Fox To Distribute Matthew Vaughn’s ‘The Secret Service’

Development is moving forward for Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming film adaptation of Mark Millar’s The Secret Service. Vaughn has recently completed the film’s script with Jane Goldman and is said to follow the comic closely. Mark Hamill has already signed on to cameo has himself in the film which is slated to start filming in August. A  plot description of the comic series can be found below.

From the writer of Kick-Ass and the artist of Watchmen comes a collaboration decades in the making! The world’s greatest secret agent is on the most exciting case of his career. But will the end of the world as know it take a back seat to training his street-punk nephew to be the next James Bond? meanwhile, what’s the secret link between a series of kidnapped sci-fi stars, the murder of an entire town, and a dark secret from inside Mount Everest? Under Uncle Jack’s supervision, Gary’s spy skills and confidence blossom–but when the duo learn what’s behind the celebrity kidnappings, the knowledge comes at a price. The conspiracy begins to unravel, but who can be trusted when so many prominent figures seem to be involved? It’s a must-be-seen-to-be-believed action spectacle!

It has also been revealed that Fox has the release date for The Secret Service for November 14th, 2014.

Source: Deadline