Cristiano Ronaldo has officially entered Hollywood

Updated April 14, 2025, 5:37 a.m. | By East Coast Breakfast / Skyye Ndlovu

Cristiano Ronaldo and Matthew Vaughn just dropped UR•Marv – a new film company that's ready to shake up Hollywood.

What happens when you take a global football icon with superhero energy and pair him with one of Hollywood’s most stylish action directors?

You get UR•Marv – a brand-new film studio that’s about to flip the script on what movies can be.

Yup, you read that right. Cristiano Ronaldo and Matthew Vaughn (aka the mastermind behind 'Kingsman', 'Kick-Ass', and 'X-Men: First Class') are officially in business together.

They’re diving headfirst into Hollywood with a mission to shake up traditional filmmaking. The duo recently announced their joint venture studio UR•Marv, and the internet is doing backflips.

Sport meets cinema.

Swagger meets story.

A hero on the pitch meets a hero behind the camera.

This is the movie match-up nobody saw coming.

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— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) April 10, 2025

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UR•Marv promises to be bold, fresh, and fun just like its creators. The studio’s vision is to merge cutting-edge tech with old-school cinematic vibes.

Translation? Expect jaw-dropping visuals, crazy stunts, and storytelling with serious heart.

And they’re not wasting time. Ronaldo and Vaughn have already financed and produced two action-packed movies under the UR•Marv banner, with a third already in the works.

Word is they’re all part of the same adrenaline-fuelled series, and the first one’s about to be revealed very soon. Cue the countdown.

“This is an exciting chapter for me, as I look ahead to new ventures in business,” Ronaldo shared.

And Vaughn? He’s just as pumped. “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.”

Honestly? No lies detected there.

The announcement video officially dropped on April 11 and quickly went viral (no surprise).

Two legends from completely different worlds, joining forces for the love of storytelling?

It’s giving a cinematic universe.

It’s giving crossover episode.

It’s giving blockbuster energy.

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Is this the dream team we never knew we needed?

This collab has the potential to redefine the global entertainment space.

Ronaldo is no stranger to building empires. Beyond his legendary football career, he’s been quietly dominating the media world.

In 2023, he became a major investor in Portuguese media group Medialivre. Then, in 2024, he launched UR Cristiano, a YouTube channel that gives fans a raw, behind-the-scenes look at his world.

Now, with UR•Marv, he’s making it clear: the post-pitch era is here, and CR7 isn’t slowing down.

Meanwhile, Vaughn is still riding high from the 2024 release of 'Argylle' (that wild spy thriller with Henry Cavill and Bryce Dallas Howard) and is already cooking up more Kingsman madness.

Although it's clear that teaming up with Ronaldo for UR•Marv is his next big power play.

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So, whether you’re a football fanatic, a movie nerd, or just someone who lives for a good plot twist, keep your eyes on UR•Marv.

With Vaughn’s vision and Ronaldo’s drive, we might just be witnessing the birth of the next Hollywood powerhouse.