Eiza Gonzalez was shocked when Guy Ritchie cast her in Fountain of Youth
Eiza Gonzalez was shocked when Guy Ritchie cast her in 'Fountain of Youth' because she did not think the film director would cast her in back-to-back projects.
Eiza Gonzalez was shocked when Guy Ritchie cast her in 'Fountain of Youth'.
The 35-year-old actress thought the esteemed 56-year-old film director was "joking" after he got her involved in three back-to-back projects, including 2024's action war movie 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' and 2025's action flick 'In the Grey'.
Eiza told SFX magazine: "I was like, 'There's no way that Guy would want me [again].' And in December, right after the holidays - because the holidays can be, kind of, grim sometimes - I was just by myself in Los Angeles, and I got a call, 'You've got the offer.'
"I was like, 'You're joking?'"
The star plays Esme in the 'Fountain of Youth' - which sees Luke Purdue (John Krasinski), the estranged brother of Charlotte Purdue (Natalie Portman), team up with his sibling for a worldwide hunt to find the mythological titular fountain in the film.
And the first thing Eiza thought of to get in character was to chop her hair off.
The 'Ash' star explained: "The first thing I said is, 'I think we need to cut my hair off.' Completely change my look.
"Look very different to what we did before. I want to make her completely her own."
