--- description: Matthew Vaughn is allegedly in talks for the job title: The "Kingsman" Director May Helm "Flash Gordon" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a44bb791e9a37c3/6987eb672dce016c019e156f/matthew-vaughn.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Kingsman_ Director May Helm _Flash Gordon_ by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2015 11:40 AM CUT  Filmmaker Matthew Vaughn at an Apple Store event on February 10, 2015 in New York City. Filmmaker Matthew Vaughn at an Apple Store event on February 10, 2015 in New York City.Rommel Demano—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2015 11:40 AM CUT After impressing moviegoers with _Kingsman: The Secret Service_, Matthew Vaughn is [reportedly](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/matthew-vaughn-talks-direct-flash-788921 "undefined") in talks to direct _Flash Gordon._ Twentieth Century Fox has been planning a film adaptation of the popular comic strip for a year, and was one of many studios whose heads were turned by Vaughn after _Kingsman’s_ successful debut, according to the _Hollywood Reporter._ The superhero Flash Gordon, drawn by Alex Raymond, originally appeared in 1934. \[[_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/matthew-vaughn-talks-direct-flash-788921 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3824792/kingsman-director-flash-gordon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3824792/kingsman-director-flash-gordon/"},"headline":"Kingsman Director May Helm Flash Gordon","datePublished":"2015-04-16T11:40:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:26:33.666Z","description":"Matthew Vaughn is allegedly in talks for the job","url":"https://time.com/3824792/kingsman-director-flash-gordon/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a44bb791e9a37c3/6987eb672dce016c019e156f/matthew-vaughn.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a44bb791e9a37c3/6987eb672dce016c019e156f/matthew-vaughn.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"matthew-vaughn","caption":"NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: Filmmaker Matthew Vaughn attends Apple Store Soho Presents; Meet The Filmmaker: Matthew Vaughn, \"Kingsman: The Secret Service at Apple Store Soho on February 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Rommel Demano/Getty Images)","creditText":"Rommel Demano—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3824792/kingsman-director-flash-gordon/","name":"Kingsman Director May Helm Flash Gordon"}}]}] ```