Matthew Vaughn To Direct Spy Thriller ‘I Am Pilgrim’

By Angie Han/Sept. 29, 2015 10:30 am EST

Matthew Vaughn is getting back into the spy game. The Kingsman: The Secret Service helmer has been set to direct MGM’s espionage thriller I Am Pilgrim, based on the bestselling novel by Terry Hayes. Get all the details on the Matthew Vaughn I Am Pilgrim project after the jump. TheWrap reports Hayes will adapt his own book for the movie. The story concerns the adopted son of a wealthy American family, who used to head a secret spy unit for U.S. intelligent. He’s since entered an anonymous retirement, but since no spy ever truly stays retired in the movies, he gets sucked back in thanks to a strange investigation that turns into a race to stop a terrorist attack.

MGM sees I Am Pilgrim as a potential franchise-starter, and Hayes is already at work writing a follow-up novel. An experienced screenwriter, Hayes’ credits include Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Payback, Vertical Limit, and From Hell. Said Jonathan Glickman, president of MGM’s Motion Picture Group, in a statement:

We could not be more excited to have a consummate filmmaker like Matthew to bring I AM PILGRIM to the screen. His sensibility, coupled with Terry Hayes’ incredible story, gives us the ideal team to bring this character to the world wide audience.

Vaughn last made Kingsman: The Secret Service and is now working on a sequel, though it remains unclear if he’ll direct. Though Kingsman was a send-up of the spy genre, he can do more straightforward thrillers as well as we saw with Layer Cake. His other credits include Stardust, Kick-Ass, and X-Men: First Class.

In addition to directing, Vaughn will produce and co-finance through Marv Films. Lloyd Braun of Whalerock Industries is also producing, and Andrew Mittman serves as executive producer. Glickman and Matt Dines will oversee I Am Pilgrim for the studio. No start date or release date has been announced.

Matthew Vaughn To Direct Spy Thriller ‘I Am Pilgrim’

By Angie Han/Sept. 29, 2015 10:30 am EST

Matthew Vaughn is getting back into the spy game. The Kingsman: The Secret Service helmer has been set to direct MGM’s espionage thriller I Am Pilgrim, based on the bestselling novel by Terry Hayes. Get all the details on the Matthew Vaughn I Am Pilgrim project after the jump. TheWrap reports Hayes will adapt his own book for the movie. The story concerns the adopted son of a wealthy American family, who used to head a secret spy unit for U.S. intelligent. He’s since entered an anonymous retirement, but since no spy ever truly stays retired in the movies, he gets sucked back in thanks to a strange investigation that turns into a race to stop a terrorist attack.

MGM sees I Am Pilgrim as a potential franchise-starter, and Hayes is already at work writing a follow-up novel. An experienced screenwriter, Hayes’ credits include Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Payback, Vertical Limit, and From Hell. Said Jonathan Glickman, president of MGM’s Motion Picture Group, in a statement:

We could not be more excited to have a consummate filmmaker like Matthew to bring I AM PILGRIM to the screen. His sensibility, coupled with Terry Hayes’ incredible story, gives us the ideal team to bring this character to the world wide audience.

Vaughn last made Kingsman: The Secret Service and is now working on a sequel, though it remains unclear if he’ll direct. Though Kingsman was a send-up of the spy genre, he can do more straightforward thrillers as well as we saw with Layer Cake. His other credits include Stardust, Kick-Ass, and X-Men: First Class.

In addition to directing, Vaughn will produce and co-finance through Marv Films. Lloyd Braun of Whalerock Industries is also producing, and Andrew Mittman serves as executive producer. Glickman and Matt Dines will oversee I Am Pilgrim for the studio. No start date or release date has been announced.

MGM sees I Am Pilgrim as a potential franchise-starter, and Hayes is already at work writing a follow-up novel. An experienced screenwriter, Hayes’ credits include Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Payback, Vertical Limit, and From Hell.

Said Jonathan Glickman, president of MGM’s Motion Picture Group, in a statement:

Vaughn last made Kingsman: The Secret Service and is now working on a sequel, though it remains unclear if he’ll direct. Though Kingsman was a send-up of the spy genre, he can do more straightforward thrillers as well as we saw with Layer Cake. His other credits include Stardust, Kick-Ass, and X-Men: First Class.

We could not be more excited to have a consummate filmmaker like Matthew to bring I AM PILGRIM to the screen. His sensibility, coupled with Terry Hayes’ incredible story, gives us the ideal team to bring this character to the world wide audience.

In addition to directing, Vaughn will produce and co-finance through Marv Films. Lloyd Braun of Whalerock Industries is also producing, and Andrew Mittman serves as executive producer. Glickman and Matt Dines will oversee I Am Pilgrim for the studio. No start date or release date has been announced.