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New Straits Times
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Henry Golding chooses Tuah for his character name in 'The Old Guard 2'
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia-born Hollywood actor Henry Golding has expressed his pride that the legendary Malay folk tale of Hang Tuah found its way into the film The Old Guard 2, now streaming on Netflix. Golding, 38, revealed in a recent interview that director Victoria Mahoney readily accepted his suggestion to name his character 'Tuah'. "She had several other name suggestions and asked for my opinion. The name Tuah was the one that stood out the most. In Malaysian folklore, there's a story about a local warrior named Hang Tuah," he explained. Featured Videos "I think it makes more sense with the element of eternal life and travelling the world. In Malaysia, he is one of the greatest heroes of local folklore. I believe the name is appropriate," Golding added. The actor also wove other local cultural elements into the film, such as the inclusion of a kris. "The kris is the weapon typically used by local warriors in silat, a self-defence art practised in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. "I'm happy that Victoria was so open to working on that. It also gave it a more personal element. It was exciting to be able to bring a piece of who I am to the character," he said. Aside from Golding, The Old Guard 2 also features a stellar cast including Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman, Kiki Layne, Veronica Ngo, Matthias Schoenaerts, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Marwan Kenzari, and Luca Marinelli.
New Paper
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New Paper
Crazy Rich Asians' Henry Golding earned his own allowance as a teen
It is hard to see how Crazy Rich Asians actor Henry Golding could ever be broke but if it does happen, he has a plan - he will use what little he has to buy a pair of scissors. "Have scissors, will survive" is a throwback to his teenage hair-cutting days which allowed him to stop receiving pocket money from his parents. Those childhood days that shaped him and his views on finances were about taking just boiled eggs and salt on days out and shopping at cheaper supermarkets. They represented the simple lifestyle and frugal mindset of an East Malaysian boy growing up in Britain, with one working parent and two siblings. His father, who moved the family from Sarawak to Surrey, was a helicopter engineer in the British army, while his mother took care of the three children. At age 14, Golding started working on Saturdays at a barber shop, earning £24 a day. "I stopped receiving my pocket money, and I was like, I'm gonna look after myself. I was very independent. It was just one day a week, but it was still enough to give me an early perspective on finances," he says. After he left school at 16, he worked as a hairstylist, with the goal of eventually opening his own hairdressing business. It is a far cry from his current Hollywood lifestyle, starring alongside big names like Charlize Theron and Uma Thurman in Netflix's The Old Guard 2, attending premieres in fancy suits and walking the Met Gala carpet for the third time in 2025. It has been quite a ride since his success in the 2018 global hit Crazy Rich Asians. But Golding says the lessons he learnt from his simple childhood have stayed with him, as he keeps his feet firmly on the ground, and looks for stability instead of thrills in growing his hard-earned funds. "I'm usually pretty safe with my money and I am conscious about wasting money. I think that's been drilled into me by my father, who worked so hard his entire life. I get that cautiousness from him," he says. But he also wants to invest to grow his funds. "I was brought up with a very old-fashioned dad who was like, you've got to save your money. You've got to put it in a bank and save it for a rainy day," he recalls. "But as we now know, saving your money isn't necessarily the best option. Of course, it's great to have savings, but it might not work for you with inflation," he says. "As I've gotten older, I've realised that you really have to be smart with your money." Singapore is a familiar haunt for Golding, who lived in this Little Red Dot for several years till around 2019. He remembers the food well, saying he ate "amazing laksa and the best chicken rice I've ever had" here. He adds: "We used to live near Golden Mile, so the Beach Road hawker centre was my favourite." He is married to Taiwanese model and wellness entrepreneur Liv Lo, and they have two daughters. Q: What do you invest in and why? A: I've worked with Walter de Oude on a project before... And he told me he was starting this company called Chocolate Finance, which allows people to put whatever cash they have into this account and get a high return, but have easy access. It's not a locked-in product. So you can retrieve it whenever you want, but at the same time, the cash is working for you. I've put money in the past in some sort of high-yield, savings accounts that you can't touch for a whole year. But I never came across something that gave yields pretty much per day. So for me, it was a really interesting company. I've always been interested in finance, but it's only been later in life when I've been able to have the type of profile where I can speak to industry people, CEOs and brands that really resonate with me. One of these companies is Nothing, a technology company which develops unique cellphones and audio equipment. I also have investments in a company called Brightwheel, an American firm that develops apps bridging teachers and parents at daycare centres, so you can get updates through the day about your child. Because I have children, I understand the importance of that. Q: What has been your biggest financial mistake? A: It was my investment in hobbies, like Magic: The Gathering cards as a child. They were so expensive back in the day and I kind of grew out of it. If you look at the ratio of how much I was spending then, to how much I was earning, that was quite a lot. I was spending 30 per cent to 40 per cent of my income on the magic cards. Imagine spending that percentage of your income on your hobbies now! Q: What has been your best financial decision? A: Starting work young definitely laid the foundation for my attitude towards finances. But I think taking risks - researched risks - is the most important. Chocolate Finance is something I'm proud of. Walter has built the company by offering something so simple, straightforward, but with high returns. It's something I wish I had when I was younger, to be able to grow my hard-earned £24. Career-wise, it has of course been me being a part of Crazy Rich Asians. It was a conscious decision to go through the audition process for it. Sometimes you do have to take a leap of faith when it comes to things like that. Doing things that aren't familiar to me is scary, for sure. But I just had to find my feet and get used to putting myself in those types of situations and adapt pretty fast. It has been crazy since then. Q: Money-wise, what were your growing-up years like? A: I learnt to adapt a lot, from growing up in Malaysia as a kid, and then moving to the UK when I was nine years old, and then leaving the UK and going back to Malaysia when I was 22. I have also lived in Singapore and the United States. What I have learnt is: invest in yourself. I think that's the best, to bet on yourself, because at the end of the day, it's your ability and your choices that make your future. So make smart decisions, but also be brave. Q: What was your childhood dream? A: I wanted to be a firefighter and then at one stage, a chef. I also wanted to follow in my father's footsteps and join the army. But I've also always gotten a deep-seated joy from movies and storytelling. There was a stage when I was like, I'd love to be an actor, but I always knew that it would just be at the right time in the right place. So the idea was seeded, but life surprises you too. Q: What was your most memorable encounter with money? A: It was when I wanted to do things that my parents wouldn't finance. I wanted to skateboard, and so I looked through this magazine and it was £100. My dad said he would buy it for me, but then I had to pay him back in instalments. And so I was able to have what I wanted, but he would instil in me that I had to pay for it in some way. Q: Where's home for you? A: We moved back to London to be close to the family, and to be closer to where the work is. Work seems to be happening in Europe a lot. And we're just much happier in London. It's a metropolis - one of the oldest cities in the world - and has such a rich history and beautiful architecture. Q: What do you drive? A: If we're moving around London, we'll take the Tube. But if it's out of London, I drive a hybrid family vehicle for taking the kids along. Q: What would your perfect day look like? A: I would say, waking up with the kids, happy and joyful. It would also be having breakfast and a coffee in the park, spending time with family and friends and checking in on my investments, making sure that they're doing well - that's the best day. Money Matters Q: What would you do if you suddenly had a windfall of millions? A: Invest it. Luckily, we do have a good daily routine where we're not spending too much money, so I can invest it. Q: If you suddenly had only $100 to your name, what would you do with it? A: I would buy a pair of scissors.
Straits Times
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
What does money mean to Crazy Rich Asians' Henry Golding?
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Actor Henry Golding is currently starring in The Old Guard 2 on Netflix with Charlize Theron. SINGAPORE - Hollywood star Henry Golding had his breakout role in Crazy Rich Asians in 2018, a film that eventually grossed over US$238 million (S$303 million) at the worldwide box office. The man himself was said to have a net worth of around US$3 million – and that was in 2022, according to the South China Morning Post. He is currently starring in The Old Guard 2 on Netflix with Charlize Theron and has been in films like The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare, released in 2024, alongside the likes of Henry Cavill. He might even be returning to his role as Nick Young in a Crazy Rich Asians television series, which is said to be in the works. But what does money mean to Golding himself? It is all about finding stable growth, he says. The thrill of the market and playing with the volatility of stocks and shares does not appeal to Golding. 'I'd like to put money into something where I can sit on it for four to five years, and hopefully see a good return in the end,' he says. The uncertainty of the acting business is also part of what prompted Golding to look into stable investments. He adds: 'They say, when it rains, it pours. And it is never only one bus that comes. That's the way with acting. 'I can have a really busy period – six to seven months of back-to-back work – and then I can have some downtime. So in those downtimes, your brain starts freaking out, asking, oh, am I ever going to work again? So you tend to be very conscious about what your money is doing for you.' But money is also not just for investing, but for creating moments of personal joy and fulfilment, Golding says. He is attracted to 'new shiny things' like watches, recently having found his 'holy grail' yellow-gold Cartier Tank a Guichet which he wore to the Met Gala. He previously said he blew an entire season's pay cheque from a travel show he hosted on a Cartier Pasha watch. 'I love watches. I enjoy watches. So I only ever buy watches that I would wear. And I never have in mind that, oh, I'm going to put this in a safe, and five years down the line, I'm going to sell it for a profit. That's never the case,' he says. As a self-professed 'geek' who collected Pokemon cards and Magic: The Gathering cards as a child, Golding says there is joy in buying things just for his own pleasure. 'It's about things that I'm passionate about and I love. It is not necessary that everything has to give you a return. When you're passionate about something, that investment is within yourself.' Investing in himself is also why Golding thinks his early hairdressing days laid a solid foundation in his life. He was 16 when he left school and became an apprentice, eventually graduating and becoming a fully fledged hairstylist. 'When you learn a trade like hairdressing or plumbing, building, anything like that, you can make money, without a doubt. If you want to work, and if you work hard, you can make money. So I knew that I had that in my pocket,' he says. 'So whatever I choose moving forward, I can fall back on that. It was like an investment in myself.' And what would the 38-year-old Golding tell his younger self who was shopping at the cheapest supermarkets and making £24 (S$42) a day as a teenager helping out at a barber shop on Saturdays? 'Enjoy the fruits of your labour, but also be smart and invest,' he says.
Elle
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
Will There Be a ‘The Old Guard 3?'
After a five year wait, The Old Guard 2 was finally released on Netflix, but the sequel created as many questions as it offered answers. Fans of the two first films are clamoring to know if there will be another film in the franchise coming. Here's what we know about the possibility of The Old Guard 3 so far. Warning: Spoilers ahead. The Old Guard 3 movie has not been officially confirmed. The writer of the comics, Greg Rucka, said in a 2020 interview with that it should be a trilogy, however. 'There is a complete three-part story that can be told,' Rucka said. 'God willing, if it's a success, Netflix comes back and says, 'Hey, let's do it again.' There's more to tell, and there are questions that we want to answer.' In 2025, stars Henry Golding and Marwan Kenzari told Decider they didn't know about a third movie. 'It really depends on you guys [the audience],' Golding said. Kenzari added, 'I think we just all hope that we [get a sequel], as fast as we can. We don't need a lot of excuses to hang out, on set, and off.' 'We're getting old,' Golding joked, with Kenzari adding, 'Yeah, so if we want to pull off these stunts and fights, we need to get cracking!' The Old Guard 2 ends with almost the entire team being captured by Discord. Andy and Quynh have reunited and are planning to rescue their friends. But we don't see it, and viewers have assumed that means a third film is inevitable. Golding shared his thoughts on the cliffhanger with Decider, saying, 'We always knew we wouldn't be able to summarize such an epic crescendo in one movie. We knew there was going to have to be a cut point. The jeopardy of Andy having lost the Old Guard, was such a carrot to dangle in front of the audience. Now she's on the back foot. What does she do? She's back with her eternal lover. The power that those two have, is a force to be reckoned with, and so the impending clash with Uma Thurman's character[Discord]—it's salivating, just to think about. Somebody had to be put in a body bag, and I guess it was us!' Director Victoria Mahoney spoked about it with ScreenRant, but didn't confirm what that meant for a third film. Mahoney just said all she cares about is 'what's occurring with the characters in any given moment.' Mahoney continued, 'That's all I'm chasing. That it happens to be a cliffhanger, that it involves some stuff that may make some people happy, and some people pissed off, that's not my circus. I'm just trying to do it honestly and earnestly. I stand behind it.' Uma Thurman as Discord, Charlize Theron as Andy, Vân Veronica Ngô as Quynh,Marwan Kenzari as Joe, and Henry Golding as Tuah, seems like a fair guess for a follow-up, given how things end in the second film. But Theron is also working on Netflix's Apex, Atomic Blonde 2, and a film with Daniel Craig for Apple. It might take a while to get everyone's schedule to line up. This post will be updated.
Borneo Post
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Borneo Post
‘Almost like a dance': Henry Golding enters warrior mode as the keris-wielding Tuah in Netflix's ‘The Old Guard 2'
Henry Golding (left) stars as Tuah, who abandons centuries of isolation, to help Andy, played by Charlize Theron (right) after the ancient immortal Discord resurfaces to create chaos. — Photo courtesy of Netflix KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Think of Henry Golding, and the romantic heartthrob Nick Young from his debut film Crazy Rich Asians , is probably the first thing that comes to mind. For Malaysians especially, that memory will have to make room for Golding's latest avatar, the keris-wielding warrior Tuah in The Old Guard 2 . The excitement is already building among his fans here after Golding recently shared a poster of him wielding the iconic keris on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Golden (@netflixgolden) The Old Guard follows the story of a covert group of immortals led by Andromache of Scythia or Andy (Charlize Theron), shaping the history of mankind by fighting alongside them in disguise for centuries. Other prominent stars in the 2020 film, including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli and Kiki Layne, are reprising their roles in the sequel while Golding and Uma Thurman enter as the new additions. The Old Guard 2 introduces Golding, 38, as an older immortal called Tuah who lives as a recluse in his cavernous underground library. Tuah is a quiet, meticulous and sharp-eyed historian devoted to learning and cataloguing the trails that every immortal has left through time and civilisations. Surrounded by books and solitude, Tuah's only companion is his deadly keris — the weapon and the key to his extensive archive. Henry said his conversations with the director Victoria Mahoney sparked the idea for him to tap into Hang Tuah's folklore and spotlight his Malaysian roots in the Hollywood project. 'We were playing around with a couple of names, she (Mahoney) had two in particular and one of them was Tuah. 'From my time growing up in Malaysia, I was always enamoured by the folklore of Hang Tuah and I thought this was perfect. It was kind of meant to be. 'I don't think we have seen this kind of representation in a Hollywood movie. 'So, I'm really hoping that Malaysians and the South-east Asians can catch on to this… that's for the area, for sure,' Golding told Malay Mail during an exclusive interview recently. Whenever he isn't holding a gun or a book in the film, Golding is seen taking down his enemies with the keris — a wavy dagger widely used in the ancient martial art of pencak silat in Malaysia and Indonesia. 'Something that I decided from early on in the training was to give Tuah a certain style different than the other immortals,' Golding said, explaining his decision to use the keris. 'It's almost like a dance in some respects,' he added. However, it is worth noting that Henry does not depict Hang Tuah entirely in the film. Only certain aspects of the folklore were infused into his character. The only people who knew of Tuah's existence were Andy and the first immortal, Discord (Uma Thurman). However, after centuries of consciously staying out from civilisational battles, Andy's predicaments compel Tuah to change his mind. 'He was the one with the knowledge, and he had set out away from everyone for a few thousand years to concentrate on trying to learn the secrets of the immortals. 'He's careful not to give away too much because that would upset the balance. 'When he joins the group, it's the first time we've seen him relinquish control of his own fate in a long time. 'For him, this is a new sort of revitalised life,' Golding said. Describing Tuah as a 'wise owl', Golding said he would occasionally retreat to solitude — just like his fictional character — in his own life to rejuvenate himself either through photography, computer games or just watching a movie. More than the high-octane action sequences, The Old Guard 2 struck a chord with Golding because of its central theme about the undying battle with eternity. 'It is the struggle with the idea of living forever, the struggle of what repercussions that would have on the human psyche and how loss affects you over thousands of years.' The Old Guard 2 premieres on Netflix on July 2. henry golding Netflix pencak silat The Old Guard 2
