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The Best Movie Action Scenes of 2017

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Harrison Abbott on the best movie action scenes of 2017… It’s that time again. That’s right, it’s time for arbitrary lists that subjectively rank the best/worst things of the year! This one is about 2017’s decent catalogue of cinematic action scenes, which means there’s likely a lot of omissions to piss you off. With that in […]

Matthew Vaughn to produce sci-fi action film Courage

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According to Deadline, Matthew Vaughn is to follow Kingsman: The Golden Circle by producing, and possibly directing a science-fiction script written by Stranger Things exec producer Karl Gajdusek. Titled Courage, the only details revealed were that “it’s an epic premise, a drama in the vein of Inception and Edge of Tomorrow.” Vaughn will produce the […]

Movie Review – Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

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Kingsman: The Golden Circle, 2017. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges, Halle Berry, Mark Strong, Edward Holcroft, and Pedro Pascal. SYNOPSIS: When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsman’s journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organisation in […]

Matthew Vaughn thinks Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Wars may have killed his Flash Gordon reboot

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Back in April of 2015, it was announced that Matthew Vaughn had signed on to direct a reboot of Flash Gordon for 20th Century Fox. We’ve heard very little about the project since, but in an interview with Collider to promote the release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Vaughn has confirmed that he is still […]

UPDATE: Matthew Vaughn wanted to make a young Wolverine movie before X-Men: Days of Future Past

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Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class breathed new life into a franchise in dire need of resuscitation after the fiasco that was Brett Ratner’s X-Men: The Last Stand. By going back to where it all started, Vaughn was able to flesh out the stories of the series’ two cornerstone characters: Charles Xavier and Magneto. What resulted […]

Matthew Vaughn wants to tackle a Fantastic Four reboot

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Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman: The Golden Circle, X-Men: First Class) has recently talked about a few dream projects of his. The first is a potential Man of Steel sequel (which he describes as a “modern version” of the Richard Donner Superman), the second an X-Men filmed centered around a young Wolverine, and the third … well, […]

Matthew Vaughn wants to make a “modern version” of the Richard Donner Superman

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For several months now, Kingsman: The Golden Circle director Matthew Vaughn’s name has been brought up as a potential candidate to direct Warner Bros.’ as-yet-unannounced Man of Steel sequel. Over the weekend, the British filmmaker revealed that he has indeed had talks with Warner Bros. about helming a Superman movie, and now in an interview […]

Second Opinion – Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

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Kingsman: The Golden Circle, 2017. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, Elton John, Channing Tatum, Edward Holcroft, Hanna Alstrom, Michael Gambon, Sophie Cookson, Poppy Delevingne, Bruce Greenwood, Emily Watson, and Jeff Bridges. SYNOPSIS: When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, […]

Movie Review – Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

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Kingsman: The Golden Circle, 2017. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Starring Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, and Jeff Bridges. SYNOPSIS: When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsmen’s journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US. These […]

Exclusive Interviews: Kingsman: The Golden Circle’s Matthew Vaughn and Colin Firth

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This coming Wednesday sees the release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the follow-up to the hit 2014 spy caper Kingsman: The Secret Service, and Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris was lucky enough to be invited to the UK press junket for the film this past week, where he spoke to director Matthew Vaughn and star Colin […]