matthew vaughn Archives - Movies In Focus

KICK-ASS Still Kicks Ass 10 Years On

Movies In Focus recently caught Matthew Vaughn‘s Kick-Ass again for the first time in years. It’s hard to believe that it was released 10 years ago. Superhero films weren’t as dominant in 2010 as they are now and Vaughn’s [...]

October 3, 2020

KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE Trailer

It looks like business as usual in this first trailer for Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, with Channing Tatum, and Jeff Bridges all come along for the franchise payday [...]

April 25, 2017

The FANTASTIC FOUR Debacle: Rumours, Blame And Comic Books

Fantastic Four has finally hit screens – and it’s tanking – it looks set to gross less than $30 million for the weekend, a low sum for a $120 million superhero film. The reviews aren’t good and at this point everyone is [...]

August 9, 2015

Blu-ray Review: X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST – THE ROGUE CUT Resets The Timeline And Loses The Magic

Bryan Singer returns to the X-Men series with X-Men: Days Of Future Past. This serves as a prequel, sequel and reboot to what has come before, resetting plot-lines and characters to ensure the longevity of the fifteen year old franchise. The Rogue [...]

July 18, 2015

Brett Ratner To Direct MIDNIGHT RUN 2 – I’m Okay With That!

Much despised director Brett Ratner is set to direct the sequel to Robert DeNiro’s 1988 film Midnight Run. David Elliot & Paul Lovett have been hired to re-write the script, and while many will be furious at Ratner’s appointment – I’m [...]

March 22, 2015

Not Sold On Matthew Vaughn’s KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

Layer Cake, Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class have given Matthew Vaughn a free pass for life from Movies In Focus. The first official marketing materials from the Colin Firth top-lined Kingsman: The Secret Service (formally simply The Secret Service) [...]

May 20, 2014

Disney & Lucasfilm Confirm That J.J. Abrams Will Direct STAR WARS: EPISODE VII

Disney and Lucasfilm have now officially confirmed that J.J. Abrams is the director of Star Wars: Episode VII, and also hidden in the press release is the news that Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are “consulting” on the film which has a 2015 [...]

January 26, 2013

Hugh Jackman Joins The Cast Of X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

This isn’t a big surprise, but Hugh Jackman is in negotiations to play Wolverine in director Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. The move further cements the fact this film will combine elements from Singer’s original trilogy and [...]

December 2, 2012

Will Matthew Vaughn Direct Harrison Ford In STAR WARS: EPISODE VII?

It looks like we might just be seeing Harrison Ford as Han Solo in Star Wars Episode VII after all. The word on the street is that Ford is open to the idea of returning to the role which launched him to stardom in 1977. There is also a rumour that [...]

November 6, 2012

Bryan Singer Returns To Direct X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

I was somewhat saddened when Matthew Vaughn dropped directing duties on X-Men: Days Of Future Past (much like I was when he dropped out of Kick Ass 2), it looked like the good work he put into X-Men: First Class might go to waste if 20th Century Fox [...]

November 1, 2012