Kingsman: The Golden Circle Information

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is an upcoming British-American spy film directed by Matthew Vaughn, and is the sequel to 2015 film Kingsman: The Secret Service. The film stars Taron Egerton, Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Pedro Pascal, Channing Tatum and Jeff Bridges, and is scheduled to be released on 16 June 2017.

Premise

Eggsy, Merlin and Roxy head to the US to join forces with the "Statesman," their American counterpart, after the Kingsman HQ is destroyed by the notorious evil mastermind called "Poppy."

Cast

• Taron Egerton as Gary "Eggsy" Unwin
• Julianne Moore as Poppy, the main villain
• Halle Berry as Ginger, a Statesman agent
• Mark Strong as Merlin
• Colin Firth as Harry Hart
• Pedro Pascal as Jack Daniels
• Sophie Cookson as Roxanne "Roxy" Morton
• Channing Tatum
• Elton John
• Jeff Bridges
• Edward Holcroft as Charles "Charlie" Hesketh
• Vinnie Jones

Production

Near the release of Kingsman: The Secret Service, Mark Millar and Matthew Vaughn stated that a sequel would be possible if the first film was to perform well at the box office, and Vaughn expressed interest in directing the sequel. Vaughn also noted that he had hoped to have Firth back in the sequel, though it was later reported that Firth would not be returning; Strong is interested in returning as well.

On 29 April 2015, Fox announced that a sequel was in the works, but that it was unclear if Vaughn will return to direct due to his interest in directing a Flash Gordon film. On 11 June 2015, Vaughn told Yahoo that he had begun writing the script for the sequel and that he might be returning to direct. In September 2015, Millar reiterated that the sequel was in development and that Vaughn was looking for ways to bring Firth back without sacrificing the integrity of the story. Later that month, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Egerton had also signed on for the Robin Hood: Origins franchise, which would begin shooting in February 2016; Egerton's schedule was accordingly in the conflict with the Kingsman sequel. However, in mid-October, it was confirmed that the scheduling issues had been settled between both studios. Lionsgate plans to begin Robin Hoods production right after Egerton wraps filming on Kingsman: The Golden Circle, which was expected to begin production in April 2016.

On 17 February 2016, it was revealed that Julianne Moore was in talks to play the villain role in the film. On 10 March 2016, Halle Berry was cast in the film to play the role of the head of the CIA, and reportedly she was in talks to sign on for two films. In late March, Vaughn confirmed Berry's and Moore's casting, as well as the title, Kingsman: The Golden Circle. On 8 April 2016, Pedro Pascal was cast in the film as Jack Daniels. Channing Tatum confirmed his casting through his Twitter account, while Variety confirmed that Elton John was in talks for a key role. In late-April, Vaughn talked about writing the sequel, he stated "writing this was the hardest thing I've ever done." Jeff Bridges was added to the cast on 28 May 2016. Vinnie Jones announced on Twitter that he's cast in a role.

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on 15 May 2016 in Birmingham.

Release

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is scheduled to be released by 20th Century Fox a 16 June 2017 release.