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Matthew Vaughn Off Thor
Matthew Vaughn Off Thor
Marvel just announced a June 4th 2010 release date for Thor (six weeks after Iron Man 2), but Matthew Vaughn ( Layer Cake, Stardust ) is no longer is attached to direct the live action adaptation because his holding deal expired December. Back in October Vaughn told the Guardian that Marvel loved the latest draft of the script, which he was working on with Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend).  ...
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MATTHEW VAUGHN AND THE THOR MOVIE
FilmDrunk.com — ... is reportedly somewhere between $150 and $300 million dollars.  Previously attached to the project was director Matthew Vaughn of Layer Cake and Stardust, but the expiration of his contract has left the producers scrambling to find a suitable replacement. In my mind, the most important thing about the news that Matthew Vaughn is off Thor is the implication that at one point, Matthew Vaughn was on Thor. Hahahahahahahahahahaha – queers. [Source]

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