Matthew Vaughn Talks Kingsman, Bond, Marvel, and Much More!

Matthew Vaughn on Kingsman, Bond, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four and more!

Do you want to kind of elaborate on that or what contributed to you feeling that way?

And then I enjoyed it and was really learning every day it was like going to school.

And I feel like I can now look someone in the eyes and say Im now a film director.

What draws you to work with Mark Millar?

He did the comic the same time you were working on the script…

Yeah.

Mark is very much sort of the one line pitch guy.

And theyre normally bloody good ideas.

And there are enough for me that when he said to me, Hey Im doing this character Kick-Ass.

I said, Who is he?

He said, Hes Spider-Man but hes got no powers.

I was like Jesus let me think about that for a second.

And then bang, it landed on me and the movie happened.

I mean we love Bond and Bourne and Jack Bauer, et cetera, but theyre very serious.

What were some of the real touchstones for you?

I mean for me it was all of them.

And I just was thinking, why isnt nobody doing anything like this anymore?

Or the worst case scenario is being the remake ofThe Avengers, which on paper should have been amazing.

Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery, Im in.

And then I got out fucking quickly.

Along with everybody else.

But that shows how it can go wrong and I watched that movie before I made this film.

I really studied it and I was trying to figure out why is this not working.

Cause so much of it should have worked but its a tonal thing.

If you get it one degree off youre dead.

Is there a noticeable difference between the British spy films and American ones?

I mean I think theres a difference between James Coburn and Roger Moore.

Theyre both fabulous but theyre very, very different.

So you do have an idea already potentially for a sequel?

Then Ill happily go off and make another one.

But if they dont then it will just be in my mind forever.

Hes one of my favorite actors.

So Im very grateful to him and proud of him and grateful for what he did.

It wasnt an attack on Chris at all.

I was saying though is what he did was at the right time.

His was a knee-jerk reaction to the Joel SchumacherBatman, for Christs sake.

So what he did made sense.

But what Im saying is the world right now is really not a nice place.

Were seeing a tough time and I think people are wanting escapism.

Theyre good quality movies but I tell you a lot of people were disappointed inMan of Steel.

I thinkMan of Steelshould have been lighter and more Dick Donner-ish.

Thats how I would have done it.

I was just saying in my theory, people want escapism right now.

But its just an opinion, which seemed to explode.

Youve got to be careful what you say sometimes but Im generally not that careful.

If you had an opportunity to actually direct a Bond film, what would your approach be?

I dont think am I itching to do a Bond movie right now?

Its the Broccolis business, not mine.

If they rang me up Id take the call.

Are you involved withX-Men Apocalypsestill as a producer?

Are you working on that in any capacity?

I meanDays of Future Pastwas my last legacy ofX-Men.

I think Ive ended my association on a high note.

and Ill happily give him my point of view.

Brian doesnt need my help.

Its his franchise and he knows what hes doing.

They dont need me anymore.

They needed be afterX3, they didnt need me afterDays of Future Past.

Youre also listed as a producer onFantastic Four.

What can you say about it?

Have you seen any of it or whats your thought on the sort of controversy around it?

Because I loved the comic.

As a kid I lovedFantastic Four.

And I said, What are you guys going to do with it?

And they said, Well, would you produce it?

Were going to hire Josh Trank.

I had just literally seenChronicleand I thoughtChroniclewas brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

I just said to Fox, Look we got to empower the guy.

So thats whatFantastic Fouris going to be.

Its Josh Tranks vision and I cant wait for the world to see it and see what they think.

There was another rumor at one point about you directing one of theStar Warsmovies.

I wish it was.

What do I want to see?

Well I know what I want to hear; I want to hear the theme.

I can tell you that.

I dont know, Im going to see my buddy Luke Skywalker with a light saber again.

Fuck, what more can one ask for?

Im going to be like everyone else.

Im trying not to have too much high expectations cause I went down that route once withEpisode I.

You know I mean?

That would be the ultimate reward for me.

My poor son has twoStar Warsposters on his bedroom wall the original ones from the 70s.

Theyre these big things and I framed them and put them in his bedroom.

And hes like, Why have I got these posters?

I said, One day youre going to appreciate them.

And when you do appreciate them Ill put them in my office.

I loved the original films.

Theyre very important to movies for me.

So if your next film is not aKingsmansequel, any ideas on what it might be?

Id love to do aKingsmansequel but then Ive got to do something else.

And thats what happened withKingsman.

And theyre like, Whoa, whoa what the hell is this?

Where does this come from?

Ive got to do it now.

Are you still an avid comics reader?

For example, Im readingSagaat the moment.

Its pretty daunting and its pretty out there.

Someone said you should read this; this will make a great movie.

But its very cool, very cool.

So Im reading that at the moment.

Kingsman: The Secret Serviceis out in theaters this Friday (Feb. 13).