Marv Studios, formerly SKA Films, is a British production company owned by Matthew Vaughn. It is best known for the motion pictures Layer Cake, Stardust, Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kingsman: The Golden Circle and The King's Man. The company name is an acronym deriving from Vaughn’s birth name: Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn.
 Logo used since 2021 | |
| 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 and television production |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founders | Guy Ritchie Matthew Vaughn |
| Headquarters | London, England (main) |
Key people | Matthew Vaughn |
| Products | Films, television series |
| Website | Official website |
History
editSKA Films
editIn 1997, producer Matthew Vaughn and director Guy Ritchie launched their own company in the United Kingdom, with its first project being Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, which is for Handmade Films.[3]
In 1999, Vaughn and Ritchie struck an agreement with Sony Pictures to distribute its next project, Snatch.[4]
The team followed it up with their next big project Swept Away, starring Madonna.[5] The film ended up being bombed critically and commercially.[6] It went on to win the Golden Raspberry Awards in 2003.[7]
Marv Films / Marv Studios
editLater that same year, Ritchie and Vaughn broke up ties, thus rebranding from SKA Films to Marv Films, and its first production under the new banner was Matthew Vaughn's directorial debut Layer Cake.[8]
In 2007, it signed a deal with Sony 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]
Marv Music
editIn 2021, Marv launched a record label, Marv Music, in conjunction with Warner Music Group. The label is distributed under Warner's Parlophone unit.[13]
Films
edit| 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 | August 23, 2000 | Screen Gems | 73%[15] | ||||
| Mean Machine | December 26, 2001 | Barry Skolnick | Tracy Keenan Wynn Charlie Fletcher Chris Baker Andrew Day |
Paramount Pictures | 34%[16] | ||
| Swept Away | October 11, 2002 | Guy Ritchie | Guy Ritchie | CODI SpA | Screen Gems | 5%[17] | |
| as Marv Films | |||||||
| Layer Cake | October 1, 2004 | Matthew Vaughn | Adam Bohling David Reid Matthew Vaughn |
J. J. Connolly | Sony Pictures Classics Columbia Pictures |
81%[18] | |
| Stardust | April 10, 2007 | Lorenzo di Bonaventura Michael Dreyer Neil Gaiman Matthew Vaughn |
Jane Goldman Matthew Vaughn |
Ingenious Media | Paramount Pictures | 76%[19] | |
| Harry Brown | November 11, 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 | March 26, 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 | September 30, 2010 | John Madden | Matthew Vaughn Kris Thykier |
Matthew Vaughn Jane Goldman Peter Straughan |
Focus Features Miramax |
76%[22] | |
| Kick-Ass 2 | August 14, 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 | February 13, 2015 | Matthew Vaughn | Matthew Vaughn David Reid Adam Bohling |
Jane Goldman Matthew Vaughn |
Cloudy Productions Shangri-La Entertainment TSG Entertainment |
20th Century Fox | 74%[24] |
| Fantastic Four | August 7, 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 TSG Entertainment |
9%[25] | |
| Eddie the Eagle | February 26, 2016 | Dexter Fletcher | Adam Bohling David Reid Rupert Maconick Valerie Van Galder Matthew Vaughn |
Sean Macaulay Simon Kelton |
Studio Babelsberg Saville Productions TSG Entertainment |
80%[26] | |
| Kingsman: The Golden Circle | September 20, 2017 | Matthew Vaughn | Matthew Vaughn David Reid Adam Bohling |
Jane Goldman Matthew Vaughn |
TSG Entertainment Cloudy Productions |
51%[27] | |
| Rocketman | May 31, 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 | December 3, 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 | December 22, 2021 | Matthew Vaughn | Matthew Vaughn David Reid Adam Bohling |
Matthew Vaughn Karl Gajdusek |
Cloudy Productions | 20th Century Studios | 43%[30] |
| Tetris | March 31, 2023 | Jon S. Baird | Matthew Vaughn Leonard Blavatnik Gregor Cameron Gillian Berrie |
Noah Pink | Apple Studios AI Film Unigram |
Apple TV+ | 81%[31] |
| Argylle | February 2, 2024 | Matthew Vaughn | Matthew Vaughn Adam Bohling David Reid Jason Fuchs |
Jason Fuchs | Apple Studios Cloudy Productions |
Apple TV+ Universal Pictures |
35%[32] |
| Stuntnuts: The Movie[33] | 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 |
Television
edit| Title | First aired | Last aired | Showrunner | Co-production | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as SKA Films | ||||||
| Lock, Stock... | May 29, 2000 | July 11, 2000 | Guy Ritchie | Ginger Productions | Channel 4 | |
| Swag | 2002 | 2004 | Guy Ritchie | Five | ||
| as Marv Studios | ||||||
| Untitled Statesman TV series | TBA | TBA | TBA | 20th Television | Hulu | |
References
edit- ^ a b "SKA Films Limited overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 30 August 1996. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Marv Studios Limited overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 10 October 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Paragon unveils 5 new HandMade pix". Variety. 21 February 1997. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Petrikin, Chris; Carver, Benedict (7 January 1999). "Sony, Ska make 'Diamonds' deal". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Dawtrey, Adam (27 July 2001). "Newlyweds 'Swept'". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Hoffmann, Bill (15 October 2002). "MADONNA BOMBS – 'SWEPT AWAY' IS LATEST WA$HOUT IN LONG LINE OF FLOPS". New York Post. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Madonna sweeps board at annual Raspberry awards". The Guardian. 24 March 2003. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Dawtrey, Adam (15 June 2003). "Vaughn takes 'Cake,' Ritchie fires 'Revolver'". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Garrett, Diane (16 June 2007). "Sony, Marv Films pact". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Dawtrey, Adam (7 December 2007). "Mitchell joins MARV Films". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Jaafar, Ali (6 July 2009). "Thykier exits Marv, sets up PeaPie". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (8 June 2018). "Matthew Vaughn Plans 'Kick-Ass' Reboot & 'Kingsman' Spinoff, Launches Marv Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Needham, Jack (11 November 2021). "WARNER LAUNCHES JV LABEL MARV MUSIC WITH BRITISH PRODUCTION COMPANY MARV, COLIN BARLOW JOINS AS PRESIDENT". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1999), retrieved 29 May 2020
- ^ Snatch (2001), retrieved 29 May 2020
- ^ Mean Machine (2002), retrieved 29 May 2020
- ^ Swept Away (2002), retrieved 29 May 2020
- ^ "Layer Cake". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ "Stardust". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ "Kick-Ass (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "The Debt". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Kick-Ass 2 (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Kingsman: The Secret Service". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Fantastic Four (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Eddie the Eagle (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Rocketman (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Silent Night". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "The King's Man". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Tetris". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Argylle". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Yossman, K. J. (29 February 2024). "Matthew Vaughn Starts Production on The Stuntman, Next Film in Kick-Ass Universe Directed by Damien Walters (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 February 2024.