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Matthew Vaughn is renowned as one of the finest filmmakers in Hollywood. With spectacular big-screen projects like theKingsmantrilogy,X-Men: First Class, and even the upcoming Henry Cavill starrer super hyped spy filmArgylle, he has created a fairly reputed position for himself in the entertainment industry. And considering his fabulous works, his critique of other films is pretty reliable as well.
That being said, Vaughn recently complimented Gal Gadot’sWonder Womanall the while sharing what he believes made it a huge success: The recreation of the Donner/Superman films as that of Wonder Woman. Something that he initially wanted to do himself but was left rejected with an unfinished project unapproved by the studios.
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Matthew Vaughn Believes Donner/Superman HelpedWonder WomanBecome A Huge Success
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In his recent interview on theHappy Sad Confused podcastwithJosh Horowitz, Matthew Vaughn gave DC’sWonder Womana backhand compliment, claiming it was Richard Donner’sSupermanthat helpedGal Gadot‘s film reach the incredible success that it did.
“I think Donner nailed it,”Vaughn said.“‘Wonder Woman’ worked very well because it was basically a Donner/Superman film but reimagined as Wonder Woman.”
Continuing, he shared details about his own unproduced project for Superman which would have been a trilogy and had been scripted and presented by him and comic book writerMark Millarway beforeZack Snyder‘sMan of Steelgot confirmed.
“I would’ve done a modern version of Donner. Our big idea was that Krypton doesn’t blow up. It does eventually. The dad was right, but he got his timing wrong. When Superman is grown up, suddenly there’s a mass exodus and all hell breaks loose. That was our main idea.”
However, their version of Clark Kent’s story never came to be for a strange reason, even though it could’ve been able to set an incredibly high bar for all the other Superman film creators, judging from the idea presented byMatthew Vaughn.
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Matthew Vaughn Shared Why His Superman Trilogy Never Came To Be
During the same podcast, Matthew Vaughn then shared why his outstandingly plotted Superman trilogy, which would’ve honoredRichard Donner‘s 1978 classic version of the Kryptonian superhero, never made it even to production.
“Mark and I sat down and plotted out a three-film trilogy, pitched it to Warner Bros. before ‘Man of Steel’… we pitched how to do a trilogy of Superman movies and Warners said they weren’t interested,”Vaughn said. “That’s as far as it went.”
He then shared his take on the rumors about hisKingsmanstarTaron Egertonplaying Wolverine.
“He’d be better as Lex Luthor,”Vaughn said.“He’d be an amazing Luthor. He shouldn’t be Wolverine. I don’t think he’s right for it. You got to really go back to the comic. Hugh is brilliant as Wolverine, but I’d go back to what the comics are… [he’s a] small, grizzly, tough guy. Hugh has made it so iconic that if you go into that version… no. Taron would make an amazing, intelligent villain.”
Although he doesn’t have any ongoing DC projects on the table as of now, Matthew Vaughn is in touch with bothJames GunnandPeter Safran. Perhaps fans might be in for a stunning surprise that could make up for the lost Superman project. Perhaps.Perhaps.
Mahin Sultan
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Mahin Sultan is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, where she brings a fresh perspective to entertainment news. Having been in the field for over 3 years now, she has already written more than 2,000 articles across a variety of niches, from entertainment to health and fashion. This diverse experience has allowed her to quickly build a solid foundation and a deep understanding of the industry.
