While audiences are excited to check out the sequelKingsman: The Golden Circlelater this year, writer/directorMatthew Vaughnis already toying with a third film in the franchise. Vaughn showcased some footage fromThe Golden Circleto a group of reporters in London today as part of a 20th Century Fox event, and Collider’s own Steve Weintraub was in attendance. While speaking about the process of writingKingsman 2withJane Goldman, Vaughn revealed they hit upon an idea forKingsman 3:
“Weirdly while we were writingKingsman 2, we were thinking ofKingsman 3as well, which is odd. We’ve got a big idea for that. This is sort of the bridge and if we can pull this off, we’ll make another one.”
Vaughn admitted that he wasn’t necessarily thinking of making a sequel toKingsman: The Secret Servicein the first place, but suddenly came up with an idea worth doing and pursued it. The result isThe Golden Circle, which finds Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and the Kingsman crew in shambles after their headquarters is destroyed. They must then go across the pond to their U.S. counterparts, Statesman, to team up and take onJulianne Moore’s villainous character.
The Golden Circleintroduces a bunch of new folks into the mix likeChanning Tatum,Halle Berry, andJeff Bridgeswhile also resurrectingColin Firth’s character, so it’ll be interesting to see how this leads intoKingsman 3. As a huge fan of the gleefully stylish first film, I’m all for aKingsmantrilogy.
The Golden Circledoesn’t open in theaters until September 22nd, but you can check out some more teases from Vaughn (via Steve) below and look for his full writeup on the event on Collider soon.
Here’s the official synopsis forKingsman: The Golden Circle:
“Kingsman: The Secret Service” introduced the world to Kingsman – an independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level of discretion, whose ultimate goal is to keep the world safe. In “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” our heroes face a new challenge. When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US called Statesman, dating back to the day they were both founded. In a new adventure that tests their agents’ strength and wits to the limit, these two elite secret organizations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy, in order to save the world, something that’s becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy…
