Matthew Vaughn

Matthew Vaughn

  • Born: 1971-3-7
  • Birthplace: London, England
  • Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter
  • Nationality: U.K
  • Graduate School: University College London
  • Representative Works: Ace Agent: Secret Service Academy, X-Men: First Class, Kick Ass, Stardust, Layer cake
  • Matthew Vaughn (Matthew Vaughn) was born on March 7, 1971 in London, England. He is a British director, screenwriter, and producer. He graduated from University College London.
    In 1998, he produced the crime comedy " Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels " [1]  . In 2000, he served as the producer of the crime film " Snatch ". In 2002, he served as the producer of the comedy " Swept Away " [2]  . In 2004, he directed his first film " Layer cake ", thus starting his career as a director [3]  . In 2007, directed the fantasy adventure film " Stardust " [4]  .
    In 2010, he wrote and directed the action comedy " Kick Ass ", which won the 23rd European Film Awards Audience Award-Best Picture [5]  . In 2011, the directed science fiction film " X-Men: First Class " won the 38th American Film and Television Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film [6]  . In 2014, he produced the science fiction film " X-Men: Days of Future Past " [7]  . In 2015, with the science fiction action film " Ace Agent: Secret Service Academy ", he was nominated for the 42nd Saturn Awards-Best Screenplay Award [8]  . In 2016, he served as the producer of the biographical comedy " Eddie the Eagle " [9]  . In 2017, directed the science fiction action film " Kingsman: The Golden Circle " [10]  .

    Early Experience

    After graduating from high school, Matthew Vaughn took a trip around and came to Los Angeles, where he began to work as a director's assistant. He then returned to London and entered University College London to study anthropology and ancient history. But the film is so charming for him. After a few weeks in college, he returned to Los Angeles to restart his film career   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1995, he was the producer of the thriller "Innocent Sleep". In 1998, he produced the crime comedy " Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels " directed by Guy Ritchie , and in the film a cameo who was thrown out of the car when he was robbed by Doug . 
    In 2000, he served as the producer of the crime film " Snatch " directed by Guy Ritchie and co-starring Brad Pitt , Benicio Del Toro and Jason Statham  . In 2001, he produced the comedy " Mean Machine " starring Vinnie Jones . In 2002, he served as the producer of the comedy " Swept Away ", which was directed by Lina Water Muller and co-starred Bruce Greenwood and Madonna Louise Ciccone . 
    In 2004, he directed his first film " Layer cake " and started his career as a director. The film is based on JJ Connery's novel of the same name and starred by Daniel Wroughton Craig and Tom Hardy . With this film, he was nominated for the 58th edition. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards the Carl Freeman Award for the most promising newcomer   .
    In 2007, directed and adapted the fantasy adventure film " Stardust " adapted from Neil Gaiman's novel of the same name . The film was co-starred by Michelle Marie Pfeiffer and Charlie Cox  . In 2009, he produced the drama " Harry Brown " co-starring Maurice Joseph Micklewhite and David Bradley .
    In 2010, self-written, self-directed and adapted from Mark Miller’s comic of the same name as the action comedy " Kick Ass ". The film was co-starred by Aaron Johnson , Nicolas Kim Coppola and Chloë Grace Moretz , and won the 23rd European Film Awards Audience Award- Best film   .
    In June 2011, the sci-fi film " X-Men: First Class " directed by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender was released in the United States. The film was set on the background of the decisive battle between the United States and the Soviet Union and won the 38th American Film and Television Saturn Awards. A good science fiction film ; in August, the supervised romance film " The Debt " was released in the United States. The film was remade from the 2007 Israeli movie of the same name .  
    In 2013, he directed the action comedy "Jesus America"; in the same year, he was the producer of the action crime film " Kick Ass2 ", which was adapted from the Mark Miller comics and directed by Jeff Wadlow  . In 2014, he produced the science fiction film " X-Men: Days of Future Past " directed by Bryan Jay Singer . 
    In 2015, he served as the producer of the sci-fi action film "Fantastic Four 2015", which was directed by Josh Trank  ; in March, directed the sci-fi action film " Ace Agent: Secret Service Academy " adapted from Mark Miller's comic of the same name in China Released on the mainland, the film was co-starred by Colin Firth , Taron Egerton , and Mark Strong . It was nominated for the 39th Japan Film Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film. With the film, he was nominated for the 42nd Saturn Awards-Best Screenplay Award   .
    In 2016, he served as the producer of the biographical comedy " Eddie the Eagle " directed by Dexter Fletcher and co-starring Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman  ; in the same year, he produced the action science fiction film " BloodShot ". In 2017, directed the action science fiction film " Kingsman: The Golden Circle ", which tells the story of a group of elite agents saving the world   . In 2019, he served as the producer of the biopic " Rocketman "   .
    On January 23, 2021, the "Ace Agent" prequel movie "The King's Man" was changed and postponed to August 20. The film was directed by Matthew Vaughn   .
    On December 22, 2021, the special agent movie " The King's Man " , directed and written as a producer, was released in the United States  .

    Personal Life

    family situation
    Matthew Vaughn's mother is actress Cathy, and his father is George Albert Halle Drummond   .
    Marital status
    In 2002, Matthew Vaughn married German model Claudia Schiffer ; subsequently, Claudia Schiffer gave birth to two children. In May 2010, Claudia Schiffer gave birth to her third child   .

    Character Evaluation

    Matthew Vaughn has a good control over the comic and rhythm in the film "Ace Agent". At the same time, he prefers violent aesthetics. In the film, he uses the beautiful image of the firework show to express the extreme violence. All the plays in the film are It's like a choreographed dance, all in one go . 
    The biggest feature of Matthew Vaughn is that he combines the gentle and humorous style of British Fan with cold and humorous violence, which makes the audience feel cool after watching. In the film "Ace Agent" directed by him, Uncle Colin's gentleman style is accompanied by church massacres and headshot fireworks stylized treatment, showing Matthew Vaughn's unique taste. He always has the ability to make common types The film shows a unique style . 
    Extended Reading
    • Arjun 2021-10-20 17:25:03

      fairy tale

      Recently, it has been highly praised and watched in admiration. good. Starring Charlie Cox and Claire Dennis, two seniors, Robert De Niro and Peter O'Toole, also guest-starred in the captain of the airship and the old king.
       
      Fairy tales with magical themes have many clues and many...

    • Alyson 2022-03-17 09:01:03

      stardust legend

      It can be seen as a slightly dark fairy tale.

      It is said that the investment is less than 100 million, but I think the visual effect is quite beautiful.

      A young boy who lives in a small town with a wall. He fell in love with a girl, and vowed to go to the world beyond the wall to bring back the...

    Stardust quotes

    • [Shakespeare and his men are selling collected lightning bolts to Ferdy, their fence]

      Captain Shakespeare: So! Name your best price.

      Ferdy the Fence: For 10,000 bolts?

      Captain Shakespeare: 10,000 bolts of finest quality Grade A.

      Ferdy the Fence: Yeah, but it's difficult to shift, isn't it? Difficult to store. If I get the revenue man in here sniffing around. Uhmmm... Best price: 150 Guineas.

      Captain Shakespeare: [to his crew] Gentlemen, put the merchandise back on board and prepare to sail.

      Ferdy the Fence: Whoa, whoa! Hold on. Hold on. One minute, Cuddles. 160? 160.

      Captain Shakespeare: Seeing as I'm feeling particularly generous today, I'll settle for 200.

      Ferdy the Fence: 200? Okay, you're having a laugh.

      [Ferdy laughs]

      Ferdy the Fence: Have you had your head in that? Has he been staying up where the air's too thin?

      Captain Shakespeare: [darkly] You're being very rude.

      Ferdy the Fence: Not any more.

      Captain Shakespeare: 200.

      Ferdy the Fence: 180.

      Captain Shakespeare: 200.

      Ferdy the Fence: That's not negotiation! I'm changing my number! 185.

      Captain Shakespeare: Did I hear 200?

      Ferdy the Fence: From you, you did. Yeah.

      Captain Shakespeare: You said 200?

      Ferdy the Fence: If I did, you're a ventriloquist. Okay, 195. Final offer.

      Captain Shakespeare: 195 it is.

      [they shake hands to seal the deal]

      Captain Shakespeare: So, with sales tax, that's... let's see... 200.

      Ferdy the Fence: [resignedly] Brilliant. Put it in the back.

    • Tristan: [Tristan goes to see Victoria on her birthday, picks up a small stone for the window to call her as he used to, then smiles, drops the stone and knocks on the front door, Victoria answers] Happy birthday.

      Victoria: [Looking pleasantly astonished at Tristan's transformation] What happened to you?

      Tristan: I've found the star.

      Victoria: I can't believe you did it. Where's my star? Can I see it? Is it beautiful?

      Tristan: Yes.

      [Tristan reaches into his pocket and pulls out a lock of Yvaine's hair, wrapped in a small piece of white cloth. He gives it to Victoria]

      Victoria: Well, it's awfully small.

      Tristan: Well, that's just a little piece - a token for your birthday.

      Victoria: Well... Well, then forget about the star. It's not the star that I want.

      Victoria: [she puts her arms around him]

      [seductively]

      Victoria: You know what I want.

      [they are about to kiss but he pulls away from her]

      Tristan: Yeah, I do. You want to grow up and get over yourself.

      Victoria: [indignantly] Well! Oh!

      [Humphrey appears around the corner and at the sight of Tristan drops a medium sized box wrapped in red wrapping paper that was suspended from his left hand]

      Tristan: Humphrey!

      Humphrey: Thorn. You must have a death wish.

      [Humphrey then unsheathes a small, thin sword. Tristan unsheathes a much larger and and brandishes it menacingly]

      Humphrey: [backing down] Ah...

      Tristan: [looking amused] Humphrey. Humphrey, it's all right. She's all yours. You really are a perfect couple. The best of luck to you both.

      [Victoria looks inside the cloth containing the token that Tristan has given her]

      Victoria: [ungratefully] Why would I want this? It's just a measly handful of stardust.