Marv Studios

Not to be confused with Marvel Studios.

Marv Studios Limited
FormerlySpeed 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 typeProduction company
IndustryFilm and television production
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
FoundersGuy Ritchie
Matthew Vaughn
HeadquartersLondon, England (main)
Key people
Matthew Vaughn
ProductsFilms, television series
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

History

SKA Films

In 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

Later 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

In 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

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
(Worldwide)
Columbia Pictures
(UK and Ireland) 		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

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

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  2. ^ a b "Marv Studios Limited overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 10 October 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Paragon unveils 5 new HandMade pix". Variety. 21 February 1997. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ Petrikin, Chris; Carver, Benedict (7 January 1999). "Sony, Ska make 'Diamonds' deal". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ Dawtrey, Adam (27 July 2001). "Newlyweds 'Swept'". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Madonna sweeps board at annual Raspberry awards". The Guardian. 24 March 2003. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. ^ Dawtrey, Adam (15 June 2003). "Vaughn takes 'Cake,' Ritchie fires 'Revolver'". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  9. ^ Garrett, Diane (16 June 2007). "Sony, Marv Films pact". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  10. ^ Dawtrey, Adam (7 December 2007). "Mitchell joins MARV Films". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  11. ^ Jaafar, Ali (6 July 2009). "Thykier exits Marv, sets up PeaPie". Variety. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  12. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (8 June 2018). "Matthew Vaughn Plans 'Kick-Ass' Reboot & 'Kingsman' Spinoff, Launches Marv Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  13. ^ 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.
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  15. ^ Snatch (2001), retrieved 29 May 2020
  16. ^ Mean Machine (2002), retrieved 29 May 2020
  17. ^ Swept Away (2002), retrieved 29 May 2020
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  19. ^ "Stardust". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
  20. ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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  22. ^ "The Debt". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  23. ^ "Kick-Ass 2 (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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  25. ^ "Fantastic Four (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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  28. ^ "Rocketman (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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  30. ^ "The King's Man". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  31. ^ "Tetris". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  32. ^ "Argylle". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  33. ^ 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.