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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesInspired by an adventure classic
Matthew Vaughn wrote the script after watching The Man Who Would Be King. In 2018 he announced the prequel under the working title Kingsman: The Great Game, but the official title ended up being different.
source ↗ - CameoRalph Fiennes also produces
Ralph Fiennes leads the cast as the Duke of Oxford and is also an executive producer. Harris Dickinson plays the son, and Daniel Brühl, Charles Dance, Rhys Ifans and Matthew Goode round out the cast. Vaughn denied rumors that Liam Neeson had joined.
source ↗ - SetupPiedmont becomes war-torn Europe
Shooting began on January 22, 2019, in the United Kingdom, and moved through Piedmont, Italy: Turin, the Venaria Reale palace, the Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi and Racconigi Castle.
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- Behind the scenesA spy film that had fun
Mark Millar and Matthew Vaughn talked in January 2012 about how serious modern spy films had become and wanted to make a "fun" one. Vaughn gave up directing X-Men: Days of Future Past to focus on the project.
source ↗ - CameoSamuel L. Jackson and the Bond villain
Samuel L. Jackson took the villain Valentine to play "a really great Bond villain," since he had long wanted to appear in a 007 film. The character's lisp was partly inspired by Jackson's childhood stutter. Rumors that Leonardo DiCaprio would play the part were denied.
source ↗ - ReferenceBorn from a comic
The film is based on The Secret Service comic series. Colin Firth joined the project in April 2013, before Jackson was cast.
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- Behind the scenesThree release dates
The film was first set for June 16, 2017, pushed to October 6, then moved up to September 22. It had an IMAX release and opened in the UK on September 20.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesEgerton, Robin Hood and scheduling
Taron Egerton had signed for a Robin Hood film with shooting planned for February 2016, which clashed with the sequel. The studios worked out the schedule, and Kingsman: The Golden Circle began shooting in May 2016, with Robin Hood right after.
source ↗ - CameoThe Statesman crew
Julianne Moore plays the villain Poppy, Halle Berry the tech support Ginger Ale, and Pedro Pascal, Channing Tatum and Jeff Bridges join as Statesman agents. Elton John appears as himself, kidnapped by Poppy.
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