History Creator / MatthewVaughn

* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] He frequently collaborates with actors Creator/MarkStrong, Creator/JasonFlemyng, Dexter Fletcher and Corey Johnson. Henry Jackman and Music/IlanEshkeri usually compose the music for the films with ''Film/KickAss'' being a collaboration between the two, though Jackman will likely be the most usual in the future. Jane Goldman has also co-written some of his films along with him. He's also largely Creator/MarkMillar's partner in crime when it comes to making films, as the comics written by Millar that Vaughn adapts are essentially the first drafts/pitches of their movie counterparts anyways.

** ''Kingsman 3'' (TBA)

** ''Film/KingsmanTheGreatGame'' (2020)

** ''Film/KingsmanTheGreatGame' (2020)
** ''Kingsman 3'' (2019)

* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] He frequently collaborates with actors Creator/MarkStrong, Creator/JasonFlemyng, Dexter Fletcher and Corey Johnson. Henry Jackman and Music/IlanEshkeri usually compose the music for the films with ''Film/KickAss'' being a collaboration between the two, though Jackman will likely be the most usual in the future. Jane Goldman has also co-written some of his films along with him.

Vaughn produced Creator/GuyRitchie's very first films, ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', ''Film/{{Snatch}}'' and ''Film/SweptAway''. In 2004 he directed his first feature, the crime drama ''Film/LayerCake'' starring Film/DanielCraig before his James Bond fame. The film was a critical and commercial success and led him to direct other succesful features, most of them based on [[Main/ComicBookAdaptation graphic novels and comic books]] like ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', ''Film/KickAss'', ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[invoked]] He was set to direct ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', but dropped out. He also decided not to direct another X-Men installment, ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', because he wanted to work on ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'', so the reins were given back to Creator/BryanSinger, the director of the first two films of the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', ''Film/XMen1'' and ''Film/X2XMenUnited''.

* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' (2015)
* ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'' (2017)

* MagnumOpusDissonance: Michelle Pfeiffer got quite a start when she was cast in ''{{Film/Stardust}}'' and Vaughn revealed that his favourite film of hers was...''Film/{{Grease 2}}''.

* SecretLegacy: Vaughn always thought he was the son of veteran American actor Robert Vaughn [[http://www.standard.co.uk/news/vaughns-truth-about-son-matthew-6298911.html but through a paternal investigation his father was identified as George de Vere Drummond]], an aristocrat that was a godson to king [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor George VI]]. He changed his original surname to De Vere Drummond but remains as Matthew Vaughn as [[Main/StageNames an artistic name]].

'''Matthew de Vere Drummond''' (born 1971 as Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn) is a British film director, producer and screenwriter.

* CreatorsFavorite: He has made it ''very'' clear in interviews that Magneto is his favourite X-Men character, and he even dismissed Professor X as being sanctimonious and boring. As a consequence, Erik is the main protagonist in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' despite the film being heavily advertised as containing two lead characters of equal importance. If Vaughn had remained as the director for the sequel, Magneto would once again be the central figure, but after Creator/BryanSinger replaced him, Singer then gave the spotlight to the younger Xavier because Charles is his favourite.
* DeconReconSwitch: Seemingly, a preferred trope of his. Several of the works he's adapted already had elements of this, and he's pushed it further in his movies. He's done it with [[Film/{{Stardust}} pre-Tolkien heroic fantasy]], [[Film/KickAss vigilante superheroes]] and [[Film/KingsmanTheSecretService gentleman Spies]], so far.
* MagnumOpusDissonance: Michelle Pfeiffer got quite a start when she was cast in ''{{Film/Stardust}}'' and Vaughn revealed that his favourite film of hers was...''{{Film/Grease2}}''.
--> '''Michelle:''' "I thought he was pulling my leg...It was my role in ''that'' that made him want to work with me."
* Main/ProductionPosse: He frequently collaborates with actors Creator/MarkStrong, Creator/JasonFlemyng, Dexter Fletcher and Corey Johnson. Henry Jackman and Music/IlanEshkeri usually compose the music for the films with ''Film/KickAss'' being a collaboration between the two, though Jackman will likely be the most usual in the future. Jane Goldman has also co-written some of his films along with him.
* Main/SecretLegacy: Vaughn always thought he was the son of veteran American actor Robert Vaughn [[http://www.standard.co.uk/news/vaughns-truth-about-son-matthew-6298911.html but through a paternal investigation his father was identified as George de Vere Drummond]], an aristocrat that was a godson to king [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor George VI]]. He changed his original surname to De Vere Drummond but remains as Matthew Vaughn as [[Main/StageNames an artistic name]].
* Main/WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was set to direct ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', but dropped out. He also decided not to direct another X-Men installment, ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', because he wanted to work on ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'', so the reins were given back to Creator/BryanSinger, the director [[Film/XMen1 of the first]] [[Film/X2XMenUnited two films]] [[Film/XMenFilmSeries of the franchise]].

Vaughn produced Creator/GuyRitchie's very first films, ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', ''Film/{{Snatch}}'' and ''Swept Away''. In 2004 he directed his first feature, the crime drama ''Film/LayerCake'' starring Film/DanielCraig before his James Bond fame. The film was a critical and commercial success and led him to direct other succesful features, most of them based on [[Main/ComicBookAdaptation graphic novels and comic books]] like ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', ''Film/KickAss'', ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''.

* Main/WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was set to direct ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', but dropped out. He also decided not to direct another X-Men installment, ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', because he wanted to work on ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'', so the reins were given back to Creator/BryanSinger, the director [[Film/XMen1 of the first]] [[Film/X2XMenUnited two films]] [[Film/XMen of the franchise]].

'''Matthew de Vere Drummond''' (born 1971 as Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn) is a British film director, producer and screenwriter. Like his friend Creator/GuyRitchie he is married to a well-known celebrity, German model Claudia Schiffer.

Vaughn went on to produce Ritchie's very first films, ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', ''Film/{{Snatch}}'' and ''Swept Away''. In 2004 he directed his first feature, the crime drama ''Film/LayerCake'' starring Film/DanielCraig before his James Bond fame. The film was a critical and commercial success and led him to direct other succesful features, most of them based on [[Main/ComicBookAdaptation graphic novels and comic books]] like ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', ''Film/KickAss'', ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''.

* Main/ProductionPosse: He frequently collabs with actors Creator/MarkStrong, Creator/JasonFlemyng, Dexter Fletcher and Corey Johnson. Henry Jackman and Music/IlanEshkeri usually compose the music for the films with ''Film/KickAss'' being a collaboration between the two, though Jackman will likely be the most usual in the future. Jane Goldman has also co-written some of his films along with him.

* Main/WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was set to direct ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', but dropped out. He also decided not to direct another X-Men installment, ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', because he wanted to work on ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'', so the reigns were given back to Creator/BryanSinger, the director [[Film/XMen1 of the first]] [[Film/X2XMenUnited two films]] [[Film/XMen of the franchise]].

* Main/ComicBookAdaptation: Most of his filmography is this with his adaptations having some minor changes but true to their original source. He has also produced the ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' reboot and co-written the script for ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''.

* Main/WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was set to direct ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' but dropped out. Once again he didn't direct another X-Men installment, ''[[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast Days of Future Past]]'', in favor of Creator/BryanSinger, the director [[Film/XMen1 of the first]] [[Film/X2XMenUnited two films]] [[Film/XMen of the franchise]].

Vaughn went onto produced Ritchie's very first films, ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', ''Film/{{Snatch}}'' and ''Swept Away''. In 2004 he directed his first feature, the crime drama ''Film/LayerCake'' starring Film/DanielCraig before his James Bond fame. The film was a critical and commercial success and led him to direct other succesful features, most of them based on [[Main/ComicBookAdaptation graphic novels and comic books]] like ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', ''Film/KickAss'', ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''.

Vaughn went onto produced Ritchie's very first films, ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', ''Film/{{Snatch}}'' and ''Swept Away''. In 2004 he directed his first feature, the crime drama ''Film/LayerCake'' starring Film/DanielCraig before his James Bond fame. The film was a critical and commercial success and led him to direct other succesful features, most of them based on [[Main/ComicBookAdaptation graphic novels and comic books]] like ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', ''Film/KickAss'', ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Kingsman: The Secret Service''.

* ''Kingsman: The Secret Service'' (2015)

* Main/ComicBookAdaptation: Most of his filmography relies on this. He has also produced the ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' reboot and co-written the script for ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''.
* Main/ProductionPosse: He frequently collabs with actors Creator/MarkStrong, Creator/JasonFlemyng and Corey Johnson. Henry Jackman and Music/IlanEshkeri compose the music with ''Film/KickAss'' being a collaboration between the two. Jane Goldman has also co-written some of his films along with him.

* Main/ProductionPosse: He frequently collabs with actors Creator/MarkStrong, Creator/JasonFlemyng and Corey Johnson. Henry Jackman and Music/IlanEshkeri compose the music with ''Film/KickAss'' being a collaboration between the two. Jane Goldman has also written some of his films along him.
* Main/WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was set to direct ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' but dropped out. Once again he didn't direct another X-Men installment, ''[[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast Days of Future Past]]'', in favor of Creator/BryanSinger.

Vaughn went onto produced Ritchie's very first films, Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels, Film/{{Snatch}} and Swept Away. In 2004 he directed his first feature, the crime drama ''Film/LayerCake'' starring Film/DanielCraig before his James Bond fame. The film was a critical and commercial success and led him to direct other succesful features, most of them based on [[Main/ComicBookAdaptation graphic novels and comic books]] like ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', ''Film/KickAss'', ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Kingsman: The Secret Service''.

* ''Kingsman: The Secret Service'' (2015)