Kamasa pledges to co-finance over $150m of independent UK projects in three years.
Leading UK film executive Zygi Kamasa is launching True Brit Entertainment, a UK theatrical distributor which will focus exclusively on British films and television, and co-finance over $150m of UK independent productions across its first three years.
True Brit will start investing in and acquiring UK rights to projects immediately, and build up its theatrical team in 2024. The company aims to invest in and release four to eight UK features annually, with Kamasa’s ambition being to co-finance over $50m of productions each year.
Kamasa will step...
Leading UK film executive Zygi Kamasa is launching True Brit Entertainment, a UK theatrical distributor which will focus exclusively on British films and television, and co-finance over $150m of UK independent productions across its first three years.
True Brit will start investing in and acquiring UK rights to projects immediately, and build up its theatrical team in 2024. The company aims to invest in and release four to eight UK features annually, with Kamasa’s ambition being to co-finance over $50m of productions each year.
Kamasa will step...
- 11/2/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Marv Studios CEO Zygi Kamasa is stepping down to launch his own theatrical distribution company, True Brit Entertainment.
True Brit is set to ramp up its team in 2024 but is already working on investing in films, including funding P&a, and acquiring U.K. rights to projects. The plan is to invest in and release 4-8 films a year and co-finance over $50million worth of productions each year, with all the films getting a theatrical release.
Kamasa has over 25 years of experience in U.K. film distribution and has executive produced over 40 British titles including “Bend it like Beckham” and “The Father.”
Courtesy of True Brit Entertainment
Marv, which was founded by “Argylle” director Matthew Vaughn, has taken a minority stake in True Brit, which will focus on British feature films and television.
“I have released over 300 films in the U.K. in my career, 75 of which or more have been...
True Brit is set to ramp up its team in 2024 but is already working on investing in films, including funding P&a, and acquiring U.K. rights to projects. The plan is to invest in and release 4-8 films a year and co-finance over $50million worth of productions each year, with all the films getting a theatrical release.
Kamasa has over 25 years of experience in U.K. film distribution and has executive produced over 40 British titles including “Bend it like Beckham” and “The Father.”
Courtesy of True Brit Entertainment
Marv, which was founded by “Argylle” director Matthew Vaughn, has taken a minority stake in True Brit, which will focus on British feature films and television.
“I have released over 300 films in the U.K. in my career, 75 of which or more have been...
- 11/2/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Freelance is an action comedy film directed by Pierre Morel, from a screenplay by Jacob Lentz. The film revolves around Mason Pettits, a retired Special Forces operator who takes on the job of providing protection to Claire Wellington as she interviews the president of Paldonia Juan Venegas. But things go awry when a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview and all three of them have to run for their lives. Freelance stars John Cena and Alison Brie in the lead roles with Juan Pablo Raba, Christian Slater, and Alice Eve starring in leading roles. So, if you love the action comedy film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
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- 10/27/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn is no stranger to bringing high-concept comic book shenanigans to the silver screen. Still, he wonders if there’s a point where poor decisions, shortcuts, and oversaturation could create a fatigue even Hollywood’s comic book movie boom can’t defeat. Speaking with ScreenRant at New York City-Comic-Con, Vaughn let his discontent about the current state of comic book cinema be known.
“I genuinely don’t know what’s happening with the superhero [genre] in the sense that, I do think, maybe we all need a little bit of time off from it,” Vaughn said. “Maybe someone will make something so great that we will get excited again… Superhero films are films. It’s a film that has superheroes in it. I think what happened was that they became superheroes, and the film part wasn’t that important.”
“When you’re making a superhero movie, you sort...
“I genuinely don’t know what’s happening with the superhero [genre] in the sense that, I do think, maybe we all need a little bit of time off from it,” Vaughn said. “Maybe someone will make something so great that we will get excited again… Superhero films are films. It’s a film that has superheroes in it. I think what happened was that they became superheroes, and the film part wasn’t that important.”
“When you’re making a superhero movie, you sort...
- 10/24/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
As Matthew Vaughn makes the press rounds to promote his upcoming movie “Argylle,” in theaters next February, he’s talked about all sorts of topics, from his burgeoning spy cinematic universe at Marv to time working on the “X-Men” series. So how does Vaughn weigh in on the apparent superhero movie fatigue that’s permeating moviegoing recently? In a new interview with ScreenRant, the director stated that “maybe we all need a little bit of time off from” superhero films, at least until somebody makes one that gets audiences truly excited again.
Continue reading Matthew Vaughn Addresses Apparent Superhero Fatigue: “Maybe We All Need A Little Bit Of Time Off From It” at The Playlist.
Continue reading Matthew Vaughn Addresses Apparent Superhero Fatigue: “Maybe We All Need A Little Bit Of Time Off From It” at The Playlist.
- 10/24/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
One of the standout characters in Matthew Vaughn’s 2010 superhero film, Kick-Ass, is the daughter of Nicolas Cage’s Big Daddy character, Hit-Girl portrayed with a breakthrough performance that put Chloë Grace Moretz on the map. Along with Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Moretz would return for the sequel, which didn’t quite duplicate the success of the original. The director of the first, Matthew Vaughn, has gone on to tackle Marvel’s famous mutants in X-Men: First Class, then helmed the trilogy of films in the Kingsman franchise.
Vaughn has the new spy comedy Argylle coming soon early next year. Lately, he’s revealed shocking details about Fox’s trick to have Halle Berry sign on to X-Men: The Last Stand. Now the director says his Kick-Ass reboot has room for more Chloë Grace Moretz’s Hit-Girl in the future. ScreenRant reports that Vaughn’s Kick-Ass 3 will feature a new cast...
Vaughn has the new spy comedy Argylle coming soon early next year. Lately, he’s revealed shocking details about Fox’s trick to have Halle Berry sign on to X-Men: The Last Stand. Now the director says his Kick-Ass reboot has room for more Chloë Grace Moretz’s Hit-Girl in the future. ScreenRant reports that Vaughn’s Kick-Ass 3 will feature a new cast...
- 10/24/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
“Kingsman” director Matthew Vaughn knows a thing or two about bringing comic books to life on the big screen as the filmmaker behind acclaimed outings such as “Kick-Ass” and “X-Men: First Class.” In a recent interview with ScreenRant, the director shared his thoughts on the current era of comic book movies. He said poor visual effects are negatively impacting superhero movies, while also sharing his belief that Marvel needs to take a “less is more” approach.
“I genuinely don’t know what’s happening with the superhero [genre] in the sense that, I do think, maybe we all need a little bit of time off from it,” Vaughn said. “Maybe someone will make something so great that we will get excited again… Superhero films are films. It’s a film that has superheroes in it. I think what happened was that they became superheroes, and the film part wasn’t that important.
“I genuinely don’t know what’s happening with the superhero [genre] in the sense that, I do think, maybe we all need a little bit of time off from it,” Vaughn said. “Maybe someone will make something so great that we will get excited again… Superhero films are films. It’s a film that has superheroes in it. I think what happened was that they became superheroes, and the film part wasn’t that important.
- 10/23/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
It has been a full decade since "Kick-Ass 2" hit theaters and, in all of that time, there has been much talk of a third film. Sadly, for fans of Dave Lizewski's brand of vigilante justice, nothing has materialized. The world still awaits the return of Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl in some way, shape, or form. Fortunately, it does seem like the tide may be turning in that regard and that "Kick-Ass 3" will finally happen. Sort of. It's a little complicated, but we're here to lay it all out and help explain precisely what's going on with the franchise.
Creator Mark Millar may have said that "Kick-Ass 3" wasn't in development back in 2014, but much has changed since then. So, will Aaron Taylor-Johnson and/or Chloe Grace Moretz be back in their roles as Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl? Is director Matthew Vaughn going to return? Is it going to be a sequel or a reboot?...
Creator Mark Millar may have said that "Kick-Ass 3" wasn't in development back in 2014, but much has changed since then. So, will Aaron Taylor-Johnson and/or Chloe Grace Moretz be back in their roles as Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl? Is director Matthew Vaughn going to return? Is it going to be a sequel or a reboot?...
- 10/20/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Director Matthew Vaughn would love the chance to shake things up in two film franchises that fans hold sacred.
Speaking on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Vaughn said he and comic book writer Mark Millar had the big concept of “a three-picture trilogy” on Superman for Warner Bros.
“We pitched how to do a trilogy of Superman movies. Warners wasn’t interested. That’s as far as it went,” Vaughn said. It “never came back around” after that, he added.
The proposed trilogy would have borrowed from the Richard Donner Superman films.
“I think Donner nailed it,” Vaughn said. “I think Wonder Woman worked very well because it was basically a Donner Superman film, but reimagined as Wonder Woman. I would’ve done a modern version of the Donner [films].”
“Our big idea,” he continued, “was the twist that Krypton doesn’t blow up. It does eventually. The dad was right,...
Speaking on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Vaughn said he and comic book writer Mark Millar had the big concept of “a three-picture trilogy” on Superman for Warner Bros.
“We pitched how to do a trilogy of Superman movies. Warners wasn’t interested. That’s as far as it went,” Vaughn said. It “never came back around” after that, he added.
The proposed trilogy would have borrowed from the Richard Donner Superman films.
“I think Donner nailed it,” Vaughn said. “I think Wonder Woman worked very well because it was basically a Donner Superman film, but reimagined as Wonder Woman. I would’ve done a modern version of the Donner [films].”
“Our big idea,” he continued, “was the twist that Krypton doesn’t blow up. It does eventually. The dad was right,...
- 10/20/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Well, filmmaker Matthew Vaughn just gave up the game-his endgame, really-in a new interview with “Happy Sad Confused”. The gist of his master plan? It’s ambitious and essentially doing for spies, with his company Marv, what Marvel has done for superheroes: an interconnected universe of espionage franchise, yes, all of his own.
Read More: ‘Argylle’ Trailer: Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard & Henry Cavill Lead Matthew Vaughn’s New Spy Series
“I just like the challenge of launching new I.P., it’s harder, but it’s more fun,” Vaughn began explaining.
Continue reading Matthew Vaughn Wants A Marvel-For-Spies Universe That Connects ‘Kingsman,’ ‘Argylle’ & An Unnamed Marv Spy Series at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Argylle’ Trailer: Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard & Henry Cavill Lead Matthew Vaughn’s New Spy Series
“I just like the challenge of launching new I.P., it’s harder, but it’s more fun,” Vaughn began explaining.
Continue reading Matthew Vaughn Wants A Marvel-For-Spies Universe That Connects ‘Kingsman,’ ‘Argylle’ & An Unnamed Marv Spy Series at The Playlist.
- 10/19/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
As a filmmaker, Matthew Vaughn seems incapable of taking the material he's working with seriously. It's a quality that's allowed him to carve out a niche as a specialist in deliberately irreverent genre fare like "Stardust" and "Kick-Ass" but made him a bit of a poor match for "X-Men: First Class". It can also make his "Kingsman" films pretty polarizing since they allow him to double-dip on his juvenile humor to the point of self-indulgence. In fact, the one time Vaughn tried to play things seriously with that franchise, the result was the tonally bizarre prequel "The King's Man."
This is all to say that Vaughn's abandoned "Superman" trilogy always seemed like an odd proposition. As he's talked about on many occasions over the years, Vaughn and his "Kick-Ass" and "Kingsman" cohort, writer Mark Millar, approached Warner Bros. in 2008 in the hopes of convincing the studio to sign off on...
This is all to say that Vaughn's abandoned "Superman" trilogy always seemed like an odd proposition. As he's talked about on many occasions over the years, Vaughn and his "Kick-Ass" and "Kingsman" cohort, writer Mark Millar, approached Warner Bros. in 2008 in the hopes of convincing the studio to sign off on...
- 10/19/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
It's a day ending in "Y," so obviously director Matthew Vaughn has gone and made some pretty incisive comments about one of the biggest franchises on the planet. Having worked on multiple fan-favorite properties like "X-Men," "Kick-Ass," and the "Kingsman" movies over the years (not to mention flirting with even more significant ones in the past), he's never been one to flinch from a challenge ... or, for that matter, the intense scrutiny attached to the nerdiest material around. So it should come as no surprise that he's once again making the rounds and voicing his potentially controversial opinions in his usual, refreshingly candid way.
This time, he's set his sights on the granddaddy of them all, a franchise that has never stirred up strong feelings among an especially, uh, passionate fanbase before: "Star Wars."
It's not exactly a state secret that Lucasfilm has been struggling to find their way with...
This time, he's set his sights on the granddaddy of them all, a franchise that has never stirred up strong feelings among an especially, uh, passionate fanbase before: "Star Wars."
It's not exactly a state secret that Lucasfilm has been struggling to find their way with...
- 10/19/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
“Kingsman” and “X-Men: First Class” director Matthew Vaughn appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and was surprisingly open when asked about his relationship to a handful of major Hollywood franchises, from James Bond to “Star Wars” and the DC Universe. As a whole, he said the major Hollywood studios have been suffering by prioritizing their wallets.
“The studios, it’s like any artistic form. The music business, movies, fashion… the financing and the commerce has taken over the creative,” Vaughn said. “That always means eventually for short-term gains you do well, but long term you kill everything. That’s what’s happening now… film, music, art. Commerce took over and now the pendulum is starting to swing back. Creativity should always be the driving force of any decision and then you think about how to make money out of it afterwards. If you try to make money upfront, you’ll kill some great franchises.
“The studios, it’s like any artistic form. The music business, movies, fashion… the financing and the commerce has taken over the creative,” Vaughn said. “That always means eventually for short-term gains you do well, but long term you kill everything. That’s what’s happening now… film, music, art. Commerce took over and now the pendulum is starting to swing back. Creativity should always be the driving force of any decision and then you think about how to make money out of it afterwards. If you try to make money upfront, you’ll kill some great franchises.
- 10/19/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmaker Matthew Vaughn (“Kick-Ass”), thus far, has essentially made an entire career out of making spy films, ones arguably much more irreverent than the James Bond movies—a series he seemingly was desperate to be a part of at one point. But then Vaughn came up with the “Kingsman” franchise in 2014 with the first installment, “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” and then basically never looked back.
Continue reading Matthew Vaughn Says He Has No Shot At Directing Bond: “They’re Not Keen On Me” at The Playlist.
Continue reading Matthew Vaughn Says He Has No Shot At Directing Bond: “They’re Not Keen On Me” at The Playlist.
- 10/19/2023
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
When writer-director Matthew Vaughn came by the Den of Geek studio at New York Comic Con over the weekend, it was a curious time for many of the subjects and stories which naturally intrigue him. Chief among them, of course, is his new meta-spy-action-romance thriller, Argylle. Due out next February, that film returns to the espionage genre which Vaughn has already visited via the Kingsman movies, although now with a twist. In a riff on Romancing the Stone, Argylle is about an espionage novelist (Bryce Dallas Howard) who ends up commandeered into a real-world caper.
The film isn’t exactly subverting the tropes and iconography of James Bond, but then again Vaughn also coyly suggests that Henry Cavill plays “007 and a half” in the movie. Vaughn should know too, especially if the latest James Bond movie rumors are true. For when we sit down with the maverick filmmaker, unverified reports...
The film isn’t exactly subverting the tropes and iconography of James Bond, but then again Vaughn also coyly suggests that Henry Cavill plays “007 and a half” in the movie. Vaughn should know too, especially if the latest James Bond movie rumors are true. For when we sit down with the maverick filmmaker, unverified reports...
- 10/18/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Director Matthew Vaughn’s 2021 The King’s Man, which served as a prequel to his films Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle, only made $121 million at the global box office on a budget that was in the range of $100 million, so you might not expect it to get a follow-up. It was written off as a bomb… until it got a lot of views on the Disney+ streaming service. Thanks to those streaming views, Vaughn confirmed during an interview with Collider that he intends to make a sequel to The King’s Man. He doesn’t know yet if it’s going to turn out to be a film or a TV series, he does know exactly what the story is. It’s going to deal with the rise of Hitler, and the title is The Traitor King.
Set during World War I, The King’s Man had the following...
Set during World War I, The King’s Man had the following...
- 10/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
British filmmaker Matthew Vaughn (“Layer Cake”) was out and about promoting his upcoming Apple-made spy action pic “Argylle” at the New York Comic-Con over the weekend and dished about a handful of the forthcoming projects in various stages, including what is going on with the “Kingsman” franchise alongside confirming plans are indeed moving along with development for a reboot of his 2010 film “Kick-Ass.”
Those tidbits were collected by Deadline, who attended the “Argylle” panel where Vaughn revealed that “Kingsman 3” with Taron Egerton and Colin Firth is still apparently on the books, hopefully before the two of them get too old to make it.
Continue reading Matthew Vaughn: ‘Kingsman 3’ & ‘Kick-Ass’ Reboot Are Still In The Works & ‘King’s Man 2’ Explores The “Rise Of Hitler” at The Playlist.
Those tidbits were collected by Deadline, who attended the “Argylle” panel where Vaughn revealed that “Kingsman 3” with Taron Egerton and Colin Firth is still apparently on the books, hopefully before the two of them get too old to make it.
Continue reading Matthew Vaughn: ‘Kingsman 3’ & ‘Kick-Ass’ Reboot Are Still In The Works & ‘King’s Man 2’ Explores The “Rise Of Hitler” at The Playlist.
- 10/16/2023
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
If you weren’t already aware, Matthew Vaughn’s history with the “X-Men” franchise goes beyond making “X-Men: First Class,” attempting to cast Tom Hardy as a younger version of Wolverine, and developing “X-Men: Days of Future Past” before handing it over to now-disgraced director Bryan Singer. Once upon a time, 20th Century Fox was lucky enough to convince Vaughn to direct “X-Men: The Last Stand,” but he ultimately exited and was replaced with Brett Ratner (something of another Hollywood pariah due to his own sexual misconduct/sexual assault allegations).
Continue reading ‘X-Men 3’: Director Matthew Vaughn Quit After Halle Berry Was Duped Into Signing On Based On Fake Script From Execs at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘X-Men 3’: Director Matthew Vaughn Quit After Halle Berry Was Duped Into Signing On Based On Fake Script From Execs at The Playlist.
- 10/16/2023
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Matthew Vaughn is revealing the lengths Fox went to to ensure Halle Berry’s return to the “X-Men” franchise for third film “X-Men: The Last Stand.”
Vaughn, who was slated to direct the 2006 movie, revealed during the 2023 New York Comic Con (via The Hollywood Reporter) that a fake script was allegedly created for Halle Berry, catering to her vision for superhero character Storm. After Berry agreed to reprise the role, the script would be axed, according to Vaughn’s interpretation of the events.
“I went into one of the executive’s offices and I saw an ‘X3’ script, and I immediately knew it was a lot fatter,” Vaughn said. “I was like, ‘What the hell is this draft?’ He went, ‘Don’t worry about it,’ and I’m like, ‘No, no. I’m the director. I’m worrying about this draft.’ He wouldn’t tell me, so I grabbed it...
Vaughn, who was slated to direct the 2006 movie, revealed during the 2023 New York Comic Con (via The Hollywood Reporter) that a fake script was allegedly created for Halle Berry, catering to her vision for superhero character Storm. After Berry agreed to reprise the role, the script would be axed, according to Vaughn’s interpretation of the events.
“I went into one of the executive’s offices and I saw an ‘X3’ script, and I immediately knew it was a lot fatter,” Vaughn said. “I was like, ‘What the hell is this draft?’ He went, ‘Don’t worry about it,’ and I’m like, ‘No, no. I’m the director. I’m worrying about this draft.’ He wouldn’t tell me, so I grabbed it...
- 10/16/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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“Kick-Ass changed people's perception of what a superhero film is,” Vaughn said in praise of his comic book movie duology, which followed Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s dorkish teen Dave Lizewski as he sought to become a superhero...
“Kick-Ass changed people's perception of what a superhero film is,” Vaughn said in praise of his comic book movie duology, which followed Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s dorkish teen Dave Lizewski as he sought to become a superhero...
- 10/16/2023
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
'Kick-Ass' director Matthew Vaughn has teased a reboot without the original characters.The 2010 black comedy superhero flick starred Aaron Johnson as Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass, a high school geek who sought to be a superhero, and a new movie is in the works with more than one instalment on the way and the potential for the original characters to join after the reboot.Speaking at New York's Comic Con as quoted by Entertainment Weekly, Vaughn teased: “Kick-Ass changed people’s perception of what a superhero film is. We’re doing it again. “None of the other characters from the other Kick-Ass are in it, though we’d like to have them back after the reboot. I can’t really talk about it, but it’s fun!”The movie also starred Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Grace Moretz, Mark Strong and Nicolas Cage. A sequel was released in 2013 with Jim Carrey portraying...
- 10/16/2023
- by Lizzie Baker
- Bang Showbiz
"I don't like boring, serious films; I like entertaining escapism," filmmaker Matthew Vaughn said of his films at the New York Comic Con 2023 "Matthew Vaughn: From Kickass to Kingsman to Argylle" panel. Best known for directing genre-subverting movies like "Kingsman" (he and comic creator Mark Millar thought James Bond was getting "too serious") and "Kick-Ass", Vaughn prefers his action told with style.
While reflecting on his career since the 2007 film "Layer Cake," Vaughn reiterated his plans for "Kingsman 3" and "Kick-Ass: Reboot," with the latter starting filming next year and going a much different route than his original "Kick-Ass" film. He mentioned too that he's directing a musical that he can't talk about yet ("Elton John's catalog [referring to his producing work in 'Rocketman'] is pretty hard to beat"). He also dropped some interesting "Kingsman" trivia: Daniel Kaluuya and John Boyega were among Vaughn's top picks for Eggsy, the lead Kingsman. Though Vaughn went...
While reflecting on his career since the 2007 film "Layer Cake," Vaughn reiterated his plans for "Kingsman 3" and "Kick-Ass: Reboot," with the latter starting filming next year and going a much different route than his original "Kick-Ass" film. He mentioned too that he's directing a musical that he can't talk about yet ("Elton John's catalog [referring to his producing work in 'Rocketman'] is pretty hard to beat"). He also dropped some interesting "Kingsman" trivia: Daniel Kaluuya and John Boyega were among Vaughn's top picks for Eggsy, the lead Kingsman. Though Vaughn went...
- 10/15/2023
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
With this year’s New York Comic Con coming to a close, undoubtedly one of the biggest draws of the event was director Matthew Vaughn, who gave details on an upcoming Kick-Ass reboot, why he left X-Men: The Last Stand and his promising upcoming spy thriller Argylle.
In the wide-ranging Saturday panel that our own David Arroyo attended, Matthew Vaughn said that the Kick-Ass movies had such a positive impact on people that he thinks new characters are also worth exploring. “Kick-Ass sort of changed people’s perception of what a superhero film is at that time. So we’ll be doing it again. So it’s none of the characters from the other Kick-Ass…We’d like to bring them back after the reboot. This reboot is just going off on a tangent that I can’t really talk about now. But it’s fun.”
As for projects that...
In the wide-ranging Saturday panel that our own David Arroyo attended, Matthew Vaughn said that the Kick-Ass movies had such a positive impact on people that he thinks new characters are also worth exploring. “Kick-Ass sort of changed people’s perception of what a superhero film is at that time. So we’ll be doing it again. So it’s none of the characters from the other Kick-Ass…We’d like to bring them back after the reboot. This reboot is just going off on a tangent that I can’t really talk about now. But it’s fun.”
As for projects that...
- 10/15/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Matthew Vaughn revealed a Kick-Ass reboot is in the works, addressed challenges around working in the X-Men universe and teased his upcoming spy thriller Argylle during his Saturday evening panel at New York Comic Con.
Vaughn appeared to talk about his library of work during the 45-minute panel, which ultimately dived into his experiences on several projects he did — and didn’t — direct. The discussion was also full of project updates, including that he is working on a musical, will return to Kingsman 3 next year and has a new Kick-Ass with different characters in the works.
“Kick-Ass sort of changed people’s perception of what a superhero film is at that time. So we’ll be doing it again. So it’s none of the characters from the other Kick-Ass,” he said. “We’d like to bring them back after the reboot. This reboot is just going...
Vaughn appeared to talk about his library of work during the 45-minute panel, which ultimately dived into his experiences on several projects he did — and didn’t — direct. The discussion was also full of project updates, including that he is working on a musical, will return to Kingsman 3 next year and has a new Kick-Ass with different characters in the works.
“Kick-Ass sort of changed people’s perception of what a superhero film is at that time. So we’ll be doing it again. So it’s none of the characters from the other Kick-Ass,” he said. “We’d like to bring them back after the reboot. This reboot is just going...
- 10/15/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Back in 2014, six people took a chance on love and signed up for Married at First Sight. Today, the reality series is a fixture on Lifetime, with more than 50 couples having gone through the show’s unique matchmaking process. While many decided to get divorced after the experiment ended, a surprising number have stayed together, with several even going on to start families with the person they met for the first time at the altar.
Keep reading to find out whether your favorite Married at First Sight couple is still together or if they’ve gone their separate ways.
Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner
Status: Married
The longest-lasting Married at First Sight couple is season 1’s Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner. The former Bachelor contestant’s wedding ceremony was full of tears – and not the good kind. But the couple worked through their issues and stayed together. They now have...
Keep reading to find out whether your favorite Married at First Sight couple is still together or if they’ve gone their separate ways.
Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner
Status: Married
The longest-lasting Married at First Sight couple is season 1’s Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner. The former Bachelor contestant’s wedding ceremony was full of tears – and not the good kind. But the couple worked through their issues and stayed together. They now have...
- 10/11/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After three :a[Kingsman]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/kingsman-secret-service-review/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} movies in a row, you’d think Matthew Vaughn had had his fill of spies. But for a guy who grew up on Bond (:a[The Spy Who Loved Me]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/spy-loved-review' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} in particular), when Jason Fuchs’ screenplay for :a[Argylle]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/first-look-at-henry-cavill-and-dua-lipa-in-matthew-vaughn-argylle/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} wound up on his desk, Vaughn couldn’t resist diving back into the world of espionage one more time. “Jason captured the heart and soul of so many spy movies of the past, and I wanted to put some big, fun action sequences in,” he tells Empire. But Vaughn also, after showing a ton of ‘80s movies to his wife and daughters during lockdown,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Chris Hewitt
- Empire - Movies
Moisturize me! Shout out to all the Doctor Who fans who understood that reference. Elizabeth Banks will go from doing cocaine with bears to slathering on rejuvenation cream for the Austin Peters-directed “vanity thriller” Skincare. The project is from Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, with Jonathan Schwartz and Logan Lerman producing. While the WGA strike continues to delay progress on film and television projects, Skincare already completed its production.
The film stars Banks, Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts), Luis Gerardo Méndez (Charlie’s Angels), and Nathan Fillion, with the plot taking place in Hollywood, California. Further details remain a mystery, though it likely won’t be long before we learn more.
“We are delighted to announce another international production involving such world-class actresses and actors,” said Ilbe CEO Iervolino. “‘Skincare’ is a film with a strong visual impact that, because of the cast and the workers it involves,...
The film stars Banks, Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts), Luis Gerardo Méndez (Charlie’s Angels), and Nathan Fillion, with the plot taking place in Hollywood, California. Further details remain a mystery, though it likely won’t be long before we learn more.
“We are delighted to announce another international production involving such world-class actresses and actors,” said Ilbe CEO Iervolino. “‘Skincare’ is a film with a strong visual impact that, because of the cast and the workers it involves,...
- 6/26/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
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