Many filmmakers have very clear motifs that separate their works from other directors.
In the case of director Matthew Vaughn, his thematic motif across all his works is that this guy really really really wants to make a James Bond movie.
That’s not surprising given that Vaughn is a director from London, England born at the dawn of the 1970s, there’s no doubt he grew up surrounded by all things 007.
His 2011 superhero movie X-Men: First Class leaned heavily on costumes and sets reminiscent of the 1960s James Bond movies, while his trio of Kingsman features were all spy movies that evoked the wackiest installments of 007’s escapades.
Vaughn’s fascination with spy movie pastiches continues with Argylle, his upcoming 2024 directorial effort that just dropped its first trailer.
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