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Mark Millar(I)

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Mark Millar
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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Mark Millar is the New York Times best-selling writer of Jupiter's Legacy, Kick-Ass, Kingsman, The Magic Order, Wanted, Old Man Logan, Marvel Civil War and Superman: Red Son.

He is also President of Netflix's Millarworld Division in Los Angeles and serves as an executive producer on all his Hollywood properties.

Marvel and DC In Summer 2000, Marvel brought Millar in as part of a new team to revitalise their comic-book line. He worked with the best artists in the industry and launched his X-Men revamp at number one with Ultimate X-Men, re-thinking The Avengers next and shattering his own sales numbers with The Ultimates before creating the Marvel Civil War storyline in 2006, remaining Marvel's most financially successful event of the 21st century and their best-selling graphic novel of all time.

Screen-writer Zak Penn credits The Ultimates as his template for the 2012 Avengers movie and both Civil War and his classic Wolverine: Old Man Logan provided the inspiration for two blockbuster movies of the same name.

His Superman book, Red Son, is the highest-selling Superman graphic novel in history and was adapted by Warner Bros as an animated movie in 2020.

Millarworld On the advice of Stan Lee, Mark decided to branch out from Marvel and create his own characters while still working at the company.

Wanted was his first comic-book under the Millarworld banner, a huge hit that spawned the 2008 movie starring Angelina Jolie. Wanted grossed $342 million on a $70 million budget and paved the way for the successful adaptation of his Kick-Ass comic in 2010, starring Nicolas Cage.

Quitting Marvel soon after, Millar focused all his attention on Millarworld and co-created properties which include Jupiter's Legacy, The Magic Order, American Jesus, Super Crooks, Sharkey The Bounty Hunter, Empress, Superior, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Chrononauts, Starlight, Nemesis, Space Bandits, MPH and Huck.

Kingsman was released as a movie in 2015 and, like Kick-Ass has spawned at least one sequel. The most recent Kingsman movie, The King's Man, is released on March 12th, 2021.

Netflix Netflix bought Millarworld in 2017 and now owns the full rights to all 17 properties purchased, later hiring Mark and his wife Lucy to act as President and CEO of their Millarworld line and help develop these comic-books into big-budget original movies, shows and animated series.

The first of these to be streamed is Jupiter's Legacy in 2021, Super Crooks, Huck, Sharkey The Bounty Hunter, Space Bandits, The Magic Order, Prodigy and more are all either in production now or in active development.

The only franchises excluded from this sale were Kick-Ass and Kingsman, which Mark still co-owns independently.

Awards and honours Mark has received or been nominated for numerous industry honours over the years including Eagles, Eisners, UKCAC, Speakeasy and Wizard awards.

Outside of comics, he has won the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland award for writing, the Scottish Press Awards Hall of Fame, the SFX Award for Best Comic, Time Magazine's Comic-Book of the Decade (for The Ultimates) and two GLAAD awards for excellence.

He was awarded and honorary doctorate for literature from Glasgow Caledonia University in 2012 and in 2013 received an MBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace for services to Film and Literature.

Personal life Mark was born in Coatbridge, Scotland, on December 24th 1969. He is the youngest of six children and married to Lucy Millar, CEO of Netflix's Millarworld Division. He has three daughters.
BornDecember 24, 1969
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John Romita Jr. and Mark Millar in Kick-Ass (2010)
Mark Millar 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)
Mark Millar at an event for Kick-Ass (2010)
Mark Millar at an event for Kick-Ass (2010)
Mark Millar at an event for Kick-Ass (2010)
Jane Goldman and Mark Millar at an event for Kick-Ass (2010)
(L-R) Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. ponder a fan's question.
(L-R) Mark Millar, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and John Romita Jr., happy with the crowd reaction at the Kick-Ass panel

Known for

Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
Kingsman: The Secret Service
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  • Writer
  • 2014
Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
6.7
  • Writer
  • 2017
Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
The King's Man
6.3
  • Writer
  • 2021
Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
Kick-Ass
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  • Writer
  • 2010

Credits

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Writer

  • The Magic Order
    • comic book
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Wanted 2
    • characters
    • In Development
  • The Chosen One
    • comic
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • Empress
    • comic book
    • In Development
  • Untitled Kingsman Project
    • Writer
    • In Development
    • TV Series
  • Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
    The King's Man
    • based on the comic book "The Secret Service" by
    • 2021
  • Super Crooks (2021)
    Super Crooks
    • based on a comic by
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Leslie Bibb, Josh Duhamel, Elena Kampouris, and Andrew Horton in Jupiter's Legacy (2021)
    Jupiter's Legacy
    • based on the graphic novels by
    • comic book
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Marvel Knights Spider-Man One Shot Motion Comic (2020)
    Marvel Knights Spider-Man One Shot Motion Comic
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Jason Isaacs in Superman: Red Son (2020)
    Superman: Red Son
    • graphic novel
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Kevin Conroy, Chris Diamantopoulos, Rachel Kimsey, Jason J. Lewis, and Dana Snyder in Justice League Action (2016)
    Justice League Action
    • inspired by: "Superman (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
    Kingsman: The Golden Circle
    • based on the comic book "The Secret Service" by
    • 2017
  • #TBT to That Time Archer Met Kingsman (2017)
    #TBT to That Time Archer Met Kingsman
    • based on the comic book "The Secret Service" by
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Hugh Jackman, Ryan Sturz, and Anthony Escobar in Logan (2017)
    Logan
    • comic book: "Old Man Logan" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Marvel TL;DR (2016)
    Marvel TL;DR
    • based on the comic book story by
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, and Sebastian Stan in Captain America: Civil War (2016)
    Captain America: Civil War
    • comic book: "Civil War" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Kingsman: The Secret Service
    • based on the comic book "The Secret Service" by
    • 2014
  • Jim Carrey, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
    Kick-Ass 2
    • comic book
    • 2013
  • Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
    Kick-Ass
    • comic book
    • 2010
  • Superman: Red Son (2009)
    Superman: Red Son
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2009

Producer

  • The Magic Order
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Wanted 2
    • executive producer
    • In Development
  • Empress
    • producer
    • In Development
  • Untitled Kingsman Project
    • producer
    • In Development
    • TV Series
  • Ralph Fiennes, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson in The King's Man (2021)
    The King's Man
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Leslie Bibb, Josh Duhamel, Elena Kampouris, and Andrew Horton in Jupiter's Legacy (2021)
    Jupiter's Legacy
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
    Kingsman: The Golden Circle
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Kingsman: The Secret Service
    • executive producer
    • 2014
  • Jim Carrey, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
    Kick-Ass 2
    • executive producer
    • 2013
  • Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
    Kick-Ass
    • executive producer
    • 2010
  • Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, and James McAvoy in Wanted (2008)
    Wanted
    • co-producer
    • 2008

Actor

  • English Bloody Rose
    • Lad 2
    • Short
    • 2008
  • The Origins of 'Wanted': Bringing the Graphic Novel to Life (2008)
    The Origins of 'Wanted': Bringing the Graphic Novel to Life
    • Video
    • 2008
  • My Life as a Bus Stop
    • George
    • 2007
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"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"
What Sets the Heroes of "Jupiter's Legacy" Apart from Other Superheroes?
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What Sets the Heroes of "Jupiter's Legacy" Apart from Other Superheroes?
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  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • December 24, 1969
    • Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
  • Spouse
    • Gill1993 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Writer of the "Streets of Rage" series in the UK comic book "Sonic the Comic".

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    Despite it's frequent presence in his comics, he dislikes using profanity in his everyday life.
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    Superman and Star Wars had a huge effect on my childhood and made me immediately realise I wanted to work in comics and films when I was older.
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      Over the top portrayal of sex and violence

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