In the ever-expanding realm of blockbuster films, Matthew Vaughn has kept giving his audience hit after hit. From X-Men films to the Kingsman franchise, the filmmaker has become unforgettable. In fact, his recent work in progress with Henry Cavill, Argylle, has already captivated the world with its trailer and absolutely stunning cast. However, the espionage thriller is said to have a rather surprising connection to Ryan Reynolds‘ The Adam Project.

Both films are worlds apart in their plot and storylines. Not to mention, the lead actor of one is at the helm of entering the most popular superhero franchise of all while the other has just been slashed off one. However, there is something much more valuable than their multi-million dollar worth actors connecting the two movies.

The inspiration behind Henry Cavill’s Argylle and Ryan Reynolds’ The Adam Project

With the Argylle release only a few months away, Matthew Vaughn has opened up about his inspiration for the film. In an interview with Josh Horowitz, the filmmaker revealed that the film was a “love letter to 80’s action movies” and even named Robert Zemeckis to be the one he took inspiration from. The 52-year-old also said that the 1984 film, Romancing the Stone, and the 1985 film, Back to the Future, had played a huge part in his plans for his upcoming film. The essence of which could be evidenced in The Adam Project as well.

It is not the first time that a director has been so captivated by a time-travel film starring Michael J. Fox. Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds stunned the world with their film, The Adam Project, as they brought the magic of eighties action films to Netflix. The film also brought in major time travel sequences and had fans drawing connections to the 1985 film. In fact, they even had references to the blockbuster film.

While the director of Argylle has confessed to drawing inspiration from the evergreen blockbusters, Reynolds and Levy opted for a more cinematic confession through their movie and allowed fans to unravel the eighties references as they watched.

The Adam Project’s golden references to 80s action movies

As with any time travel film, Ryan Reynolds’ The Adam Project had to pay respects to the franchise that started it all, Back to the Future. In a scene with both adult Adam and child Adam, the 46-year-old can be seen trying to give his younger self some investment ideas. That is when Walker Scobell’s Adam brings in a reference to the one and only, Biff Tannen from the 1985 film.

In Back to the Future, Biff ends up giving his younger self a Grays Sports Almanac that spans 50 years of sports statistics, 1950-2000. Although it may have been in an attempt to make himself rich and famous, it inevitably ends up blowing up in his face. Thankfully, that was not the case for the Adams in the 2022 film. While the Back to Future reference was almost unmissable, there were a plethora of other references throughout the movie. Not only will Cavill’s Argylle have to do justice to the 80s action movies, but also keep up with the suave tribute of Levy’s film.

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