In the early 2010s, the novelty of the original Kick-Ass movies was how they served as a naughty, meaner version of DC and Marvel flicks. If you ever wanted a preteen Robin-alike to shoot gangsters in the head or slice them up with a butterfly knife, you’d go to these filmsfor your fix.
If you’ve been to a movie theater in the past few months, odds are very high that you saw the trailer for Argylle.
Matthew Vaughn, the director of X-Men: First Class (2011), the Kingsman franchise, and the upcoming
Writer-director Matthew Vaughn is well known for turning giving franchises a good kick in the ass.
Matthew Vaughn, the guy who brought us comic book adaptations like X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass and Kingsmen: The Secret Service, has a new movie that seems akin to Stranger Than Fiction if it were directed by, well, Matthew Vaughn. At least, that’s what it seems on its face.