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Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond[2] (born Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn; 7 March 1971) is an English film producer, director, and screenwriter.[3] He has produced films including Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000), and directed Layer Cake (2004), Stardust (2007), Kick-Ass (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017).
Early life[]
Vaughn was born in Paddington, London, England.[4] Until 2002, he had thought that he was the child of a relationship between his mother, Kathy Ceaton (died 20 July 2013), and American actor Robert Vaughn.[5] A paternity investigation[4] in the 1980s revealed that Robert Vaughn was not his father, but Ceaton never revealed otherwise to Vaughn. Upon asking his mother about his true paternity, she revealed that his father was George Albert Harley de Vere Drummond,[5][6] an English aristocrat who is a godson of King George VI. Early in Vaughn's life, before the paternity investigation, Robert Vaughn asked for the child's surname to be Vaughn, and it continues today as Vaughn's professional name, though he now uses de Vere Drummond in his personal life.[5]
Vaughn was educated at Sussex House School in London and then Stowe School in Buckingham. Taking a gap year between Stowe and university, he travelled around the world on a Hard Rock Cafe tour. After arriving in Los Angeles he began working as an assistant to a film director. He later returned to London, and attended University College London studying anthropology and ancient history. He dropped out after a few weeks.
Career[]
Aged 25, Vaughn produced a low-budget thriller, The Innocent Sleep (1996), starring Annabella Sciorra and Michael Gambon.[7] He continued as a producer on close friend Guy Ritchie's film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The film was a critical, popular and financial success, earning Vaughn and Ritchie £9 million each. Vaughn would later produce Ritchie's Snatch and Swept Away.
Vaughn made his directorial debut in 2004 with Layer Cake. The film was well received and its success led to Vaughn being tapped to direct X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), but he dropped out only two weeks before filming began. Subsequently, he was very critical of Brett Ratner's direction of the film. For his next project he co-wrote and directed Stardust, followed by a movie adaptation of Mark Millar's Kick-Ass in 2010. Vaughn directed and co-wrote the first film in the prequel trilogy of the X-Men film universe titled, X-Men: First Class (2011).[8] Vaughn was signed to return to the series as director of the sequel, X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), but dropped out in favour of Bryan Singer who had directed the first two films in the original trilogy, X-Men and X2: X-Men United. Vaughn remained attached to the film by co-writing the script.[9] Vaughn's next directorial project, was Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), an adaptation of Mark Millar and David Gibbons's comic book The Secret Service. The film was scripted by Vaughn and Jane Goldman, and produced by Vaughn's production company Marv Films.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Vaughn returned to direct, produce, and co-write the Kingsman sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, which was released in theaters in September 2017.
In March 2017, Collider reported that Vaughn is top choice to direct Man of Steel 2.[16] In September of that year, Vaughn confirmed that he is in negotiations with the studio to helm the project.[17]
Personal life[]
On 25 May 2002, Vaughn married German model Claudia Schiffer in Suffolk.[18] The couple have three children: son Caspar Matthew de Vere (born 30 January 2003) and daughters Clementine Poppy (born 11 November 2004) and Cosima Violet (born 14 May 2010).[19][20] The couple have homes in Notting Hill,[21] and own Coldham Hall, Stanningfield, Suffolk.[22]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Layer Cake | Yes | No | Yes | Empire Award for Best British Director Nominated – BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer Nominated – British Independent Douglas Hickox Award Nominated – Empire Award for Best Newcomer |
| 2007 | Stardust | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Yes | Yes | Yes | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Director Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Action Movie Nominated – Empire Award for Best Director Nominated – European Film Award for Best Film Nominated – Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Film Nominated – Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Screenplay Nominated – SFX Award for Best Film |
| The Debt | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Yes | Yes | No | Nominated – Scream Award for Best Director |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | No | Story | No | |
| Kingsman: The Secret Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2020 | The King's Man | Yes | No | Yes |
Producer only
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Innocent Sleep | Scott Michell | |
| 1998 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Guy Ritchie | Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best British Film |
| 2000 | Snatch | ||
| 2001 | Mean Machine | Barry Skolnick | |
| 2002 | Swept Away | Guy Ritchie | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture |
| 2003 | A Short Film About John Bolton | Neil Gaiman | Short film |
| 2009 | Harry Brown | Daniel Barber | |
| 2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Jeff Wadlow | |
| 2015 | Fantastic Four | Josh Trank | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel |
| Eddie the Eagle | Dexter Fletcher | ||
| 2019 | Rocketman |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Lock, Stock... | No | No | Yes | |
| 2003 | Swag | No | No | Yes | |
| Make My Day | No | No | Yes | Documentary |
Video game[]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kick-Ass: The Game | No | No | Yes |
Frequent collaborators[]
- Actors and actresses
| Collaborator | Layer Cake (2004) |
Stardust (2007) |
Kick-Ass (2010) |
X-Men: First Class (2011) |
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) |
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) |
The King's Man (2020) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Batinkoff | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 2 | |||||
| Geoff Bell | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 2 | |||||
| Sophie Cookson | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 2 | |||||
| Taron Egerton | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 2 | |||||
| Colin Firth | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 2 | |||||
| Jason Flemyng | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 4 | |||
| Dexter Fletcher | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 3 | ||||
| Michael Gambon | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 2 | |||||
| Tamer Hassan | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 2 | |||||
| Edward Holcroft | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 2 | |||||
| Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 2 | |||||
| Corey Johnson | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 3 | ||||
| Sienna Miller | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 2 | |||||
| Mark Strong | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 4 | |||
| Samantha Womack | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 2 |
- Film crew
| Collaborator | Layer Cake (2004) |
Stardust (2007) |
Kick-Ass (2010) |
X-Men: First Class (2011) |
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) |
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) |
The King's Man (2020) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Davis | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 4 | |||
| Jane Goldman | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 5 | ||
| Eddie Hamilton | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 4 | |||
| Jon Harris | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 5 | ||
| Henry Jackman | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 5 | ||
| Take That | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | Template:Tick | 3 |
References[]
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVWR-H71T
- ↑ MATTHEW ALLARD DE VERE DRUMMOND - LONDON.
- ↑ Vaughn hits out at fame obsession.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vaughn's truth about son Matthew (en) (2002-04-25).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Matthew Vaughn: The director's cut (en) (2004-10-03).
- ↑ CLAUDIA GETS A 'C' ON HER LABOR DAY.
- ↑ "Movies – Interviews: Matthew Vaughn", bbc.co.uk; retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fleming, Mike (4 May 2010). "Fox Signs Vaughn To Direct 'X-Men: First Class'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Child, Ben (31 January 2012). "Matthew Vaughn to direct sequel to X-Men: First Class". The Guardian. London.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike, Jr. (27 March 2013). Update: Fox Wins Rights To Matthew Vaughn’s Next Pic ‘The Secret Service', Sets November 2014 Release Date. Retrieved on August 11, 2013.
- ↑ Matthew Vaughn Eyes Newcomer Taron Egerton for ‘Secret Service’ (EXCLUSIVE). Variety.com (2013-07-25). Retrieved on January 21, 2015.
- ↑ Who Will Team Up With Colin Firth in Matthew Vaughn's 'Secret Service'?. Variety.com (2013-06-27). Retrieved on January 21, 2015.
- ↑ Samuel L. Jackson to Play Villain in Matthew Vaughn’s ‘Secret Service’ (EXCLUSIVE). Variety.com. Retrieved on January 21, 2015.
- ↑ Sophie Cookson Lands Female Lead in Matthew Vaughn's 'Secret Service' (EXCLUSIVE). Variety.com. Retrieved on January 21, 2015.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike. Matthew Vaughn's ‘The Secret Service’ Gets A Femme Fatale In Sofia Boutella. Retrieved on January 21, 2015.
- ↑ Chitwood, Adam (March 13, 2017). Warner Bros. Eyeing Matthew Vaughn to Direct Man of Steel 2. Collider. Retrieved on October 9, 2017.
- ↑ Lyus, Jon (September 15, 2017). Matthew Vaughn Confirms Talks For The Next Superman Film. HeyUGuys. Retrieved on October 9, 2017.
- ↑ "[1]". Vogue. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ Michaud, Sarah (2010-01-15). Claudia Schiffer Expecting Third Child. People.
- ↑ Claudia Schiffer names new baby daughter.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jonathan Ross' wife Jane Goldman lets it all hang out as she leads revellers at Kick-Ass premiere party". Daily Mail. London. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ Celebrity couple's love for Suffolk. East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved on March 17, 2011.
External links[]
- Matthew Vaughn at IMDb
- Template:IMDb company
- Interview, Superherohype.com; accessed 28 February 2015
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|---|---|
| Films directed | Layer Cake (2004) • Stardust (2007) • Kick-Ass (2010) • X-Men: First Class (2011) • Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) • Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) • The King's Man (2021) • Argylle (2024) |
| Films Producer | Layer Cake (2004) • Stardust (2007) • Kick-Ass (2010) • • The Debt (2010) • X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) • Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) • Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) • The King's Man (2021) • Argylle (2024) |
| Films screenwriter | Stardust (2007) • Kick-Ass (2010) • The Debt (2005) • X-Men: First Class (2011) • Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) • Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) • The King's Man (2021) |
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