Part romantic comedy, part action adventure, “Fool’s Gold”
stars Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson, who had previously teamed
on the romantic comedy hit “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.”
Ben “Finn” Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) is a good-natured,
surf bum-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary
18th century Queen’s Dowry—40 chests of exotic treasure
that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything
he has, including his marriage to Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson) and his
more-rusty-than-trusty salvage boat, “Booty Calls.” Just
as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned
by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), Finn discovers a
vital clue to the treasure’s whereabouts. Certain that his luck
will change with the newfound information, Finn maneuvers himself aboard
Nigel’s yacht and, using his good-natured charm, convinces the
tycoon and his Blackberry-wielding, celebutante daughter, Gemma (Alexis
Dziena), to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish treasure. Against
Tess’ better judgment, the search rekindles her love…of
discovery. But they are not the only ones after the treasure. Finn’s
mentor-turned-nemesis Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone) has also set out to claim
the prize.
Let the treasure hunt begin…
“Fool’s Gold” also stars veteran actor Donald Sutherland
(“Pride and Prejudice”), Ewen Bremner (“Match Point”),
Alexis Dziena (“Broken Flowers”), Kevin Hart (“Epic
Movie”) and Ray Winstone (“The Departed”).
Warner Bros. Pictures presents a De Line Pictures/Bernie Goldmann
Production, an Andy Tennant Film, “Fool’s Gold.” Tennant
(“Hitch,” “Sweet Home Alabama”) directed the
film from a screenplay he wrote with John Claflin & Daniel Zelman,
story by Claflin & Zelman. Donald De Line (“The Italian Job”),
Bernie Goldmann (“Taking Lives”) and Jon Klane produced
the film, with Wink Mordaunt (“Hitch”) and Jim Dyer (“The
Italian Job”) executive producing and Stephen Jones (“Star
Wars Episodes II & III”) serving as co-producer.
The behind-the-scenes creative team included Oscar-nominated director
of photography Don Burgess (“Forrest Gump,” “Eight
Below”), production designer Charles Wood (“The Italian
Job”), editors Troy Takaki (“Because I Said So”) and
Tracey Wadmore-Smith (“Hitch”), composer George Fenton (“Hitch”),
and Oscar-winning costume designer Ngila Dickson (“The Lord of
the Rings” trilogy).
“Fool’s Gold” will be distributed worldwide by Warner
Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
