Merging the worlds of elite athletics and Hollywood filmmaking, soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo and acclaimed director Matthew Vaughn have kicked off UR•Marv, a joint venture film studio.
The independent studio aims to disrupt conventional filmmaking by “embracing innovative technology, with a nod to tradition.” The partnership has already yielded tangible results, with two completed action films – which Vaugh and Ronaldo financed and produced together via UR•Marv – and a third in active development, all part of the same series. Details of the first film will be unveiled imminently.
“This is an exciting chapter for me, as I look ahead to new ventures in business,” Ronaldo said.
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