Vaughn admitted he didn’t actually suppose it by means of casting Chip, since that meant he needed to pull double duties as director and “cat handler” all through the challenge. But it ended up being a worthwhile expertise that reworked Vaughn right into a loving “cat stepdad.”
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“It turned out to be the right thing to do because I’m a dog person, but I fell in love with cats by the end,” he stated.
Chip’s Alfie proves to be extra than simply an cute furry face: Vaughn teases a “Rocky Balboa/Rambo” second for the movie’s feline character.
“Talk about weird search history,” Vaughn stated. “We looked up cat attacks. Man, you don’t want to piss a cat off.”
“When they decide they’re gonna go for you, they go for you,” he added.
Vaughn’s pouncing, too — he hopes to shepherd a brand new franchise with “Argylle.” The movie revolves round Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard), the creator behind successful spy-novel collection, who will get caught up in the true world of espionage because the plots of her books begin to come true.
The filmmaker, greatest identified for “Kick-Ass” (2010) and the “Kingsman” franchise, admitted he’s “very nervous” forward of the movie’s launch as a result of challenges of getting audiences occupied with unique mental property.
“The world wants new IP, but I’m going to give you a little secret: The world ain’t gonna get new IP if they don’t go watch new IP,” Vaughn stated.
The British filmmaker grew up watching motion pictures like “Star Wars,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and “Jurassic Park,” which had been then “new, fresh things.” Vaughn needs studios to speculate extra advertising and marketing {dollars} behind new IP to present them an opportunity at turning into fan-favorite franchises.
“Big blockbusters, whether it’s ‘Harry Potter’ or ‘Jurassic’ or ‘Fast & Furious,’ they spend a fortune advertising it,” Vaughn stated.
But, he added, ”whether or not it’s ‘Jurassic Park 20′ or ‘Harry Potter 10,’ the individuals who prefer it are coming. I don’t suppose you’re changing anybody new on the tenth installment.”
“Argylle” is gaining consideration for the advertising and marketing stunt behind its tie-in ebook, which is billed as being written by an “Elly Conway” (the identical identify because the film’s protagonist), although it’s unclear if there’s even a real author behind the pseudonym.
While Vaughn and the movie’s stars stay tight-lipped over the precise id of the tie-in ebook’s creator, what intrigued the director about bringing “Argylle” to the massive display screen was its “very meta” tackle the spy style. Henry Cavill performs the fictional agent, Argylle, the lead character within the novels written by Howard’s Conway, whereas Sam Rockwell performs Aidan, a bedraggled spy who involves her rescue and brings her into the true world of espionage.
“Our idea was: Imagine if J.K. Rowling, one day after becoming the biggest author in the world, meets a man who goes, ‘I’m a wizard,’” Vaughn stated. “And he is a wizard and he has magic and says, ‘The good news is, you got a lot of it right. The bad news is, there is a Voldemort and he’s out there and he wants you dead. You’re coming with me.’”
“I loved the idea of doing that in the spy world,” he added.
Vaughn stated he had a blast working with all the stars within the movie, which options Bryan Cranston, John Cena, Dua Lipa, Samuel L. Jackson, and Catherine O’Hara.
In addition to an “Argylle” sequel, Vaughn is engaged on a followup to 2017′s “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” and a reboot of “Kick-Ass.”
“I have screaming in my head: ‘Be careful what you wish for,’” Vaughn stated. “There is a world and a universe that we have plotted out, but there’s only so much one man can do.”
As a longtime fan of spies of all stripes — whether or not it’s James Bond or Austin Powers — Vaughn believes espionage tales proceed to pique audiences’ pursuits due to the style’s relatability.
“Deep down, we all believe anyone could be a spy,” Vaughn stated. “So it’s sort of a hero that you can relate to and become. It’s hard to be Superman or Spider-Man. It’s not ever going to happen.”
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