Matthew Vaughn appears to have a type.
Type of film that is. He’s currently hard at work editing X-Men: First Class for Fox, but Deadline is reporting that the director is ready to jump straight back into the superhero genre with an adaptation of Jonathon Ross’ as-of-yet unpublished comic book titled The Golden Age.
This is one for the comic fans.
The story revolves around a group of elderly superheroes who reside in the same retirement home. They’re called back into action by their grandchildren when the children’s middle-aged parents start lousing things up. The title refers to the Golden Age of comic books when characters such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Captain America first appeared.
Apparently Vaughn has a pretty golden wish list in terms of the actors he wants to take the lead in the film: Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, and Clint Eastwood. Now that would really be something. Even if he doesn’t get his dream actors, I have to admit that the high concept alone has me ready to wait in line to see it. According to the article, Vaughn is not certain if he will direct the film or act only as a producer.
The script isn’t complete, and the comic book hasn’t seen the light of day, but if X-Men: First Class lives up to promise of its recently released trailer, The Golden Age may just be a sure thing.
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