Zack Sharf Digital News Director Matthew Vaughn recently opened up to Empire magazine about enduring some of the worst reviews of his career with “Argylle,” the $200 million star-studded spy comedy that flopped in theaters this year with $96 million worldwide.
The film, backed by Apple and released theatrically by Universal, intended to start a franchise and starred Bryce Dallas Howard as a reclusive spy novelist thrust into a real world of espionage.
Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cena and more co-starred. “Fuck yeah,” Vaughn responded when asked if the extremely negative “Argylle” reviews were disappointing to read.
The movie has a 33% Rotten Tomatoes score from 292 reviews. “We had done test screenings that had gone fantastically well,” Vaughn said. “The premiere was a really fun night, and it was like going back to the ‘Snatch’ days where there was such excitement.
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