
Bloodrayne)!
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Trivia
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In early 2002, writer/director Darren Aronofsky cast Brad
Pitt and Cate Blanchett in the central leads of Tom and Izzi with a budget
of $75 million. During pre-production, Pitt and Aronofsky were having
major creative differences, so Pitt left to film Troy instead and
the film was shut down. In early 2004, with a smaller budget of $40
million, Aronofsky cast Hugh Jackman as Tom and Rachel Weisz replaced
Blanchett as Izzi.
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Hugh Jackman had to shave off all of the hair on his head
and chest for scenes in the last third of the movie.
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Some sources:
Amazon.com
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