Cristiano Ronaldo announces shock career move as Man Utd great starts 'exciting new chapter'
The Portuguese great has teamed up with Matthew Vaughn and will launch three new action movies
Drama is something that's rarely in short supply when Cristiano Ronaldo is around. But now he's bringing it to the big screen.
The Man Utd and Real Madrid icon has announced a new partnership with British filmaker Matthew Vaugh, with the duo set to work on a hat-trick of action flicks together.
Vaughn has hailed the 40-year-old Portugal forward as "a real life superhero" whilst CR7 labelled it an "exciting new chapter."
A statement posted on Ronaldo's social media accounts said: "Cristiano Ronaldo loves movies; Matthew Vaughn loves sport - and they both love a good story.
"Both have been disruptive champions at their game and will now combine the world of sport and storytelling through the launch of UR MARV, an independent joint venture film studio embracing innovative technology, with a nod to tradition."
"This is an exciting chapter for me, as I look ahead to new ventures in business”, Cristiano Ronaldo said.
"Cristiano has created stories on the pitch that I could never have written, and I look forward to creating inspiring movies with him - he's a real-life superhero", Matthew Vaughn added.
The statement adds that, through UR MARV, Ronaldo and Vaughn have financed and produced two action films together and are about to start a third in the same series. They look forward to announcing the first release soon.
Ronaldo is no stranger to the big screen having been the subject of a 2015 biopic from the same producers of similar films into popstar Amy Winehouse and F1 icon Ayrton Senna.
A year earlier a Spanish documentary, Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet, also aired - narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. But this will be his first step into the world of fiction.
Vaughn meanwhile was the director and producer behind hit films including the Daniel Craig blockbuster Layer Cake, Kingsman: The Secret Service and Argylle - which featured an all-star cast including Dua Lipa, John Cena and Samuel L. Jackson.
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