While famed filmmakers like Sofia Coppola, Darren Aronofsky, and Guillermo Del Toro have been clamoring to work with Harry Potter child star turned glamorous ingénue Emma Watson, polarizing director Matthew Vaughn has just rejected the chance to work with her, favoring a much lesser known actress for his next venture. Variety reports Vaughn has chosen relative newcomer Sophie Cookson to play the female lead in his crime thriller The Secret Service opposite Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Michael Caine, and Samuel L. Jackson. To date, Cookson.s only credited roles are in a British TV movie called Unknown Heart, and the Ray Winstone-fronted UK mini-series Moonfleet. You can see her in costume from the latter above. While neither of these has yet to air, Cookson proved in auditions to be just what Vaughn was looking for the role. Details on the part are currently being withheld. Regardless, The Secret Service...
- 9/9/2013
- cinemablend.com
Matthew Vaughn likes to find relative newcomers when adapting Mark Millar’s work. Aaron Taylor-Johnson and especially Chloe Grace Moretz are much better known since working with him, and he has already selected Taron Egerton for The Secret Service. Another far-from-household name has just won the female lead in the new movie, with Sophie Cookson signing on.Cookson and Egerton are starring alongside established stars Colin Firth, Samuel L Jackson and Michael Caine in the film written by Vaughn and regular script collaborator Jane Goldman.Created by Millar and Dave Gibbons, The Secret Service sees an old-school Bond type (Firth) taking his street-smart nephew (Egerton) under his wing to train him in the family business. First mission: foiling a celebrity kidnap. Caine will be Firth’s spymaster and it appears Jackson is the villain.Though Vaughn had apparently has his eye on the likes of Emma Watson and Bella Heathcote for the role,...
- 9/5/2013
- EmpireOnline
by Brett White
Variety just broke the news that "Secret Service"—the latest adaptation of a Mark Millar creation—has found its female lead. Director Matthew Vaughn, who's going for the comic book movie trifecta following directing "Kick-Ass" and "X-Men: First Class," has enlisted Sophie Cookson to serve as the female lead in the upcoming England-set spy film.
Cookson's an unknown actress, with "Secret Service" most likely set to be her big screen debut following a few UK television projects ("Unknown Heart" and "Moonfleet") scheduled to debut later this year. She joins the cast alongside equally-unknown-in-the-States leading man Taron Egerton. Variety makes a point, though, that Vaughn has a knack for finding big talent before their breakthroughs, citing "Kick-Ass'" Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chloe Moretz as examples.
"Secret Service," a film about a jerky young adult being molded into a James Bond figure by a veteran superspy, counts big name...
Variety just broke the news that "Secret Service"—the latest adaptation of a Mark Millar creation—has found its female lead. Director Matthew Vaughn, who's going for the comic book movie trifecta following directing "Kick-Ass" and "X-Men: First Class," has enlisted Sophie Cookson to serve as the female lead in the upcoming England-set spy film.
Cookson's an unknown actress, with "Secret Service" most likely set to be her big screen debut following a few UK television projects ("Unknown Heart" and "Moonfleet") scheduled to debut later this year. She joins the cast alongside equally-unknown-in-the-States leading man Taron Egerton. Variety makes a point, though, that Vaughn has a knack for finding big talent before their breakthroughs, citing "Kick-Ass'" Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chloe Moretz as examples.
"Secret Service," a film about a jerky young adult being molded into a James Bond figure by a veteran superspy, counts big name...
- 9/5/2013
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