Matthew Vaughn Wants To Direct The Avengers!!

Matthew Vaughn Wants To Direct The Avengers!!

On top of that he wants to reinvent Superman!

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By jman1977 - Aug 28, 2009 12:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Avengers
Source: splashpage.mtv.com

The director of "Kick-Ass," Matthew Vaughn is talking it up today telling MTV News:

"I'd love to do 'The Avengers,' And Superman... I think it would be great to reinvent Superman."

Matthew let us in on the other superhero he missed out on:

"I was desperate to do 'Iron Man' about 8 years ago, and everyone was like, 'Iron Man, no one will go watch that,'" he said. "Cut to now, and it's a huge hit."

"I grew up watching superhero films, so I want to make superhero films," he added.

If John Favreau has no confidence in "The Avengers" then I say let Matthew Vaughn have a crack at it. Definitely keep John Favreau as a Producer but let the guy who wants to light the fire, light the fire. That's what I say. What say you?

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Unmasked
Unmasked - 8/28/2009, 1:10 PM



Idk it can go either way with this choice.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/28/2009, 1:16 PM
I bet a lot of ppl wanna direct it lol!

good luck to him!

He'd be good though!

ORIGINAL AVENGERS ppl!!!
Shaman
Shaman - 8/28/2009, 1:19 PM
I say let's watch Kick-Ass first. Passion isn't talent. And Favreau might be scared but he's still psyched. He just doesn't want to over hype anything "a la" James Cameron Avatar/Worthington acting skills.
TheREALHumanTorch
TheREALHumanTorch - 8/28/2009, 1:20 PM
Let's see what happens with Kick Ass first ok...then we'll see if he can handle the Big League Superhero movie.I think favs is the best one to do the Avengers movie...and anyone for supes is better than Singer...well not Uwe Boell or however you spell his name..hahahahahahaha
droopy1317
droopy1317 - 8/28/2009, 1:22 PM
hard to say. what other projects does he have on his resume?
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/28/2009, 1:23 PM
KICK ASS is gonna be cool!

AVATARS gonna be friggin' spectacular!!!

Damn, cant wait 2 see KICK ASS!
Misterfan
Misterfan - 8/28/2009, 1:23 PM
he shouldn't be allowed near Superman. I'll be mad!
BaronBubba
BaronBubba - 8/28/2009, 1:23 PM
I agree with Shaman. Wait and See. From the leaked footage, Kick-Ass looks great, but lets see a finished product.
SkunkApe1
SkunkApe1 - 8/28/2009, 1:23 PM
Total agreement with JMAN. If Vaugh wants to step up to the plate, go for it, especially with Superman. The only thing thats going to save that franchise is an out of the box thinker.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/28/2009, 1:27 PM
He'd do an AWESOME DOOMSDAY movie! ; )
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/28/2009, 1:27 PM
heck yeah!!!
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 8/28/2009, 1:41 PM
Judging how Kick-Ass looks I think he could pull off doing The Avengers.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/28/2009, 1:46 PM
no doomsday...lol
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/28/2009, 1:47 PM
as far as the avengers, i want favreau to do it, for sure.
TheREALHumanTorch
TheREALHumanTorch - 8/28/2009, 1:48 PM
i agree with corndog...favs is the best choice thus far
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/28/2009, 1:49 PM
Haven't seen a Matthew Vaugh movie, so I don't know how he is as a director.
Shaman
Shaman - 8/28/2009, 1:55 PM
Favreau's gold in anything he does! He was practically the highlight of daredevil all together. And i'm one of those who actually liked daredevil LOL :P
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 8/28/2009, 1:55 PM
.... I don't know what to think. Personally I didn't care much for Stardust, but it wasn't damningly bad either. I saw it on DVD, and fell asleep about 45 minutes in.

It's really impossible to say if this would be agood thing or not. It could go either way. I will say this: There is no way for us to know if this guy understands how unfathomably HUGE this thing will or could be. It's a landmark effort at the very least. This is the first of it's kind.
I mean we have had FF and X Men. These are movies about teams of super heroes. But this is different. Bigger! Astranomically so. The Avengers could set the precedent for ensemble super hero flicks and crossover movies for years to come so there's a lot more at stake with this one than any other one.

I don't know if I would trust it to a relative noobie if it was my decision to make.

Personally I want Mr. John Favreau to direct it, but I get the impression that he isn't interested.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/28/2009, 1:56 PM
I agree, Favs should do Avengers.
Shaman
Shaman - 8/28/2009, 1:58 PM
Favreau just doesn't want to be in Nolan's shoes and have the biggest movie ever made to top. And he doesn't want to pull off an "Avatar" either. He's playin the game like a pro if you ask me. And if that guy directed Stardust, he does have talent. But Favreau's way better. He knows how it should be made and proved it.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/28/2009, 2:00 PM
PETER JACKSON!!! ; )
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/28/2009, 2:02 PM
Favreau is the ideal director for Avengers, but if he isn't confident in his abilities to make a good movie, then maybe he shouldn't direct it. The director needs to be confident in order to deliver the goods, especially with a movie like the Avengers.
TheREALHumanTorch
TheREALHumanTorch - 8/28/2009, 2:03 PM
i don't like P.Jack...LOTR's trilogy rocked...but KK sucked Donkey Kong's balls...he's overrated in my opinion.
TheJester
TheJester - 8/28/2009, 2:04 PM
Fav's never said he had any confidence in it...

IT could flop, it's definitely going to be a hard [frick]in movie to make and keep everyone happy.
TheREALHumanTorch
TheREALHumanTorch - 8/28/2009, 2:06 PM
Favs is confident...he just wants us fanboys not to lash out at him if maybe some minor things are wrong in the film...i wouldn't wanna be in Favs' or Nolan's shoes trying to top their comic masterpieces...i'd go insane...more power to these guys for gettin back up to the plate seeing if they can hit another home run.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/28/2009, 2:06 PM
If Jackson should direct any super hero movie, it should be Superman IMO.
bestofdabest899
bestofdabest899 - 8/28/2009, 2:06 PM
nope nope nope!!!!Jon Fav is the man for the project and its not that he doesnt have confidence in it its that when your doing all this work to lead up to the avengers people are gonna be upset if it tanks including everyone involved with the project...we need someone close to the project to direct and Fav is the man!!!!!11
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/28/2009, 2:07 PM
TYLER @ You got that from me IMO

; D
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/28/2009, 2:09 PM
Jackson is one of the most popular choices to direct a Superman movie. I've thought he should direct it for a while now.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/28/2009, 2:13 PM
: D

Anyway i say no to FAV, i dunno if i could trust the guy with a big project like AVENGERS!

He's already [frick]ed up FURY lol.

dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 8/28/2009, 2:16 PM
Oh yeah sure you do Matthew, you might get the job and then you would spend a little while on pre-production and then you will decide you are too good for the movie and BLOODY ABANDON IT COMPLETELY. If this guy had of stuck around for X3, it might have been bloody better and Brett Ratner would have gotten nowhere near it. But I could of just about forgiven Matthew for that but then to turn around and abandon Thor too (even though we got the awesome Kenneth Branagh), Matthew is a [frick]ing douchebag. He can stay the [frick] away from the Avengers and Superman and go direct some crappy B movie. [frick]ing annoying prick. Kick-ass better be good or else!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/28/2009, 2:19 PM
I'm not very interested in Kick-Ass.
shibazz
shibazz - 8/28/2009, 2:20 PM
Peter Jackson for a New and Improved BatMan . The Jackson-Verse would own the Nolan-verse. Imagine the BatMan that would hold our attention and have the dread of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/28/2009, 2:22 PM
Dancing @ Lol! You know your right man, i forgot about that!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/28/2009, 2:23 PM
TYLER @ Of course your not, kinda proves my point about your taste fella! ; D

Its the LEEE VS T SHOW! : D

SHIB @ Not a bad idea!
Boogie138
Boogie138 - 8/28/2009, 2:23 PM
why does everyone assume favreau should do avengers? just becasue he nailed iron man doesn't mean he can do the same for avengers. im not dissing the dude at all, i am just saying avengers needs to have an ensemble feel with big action peices. now i loved iron man but am i the only one who felt like half the cast in that flick were floating for their moments. i love terence howard, but he was underused and he didn't wow me at all, same with jeff bridges. their performances seemed to be on cruise control in a way. hate on me all you want, but if fav could barely contain the cast in iron man how is he gonna handle avengers? and lets wait to see how iron man 2 turns out. maybe ill be proved wrong, and god i hope i am

as for vaughn, i want to see a completed kick ass before i know this guy can do a good superflick. clips of kickass are fine and dandy, but as a whole? gotta wait and see. i mean this guy has been attached to so many comic films. lets just wait kids

i say lee should direct avengers ;)
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 8/28/2009, 2:24 PM
I see Jackson much more with an epic movie like Superman than a Batman movie. His style just doesn't fit Bats IMO.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/28/2009, 2:25 PM
boogie @ You da man!!!!! ; D
jman1977
jman1977 - 8/28/2009, 2:25 PM
Thats one for LEEE!!!!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/28/2009, 2:27 PM
Heh heh heh! ; )
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