Exclusive: Matthew Vaughn talks The Fantastic Four: “I’ve seen the movie, it’s good… If you like Chronicle, then you’ll like this.”

January 14, 2015 by Gary Collinson 22 Comments

Matthew Vaughn is currently on the promotional trail for his latest directorial effort, an adaptation of Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons’ Kingsman: The Secret Service.

However, that’s not the only comic book movie on his upcoming slate, with the Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class helmer also attached to The Fantastic Four in a producing capacity.

Flickering Myth’s Luke Owen caught up with Vaughn today, and asked him for his thoughts on this new take on Marvel’s First Family.

“I’ve seen the movie, it’s good,” Vaughn told us.

“I thought Chronicle was a fantastic movie and [Josh] Trank has gone off and done his version of Fantastic Four. If you like Chronicle, then you’ll like this.”

“We’re all backing Josh Trank’s vision,” he concludes. “And hopefully the world will like Josh Trank’s vision”.

Check out the video of the interview below:

Be sure to check back soon for our full interview with Matthew Vaughn.

Kingsman: The Secret Service opens on February 13th, while The Fantastic Four is set for release on August 7th with Josh Trank directing a cast that includes Miles Teller (Whiplash) as Mr. Fantastic, Kate Mara (American Horror Story) as the Invisible Woman, Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station) as the Human Torch, Jamie Bell (Nymphomaniac) as The Thing, Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as Doctor Doom, Reg E. Cathey (The Wire) as Dr. Storm, and Tim Blake Nelson (The Incredible Hulk) as Harvey Elder.

Chris Chris Chris

Getting in my negative comment nice and early!

So if you liked Chronicle you’ll like this movie, but if you like Fantastic Four you probably won’t?
- RED DEVIL
  
  My thoughts exactly. They are not confident enough to show any official picture yet let alone trailer.. movie is only 6 month to release.
  - The Ultimate Nerd
    
    It’s not like a movie that finished filming 4 months after this one has multiple posters, set photos, and a trailer out… Oh wait, Ant-Man did all of those things didn’t it.
    
    This is going to be a Trank wreck.
    - Guest
      
      Duck! There is an egg incoming on your face.
  - HolyFranchiseBatman!
    
    I am not surprised by a trailer – The Wolverine only got one three month before release, but yeah, not even a picture or a logo or anything. That concerns me.
  - Guest
    
    Only 6 months? Only!? That’s 6 months away!
The Ultimate Nerd

I think the saddest part is in the same sentence he says this movie is merely “good” but Chronicle is fantastic(the irony here is hilarious). When the best thing the producer of a film can say about it is “I hope people like it” then you know it’s going to be terrible and the studio has no confidence in it.
Billie the Junior

It reminds me of when the Halle Berry “Catwoman” movie came out, and they cut all the dialogue from the trailers because they realized it was so horrible. This sounds less like an endorsement and more like an “if you can’t say anything nice…” type of situation.
Colonel_Neville_Wraithchild

i love matthew vaughn’s work, from layer cake to kick ass and first class, the man’s got great taste when it comes to movies and i’l just read between the lines in regards to his thoughts about trank’s FF: vaughn thinks the movie is just average.
- Guest
  
  Here’s a suggestion. Stop trying to read between the lines and protecting and maybe, wait or just trust the guy you seem to like so much?
  - Colonel_Neville_Wraithchild
    
    i trust him, that’s why i believe what he says (and what’s he’s not saying).
you’sajoke

Oh, nothing new. Just more whiners at another FF story
- The Ultimate Nerd
  
  I can’t believe that even with Fox paying you to defend this the best you can come up with is to call people who want the Fantastic Four to actually get a good film whiners.
  - you’sajoke
    
    If I’m working for fox, then the whiners are working for marvel. Because marvel is god to y’all and you repeat the same crap every time. Please get off of Marvel’s d!ck. Thanks
    - The Ultimate Nerd
      
      No one here has even mentioned Marvel Studios, you need to start trying to earn that Fox paycheck. They’re going to fire you if you keep up this lazy work.
      - you’sajoke
        
        You know you people are up Marvel’s @$$. Now, go in a corner and pray with your latest marvel comic
      - The Ultimate Nerd
        
        Try harder or Fox will cut your pay from 50 cents to 25 cents per post. 😉
      - ^ The Ultimate Unoriginal Nerd
        
        You just say the same shit to everybody and with the same lame comebacks.
i’m the arrow

why wont fox just release a trailer? or at least pictures of the characters? or at least concept art?
NinjinSteve

It can’t be terrible… because Lucasfilm hired him for the Star Wars spin-off. If his current film (FF) wasn’t going well, he wouldn’t have gotten the Star Wars job. At least that’s my optimistic way of thinking.
- https://twitter.com/dnwilliams dnwilliams
  
  Lucasfilm hired a lot of people for Star Wars stuff that don’t have the best track records. Gary Whitta?
Dan

No one wants Matthew Vaughn’s opinion after what he said about Dark DC movies.