Bros are forever.
The guys may be older in the new “Entourage” flick, but 38-year-old leading man Adrian Grenier says the character’s skirt-chasing shtick is fresh as ever.
“I don’t think age does anything to change your appreciation for the good life,” Grenier explains.
Says co-star Kevin Dillon: “Certain things never get old. Friendship, sex, money, fame. Those things are always going to be cool, you know?”
There is plenty of sex and money being tossed around on the big-screen version of the HBO series “Entourage,” in theaters Friday. It’s been four years since the show went off the air, but in the movie the toys are louder (Yachts! Helicopters!), the women hotter (“Blurred Lines” star Emily Rataj-kowski!) and the deals bigger than ever before.
“Entourage” the TV show — based on executive producer Mark Wahlberg and his real-life wolf pack — gave fans eight years of fantasy: a group of boys from Queens head to Los Angeles, live together in a mansion, play together in even bigger mansions, get high and drink, and have a bevy of leggy beauties at their disposal. It was the ultimate bro success story, with a healthy handful (or two) of porny female stereotypes.
And Grenier will not be apologizing for bringing any of it to the movie theater, thank you very much.
“It’s a summer movie, people want to have fun,” says Grenier. “We’re a great opportunity for you to . . . live in a fantasy world with these boys.”
The question is, does the conceit work in 2015? Back when “Entourage” first hit HBO, flash and ass were in. “Sex and the City” had just wrapped, and shows like “My Super Sweet 16” hailed a culture of excess and haute promiscuity. Now, it’s Bruce Jenner’s transitioning into a woman and outsider sagas like “Orange Is the New Black” that are hot. Is there still a place for “Entourage” — which featured douchey bets about which dude could get laid fastest and one-liners like “Vagina is my third favorite hole”?
The show tied up relatively neatly when it ended in 2011. Grenier’s character, movie star Vincent Chase, proposed to a Vanity Fair writer with a gigantic, million-dollar rock. Struggling actor Johnny Drama (Dillon), turned to voice-acting work on a new cartoon. Weed-carrier Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) launched a liquor empire.
Motormouth agent Ari (Jeremy Piven) prioritized his family, giving up the fast-paced life of movies for a tranquil life in Florence. And generally straight-laced Eric (Kevin Connolly) found out that he was going to be a daddy with his sometimes girlfriend Sloan (Emmanuelle Chriqui), who had dumped him after finding out he slept with her stepmother.
Four years later (but a few months in Hollywood time), the movie kicks off with Vince’s failed marriage (He’s back on the market, ladies!), Johnny Drama’s failed cartoon series, Ari’s failed respite and Eric’s failed attempts at being a player with a baby on the way (but continuing to whoop it up during the pregnancy). The only one who seems to be on top is Turtle, now a tequila tycoon.
The film centers around a Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde flick called “Hyde,” which Vince demands he star in — and direct. A risky endeavor, especially as it’s Ari’s first project as a studio head.
But, in short order, the gang gets to partying again — and again and again. There’s Eric’s new blond lady-friend riding him with abandon, and the one-night stand he has in Turtle’s bedroom; Ari’s fleet of six-figure cars that he doles out as congratulatory notes on wheels; and, of course, the much-needed party drugs at an outdoor premiere.
“ ‘Entourage’ is sort of a reduction of the [Hollywood] lifestyle,” Grenier says. “It’s all the things you hear about and would imagine and fantasize about . . . But real life doesn’t work quite that way, unfortunately.”
Well, not usually.
Over the years, the cast has had its fair share of real-life “Entourage” moments. There is Piven’s infamous womanizing (coupled with a mysterious mercury poisoning), Grenier party-hopping from Sundance to Coachella, and Connolly dating not one but two heiresses (Nicky Hilton, Lydia Hearst).
Ferrara says life hit a surreal note for him after the show ended.
I know 60-year-old men who are still Johnny Dramas.
- Constance Zimmer
“I was in [the 2012 movie] ‘Think Like a Man’ with Kevin Hart. It . . . knocked out ‘Hunger Games’ and [made] $100 million,” Ferrara says.
“My agent ended up getting me courtside seats at the Lakers game. I’m like, ‘Wow. So this s – – t really does happen.’ Kobe Bryant dove for a ball in the first row and literally dove onto my agent. And as he’s walking back to the court, he saw me and he looked away and under his breath he was like, ‘I saw the movie last night. That was good s – – t.’
“I’m like, ‘Oh my God. This is my “Entourage” moment.’ ”
Meanwhile, Dillon has proudly experienced the “Entourage” spectrum — from lackey to leader — in his long-spanning career.
“I hung out with Mickey Rourke back in the day. When he rolled with 15 guys,” Dillon tells The Post. Now Dillon’s gathered his own group of pals to help him out. “I think there’s more [to an entourage] than just running with the pack for a night or two. Vince has his friends working for him: the manager, the chef, the driver. And I kind of do that a little bit in real life, too. I hire my buddies. They can go live in my guesthouse for a while,” says Dillon.
The looming question: how long can these men, both on the big screen and in real life, continue their bro-tastic antics?
“For as long as they commit to it,” says Constance Zimmer, who plays a movie exec. “I know 60-year-old men who are still Johnny Dramas.”
Chriqui, though, thinks there’s a definite shelf life.
“I’d say [the characters] have another 10 good years before it starts to get ridiculous,” says Chriqui. Take note, 40-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio: By that math, you and your Pussy Posse — including Connolly — have just a couple years left before you’re officially ridiculous.
As for the franchise itself, the guys are dreaming of a sequel — So as long as not too many of them knock up their love interests. (We won’t spoil how E’s baby story ends.)
“The only way to end ‘Entourage’ is that [the characters] become less available to each other [with] marriage and kids,” says Ferrara. He insists the show isn’t “selling a lifestyle as much as a wish. If you could, wouldn’t you want to hang out with your best friends from growing up every day?”