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| Formerly | Speed 5779 Limited (August–September 1996)[1] SKA Productions Limited (September 1996–July 1999)[1] SKA Films Limited (1999–2003) Marv Limited (October–November 2005)[2] Marv Films Limited (November 2005–June 2018)[2] |
|---|---|
| Company type | Production company |
| Industry | Film andtelevision production |
| Founded | 1997; 29 years ago (1997) |
| Founders | Guy Ritchie Matthew Vaughn |
| Headquarters | London, England (main) |
Key people | Matthew Vaughn |
| Products | Films,television series |
| Website | www |
Marv Studios, formerlySKA Films, is a Britishproduction company owned and co-founded byMatthew Vaughn. It is best known for the motion picturesLayer Cake,Stardust,Kick-Ass,Kingsman: The Secret Service,Kingsman: The Golden Circle andThe King's Man. The company name is an acronym deriving from Vaughn’s birth name: Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn.
In 1997, producerMatthew Vaughn and directorGuy Ritchie launched their own company in theUnited Kingdom, with its first project beingLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, which is forHandmade Films.[3]
In 1999, Vaughn and Ritchie struck an agreement withSony Pictures to distribute its next project,Snatch.[4]
The team followed it up with their next big projectSwept Away, starringMadonna.[5] The film ended up being bombed critically and commercially.[6] It went on to win theGolden Raspberry Awards in 2003.[7]
Later that same year, Ritchie and Vaughn broke up ties, thus rebranding fromSKA Films toMarv Films, and its first production under the new banner wasMatthew Vaughn's directorial debutLayer Cake.[8]
In 2007, it signed a deal withSony Pictures Entertainment to produce its feature films.[9] Later that same year, Charlie Mitchell joined the company.[10]
In 2009, Kris Thykier decided to leave Marv Films, in order to set up PeaPie Films, to produce new feature films.[11]
In 2018, Vaughn launched its subsidiary Marv Studios to set up new feature film reboots.[12]
In 2021, Marv launched a record label, Marv Music, in conjunction withWarner Music Group. The label is distributed under Warner'sParlophone unit.[13]
| Title | Release date | Director | Producer | Writer | Production company | Distributor | Rotten Tomatoes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as SKA Films | |||||||
| Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | 28 August 1998 | Guy Ritchie | Matthew Vaughn | Guy Ritchie | HandMade Films The Steve Tisch Company Summit Entertainment | Gramercy Pictures Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International PolyGram Filmed Entertainment | 75%[14] |
| Snatch | 23 August 2000 | Screen Gems | 73%[15] | ||||
| Mean Machine | 26 December 2001 | Barry Skolnick | Tracy Keenan Wynn Charlie Fletcher Chris Baker Andrew Day | Paramount Pictures | 34%[16] | ||
| Swept Away | 11 October 2002 | Guy Ritchie | Guy Ritchie | CODI SpA | Screen Gems | 5%[17] | |
| as Marv Films | |||||||
| Layer Cake | 1 October 2004 | Matthew Vaughn | Adam Bohling David Reid Matthew Vaughn | J. J. Connolly | Sony Pictures Classics (Worldwide) Columbia Pictures (UK and Ireland) | 81%[18] | |
| Stardust | 10 April 2007 | Lorenzo di Bonaventura Michael Dreyer Neil Gaiman Matthew Vaughn | Jane Goldman Matthew Vaughn | Ingenious Media | Paramount Pictures | 76%[19] | |
| Harry Brown | 11 November 2009 | Daniel Barber | Matthew Vaughn Kris Thykier Matthew Brown Keith Bell | Gary Young | UK Film Council HanWay Films Prescience Framestore Features | Lionsgate | 64%[20] |
| Kick-Ass | 26 March 2010 | Matthew Vaughn | Matthew Vaughn Brad Pitt Kris Thykier Adam Bohling Tarquin Pack David Reid | Jane Goldman Matthew Vaughn | Plan B Entertainment | Lionsgate Universal Pictures | 75%[21] |
| The Debt | 30 September 2010 | John Madden | Matthew Vaughn Kris Thykier | Matthew Vaughn Jane Goldman Peter Straughan | Focus Features Miramax | 76%[22] | |
| Kick-Ass 2 | 14 August 2013 | Jeff Wadlow | Adam Bohling Tarquin Pack David Reid Matthew Vaughn | Jeff Wadlow | Plan B Entertainment Dentsu | Universal Pictures | 31%[23] |
| Kingsman: The Secret Service | 13 February 2015 | Matthew Vaughn | Matthew Vaughn David Reid Adam Bohling | Jane Goldman Matthew Vaughn | Cloudy Productions Shangri-La Entertainment | 20th Century Fox | 74%[24] |
| Fantastic Four | 7 August 2015 | Josh Trank | Gregory Goodman Simon Kinberg Robert Kulzer Hutch Parker Matthew Vaughn | Jeremy Slater Simon Kinberg Josh Trank | Marvel Entertainment Constantin Film Kinberg Genre Robert Kulzer Productions | 9%[25] | |
| Eddie the Eagle | 26 February 2016 | Dexter Fletcher | Adam Bohling David Reid Rupert Maconick Valerie Van Galder Matthew Vaughn | Sean Macaulay Simon Kelton | Studio Babelsberg Saville Productions | 80%[26] | |
| Kingsman: The Golden Circle | 20 September 2017 | Matthew Vaughn | Matthew Vaughn David Reid Adam Bohling | Jane Goldman Matthew Vaughn | Cloudy Productions | 51%[27] | |
| Rocketman | 31 May 2019 | Dexter Fletcher | Adam Bohling David Furnish David Reid Matthew Vaughn | Lee Hall | Rocket Pictures New Republic Pictures | Paramount Pictures | 89%[28] |
| as Marv Studios | |||||||
| Silent Night | 3 December 2021 | Camille Griffin | Matthew Vaughn Trudie Styler Celine Rattray | Camille Griffin | Endeavor Content Maven Screen Media | AMC+ RLJE Films | 65%[29] |
| The King's Man | 22 December 2021 | Matthew Vaughn | Matthew Vaughn David Reid Adam Bohling | Matthew Vaughn Karl Gajdusek | Cloudy Productions | 20th Century Studios | 43%[30] |
| Tetris | 31 March 2023 | Jon S. Baird | Matthew Vaughn Leonard Blavatnik Gregor Cameron Gillian Berrie | Noah Pink | Apple Studios AI Film Unigram | Apple TV+ | 81%[31] |
| Argylle | 2 February 2024 | Matthew Vaughn | Matthew Vaughn Adam Bohling David Reid Jason Fuchs | Jason Fuchs | Apple Studios Cloudy Productions | Apple TV+ Universal Pictures | 35%[32] |
| Shiver[33] | 13 August 2027 | Tim Miller | Matthew Vaughn Aaron Ryder | Ian Shorr | Ryder Picture Company | Warner Bros. Pictures | TBA |
| Stuntnuts: The Movie[34] | TBA | Damien Walters | Matthew Vaughn Joby Stephens Morgan Carlson Luke Gomes Christopher Tomkins | Damien Walters | Zebbo Films | TBA | TBA |
| Stuntnuts Does School Fight | TBA | Damien Walters | Matthew Vaughn Joby Stephens Morgan Carlson Luke Gomes Christopher Tomkins | Damien Walters | Zebbo Films | TBA | TBA |
| Title | First aired | Last aired | Showrunner | Co-production | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as SKA Films | ||||||
| Lock, Stock... | 29 May 2000 | 11 July 2000 | Guy Ritchie | Ginger Productions | Channel 4 | |
| Swag | 23 March 2003 | 3 August 2004 | Guy Ritchie | Monkey Kingdom | Five | |