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Matthew Vaughn(I)

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Matthew Vaughn at an event for Stardust (2007)
As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. Discover the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency in 'The King's Man.' The King’s Man' is directed by Matthew Vaughn and stars Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, with Djimon Hounsou, and Charles Dance.   'The King’s Man' releases in U.S. theaters on December 22.
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Matthew Vaughn is an English film producer and director. He is known for producing such films as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000) and for directing the crime thriller, Layer Cake (2004), the fantasy epic, Stardust (2007), the superhero comedy, Kick-Ass (2010), and the superhero film, X-Men: First Class (2011). Vaughn was educated at Stowe School in Buckingham, England. Taking a gap year between Stowe and university, he traveled the world on a Hard Rock Cafe tour and landed in Los Angeles, U.S. Here, he began working as an assistant to a director. He returned to London, attending University College London where he studied anthropology and ancient history. But the film bug had taken hold. He dropped out of university after a few weeks and returned to Los Angeles to start his career. He quickly realized, however, that everyone in town was trying to do the same thing, so he crossed back over the Atlantic to make a name for himself in England. At 25, he produced a little-seen thriller, The Innocent Sleep (1995), starring Annabella Sciorra and Michael Gambon. Vaughn continued as a producer on close friend Guy Ritchie's film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). The film was a success in all aspects; earning Vaughn and Ritchie £9 million each. Vaughn would go on to produce Ritchie's equally acclaimed Snatch (2000) and the critically-mauled, Swept Away (2002). Vaughn made his directorial debut in 2004 with Layer Cake (2004). The film was well-received and its success led to Vaughn being tapped to direct X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) but he later dropped out only two weeks before filming began. Vaughn was, subsequently, very critical of Brett Ratner's direction of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) (aka X-Men 3). Vaughn next directed Stardust (2007) and a movie adaption of Mark Millar's Kick-Ass. He was also in talks to direct an adaptation of "Thor", but left that project. In May 2010, 20th Century Fox confirmed that Vaughn will direct X-Men: First Class (2011) and announced the film will be released on June 3, 2011. Vaughn is best known for starting his career working as a producer for the Guy Ritchie films, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000) and Swept Away (2002). Jane Goldman is one the screenwriters who Vaughn collaborated with for the films, Stardust (2007), Kick-Ass (2010) and the upcoming X-Men: First Class (2011). The actors that Vaughn usually works with in his films are Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones, Jason Flemyng, Adam Fogerty, Sienna Miller, Brad Pitt (as a producer on Kick-Ass (2010)), Mark Strong, Robbie Gee, Alan Ford, Tamer Hassan and Dexter Fletcher. Vaughn's wife is German supermodel Claudia Schiffer, whom he married in Shimpling, Suffolk, in 2002. The couple have three children: son Caspar Matthew (born 30 January 2003), daughter Clementine de Vere Drummond (born 11 November 2004) and a second daughter, Cosima Violet (born 14 May 2010). They have homes in Suffolk and Notting Hill. He has hired ex-Gurkha soldiers for security for him and his wife following reports of stalkers apparently intruding their house.
BornMarch 7, 1971
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  • Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards

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Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew Vaughn, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
Neil Gaiman and Matthew Vaughn in Stardust (2007)
Matthew Vaughn in Stardust (2007)
Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Matthew Vaughn, and Charlie Cox in Stardust (2007)
Matthew Vaughn, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Chloë Grace Moretz in Kick-Ass (2010)
Matthew Vaughn in Kick-Ass (2010)
Dexter Fletcher and Matthew Vaughn in Rocketman (2019)
James McAvoy and Matthew Vaughn in X-Men: First Class (2011)
Matthew Vaughn and Sienna Miller in Stardust (2007)
Matthew Vaughn in Stardust (2007)
Neil Gaiman, Matthew Vaughn, and Jane Goldman in Stardust (2007)
Neil Gaiman and Matthew Vaughn in Stardust (2007)

Known for

Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
Kick-Ass
7.6
  • Producer
  • 2010
Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-Men: First Class (2011)
X-Men: First Class
7.7
  • Director
  • 2011
Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
Kingsman: The Secret Service
7.7
  • Producer
  • 2014
Daniel Craig in Layer Cake (2004)
Layer Cake
7.3
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 2004

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Producer

  • Tetris
    • Post-production
  • Argylle
    • Post-production
  • Flash Gordon
    • In Development
  • School Fight
    • Completed
  • I Am Pilgrim
    • Pre-production
  • Courage
    • In Production
  • Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
    The King's Man
    • (produced by, p.g.a.)
  • Matthew Goode, Keira Knightley, Lucy Punch, Gilby Griffin Davis, Hardy Griffin Davis, Rufus Jones, Annabelle Wallis, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Sope Dirisu, Lily-Rose Depp, Davida McKenzie, and Roman Griffin Davis in Silent Night (2021)
    Silent Night
    • (produced by)
  • Vin Diesel in Bloodshot (2020)
    Bloodshot
  • Jamie Bell, Barbara Drennan, Bryce Dallas Howard, Steven Mackintosh, Diana Alexandra Pocol, Rachel Muldoon, Ophelia Lovibond, Taron Egerton, and Sian Crisp in Rocketman (2019)
    Rocketman
    • (produced by, p.g.a.)
  • Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
    Kingsman: The Golden Circle
    • (p.g.a.)
  • Hugh Jackman in Eddie the Eagle (2015)
    Eddie the Eagle
  • Jamie Bell, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Miles Teller in Fantastic Four (2015)
    Fantastic Four
    • (produced by)
  • Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Kingsman: The Secret Service
  • Jim Carrey, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
    Kick-Ass 2
  • Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, and Jessica Chastain in The Debt (2010)
    The Debt
  • Kick-Ass: The Game (2010)
    Kick-Ass: The Game
  • Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
    Kick-Ass
  • Michael Caine in Harry Brown (2009)
    Harry Brown
  • Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ricky Gervais, Mark Strong, and Charlie Cox in Stardust (2007)
    Stardust
  • Daniel Craig in Layer Cake (2004)
    Layer Cake
    • (produced by)

Director

  • Argylle
    • Post-production
  • Courage
    • In Production
  • Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
    The King's Man
    • (directed by)
  • Nike: Awaken the Phantom (2018)
    Nike: Awaken the Phantom
  • Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
    Kingsman: The Golden Circle
  • Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Kingsman: The Secret Service
  • Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-Men: First Class (2011)
    X-Men: First Class
  • Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
    Kick-Ass
  • Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ricky Gervais, Mark Strong, and Charlie Cox in Stardust (2007)
    Stardust
  • Daniel Craig in Layer Cake (2004)
    Layer Cake
    • (directed by)

Writer

  • Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
    The King's Man
  • Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
    Kingsman: The Golden Circle
  • Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Kingsman: The Secret Service
  • Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
    X-Men: Days of Future Past
  • Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-Men: First Class (2011)
    X-Men: First Class
  • Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, and Jessica Chastain in The Debt (2010)
    The Debt
  • Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
    Kick-Ass
  • Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ricky Gervais, Mark Strong, and Charlie Cox in Stardust (2007)
    Stardust
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Videos17

Everything We Know About 'The King's Man'
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Everything We Know About 'The King's Man'
"Big Daddy Warehouse" from Kick-Ass
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"Big Daddy Warehouse" from Kick-Ass
"I Am Kick-Ass" from Kick-Ass
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"I Am Kick-Ass" from Kick-Ass
"They Kick-Ass" from Kick-Ass
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"They Kick-Ass" from Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass: "Mist Mobile"
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Kick-Ass: "Mist Mobile"
Kick-Ass: "Suit Up"
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Kick-Ass: "Suit Up"
Stardust
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Stardust
Stardust
Interview 0:24
Stardust
Stardust
Interview 0:22
Stardust
Stardust
Interview 0:22
Stardust
Stardust
Interview 0:20
Stardust
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    • March 7, 1971
    • London, England, UK
    • Claudia SchifferMay 25, 2002 - present (3 children)
  • DVD commentary with Guy Ritchie for Snatch (2000).

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    Was Guy Ritchie's best man for his marriage to Madonna.
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    People look at me like I'm a first-time director. It drives me insane. I've produced six movies.
    • Makes movies based on comic books.

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