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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)

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 and Chip in Argylle (2024)

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)

Neil Gaiman, Matthew Vaughn, and Jane Goldman in Stardust (2007)

Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, Claudia Schiffer, Halle Berry, Elton John, Pedro Pascal, Mark Strong, Matthew Vaughn, Channing Tatum, and Taron Egerton at an event for Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Matthew Vaughn at an event for The King's Man (2021)

Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew Vaughn, and Harris Dickinson at an event for The King's Man (2021)

Colin Firth, Matthew Vaughn, and Taron Egerton at an event for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

Colin Firth, Claudia Schiffer, Mark Strong, Matthew Vaughn, Sofia Boutella, Dave Gibbons, James Gianopulos, Mark Millar, Taron Egerton, Edward Holcroft, and Sophie Cookson at an event for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

Claudia Schiffer and Matthew Vaughn at an event for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

Matthew Vaughn at an event for Kick-Ass (2010)

Clark Duke and Matthew Vaughn at an event for Kick-Ass (2010)

Matthew Vaughn at an event for Stardust (2007)

Claudia Schiffer and Matthew Vaughn at an event for Layer Cake (2004)

Daniel Craig and Matthew Vaughn at an event for Layer Cake (2004)

Matthew Vaughn at an event for Layer Cake (2004)

Madonna, Guy Ritchie, Adriano Giannini, and Matthew Vaughn

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.

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