Matthew Vaughn sure likes his comic book movies. Following X-Men: First Class he hasn’t decided what he’s going to make next, but it certainly seems he’s heading in a comic direction once more, as he’s working on two projects that’ll re-team him with the creator of Kick-Ass, Mark Millar.
THR reports that Vaughn is now developing The Secret Service and Superior, both based on Millar properties. While storyline details are being kept undercover for The Secret Service, it’s little surprise Vaughn would be working on a movie version, as he co-created the concept and holds the movie rights. The comic is due out in November, with artwork by Watchmen’s Dave Gibbons.
Vaughn also recently picked up the movie rights to Superior, a comic Mark Millar is writing with Leinil Francis Yu. The plot revolves around a boy afflicted with multiple sclerosis who is given the chance to become a superhero named Superior. However, he soon learns that being a hero comes at a heavy cost.
As yet both projects are in early development and now writers are attached. That said, it’s likely Vaughn will pen The Secret Service script along with regular collaborator Jane Goldman, but he’ll get someone else to handle scripting duties on Superior. It’s also unknown whether Vaughn plans to direct both movies or just produce.
General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser
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