This fall, fans will get to see the continuing adventures of the world’s most unlikely secret agent, the street-smart Eggsy (Taron Egerton), who returns inKingsman: The Golden Circle. Last month,Taron Egertonoffered a few updates about the sequel, which was recently pushed from a June 16 release to October 6, teasing that the story is bigger and badder, with more guns, while explaining that it’s not for the faint of heart. During another interview, the actor revealed that a deleted scene from the first movie will be dusted off and brought back, implemented into the storyline of this sequel.
Den of Geekspoke withTaron EgertonforSing, when the talk eventually shifted towardsKingsman 2. Last May, the arrival of a new poster confirmed the casting of iconic singerElton John. The interviewer mentions toTaron EgertonthatElton Johnwas featured as himself in the first film’s script, with a scene where he helped rescue an unspecified character. Here’s whatTaron Egertonhad to say, confirming that a deleted scene from the first film will be resurrected forKingsman 2.
“Matthewknows and likesElton, and knows that he brings something that fits the tone of theKingsman world. I think I can say that there’s a deleted scene from the first one, that I personally thought shouldn’t have been cut, and that’s now in the second film. But what it is… I don’t think I can say.”
Taron Egertondoesn’t say whether or not the same scene that featuredElton Johnin the original script will be brought back, or howElton Johnwill play into the story, but hopefully we’ll get to seeElton Johnin action when the first trailer forKingsman 2hits.Taron Egertonwas also asked about the politics of the film, which is coming after both a controversial U.S. Presidential election and the U.K.’s “Brexit” vote. When asked about how political this sequel may be,Taron Egertonhad this to say.
“Quite right. Though I have to be pretty careful what I say,Matthewcan say what he wants, it’s his film. I think it very much is political. I think I can say there’s a ‘presidential’ thread that runs through the new film. I think that, each time, whenever there’s a new global threat that arises in the world of Kingsman, it will be something that may have genuine relevance. In the first one, I guess we could say it’s over population, and in this one, it’s a similarly pertinent global theme. But I think you’re right. It’s a warped, distorted presentation of politics, but I think the themes are definitely there.”
There has also been talk ofKingsman 3, whenHalle Berryreportedly signed on to play the head of the CIA inKingsman 2, with an option to also return forKingsman 3. We haven’t heard any further updates onKingsman 3, but when asked if writer-directorMatthew Vaughnis planning on returning for a third installment,Taron Egertonrevealed the filmmaker isn’t getting too far ahead of himself. Here’s what the young actor had to say below about the potential forKingsman 3.
“Matthewis a very much ‘Don’t count the chickens before they’ve hatched’ kind of guy, but he also has a real sense ofKingsmanbeing his baby and he won’t jeopardize it with a crap idea. So it depends what occurs, and whether it feels right to him, but I don’t think for a second that either he or myself, the lovely people at Fox and whoever else is interested inKingsman, wouldn’t completely love it if this is a continuing series.”
Kingsman: The Golden Circlealso starsJulianne Moore,Channing Tatum,Pedro Pascal,Edward Holcroft,Jeff Bridges,Vinnie Jones, along with the returningMark Strongas Merlin andColin Firthas Harry Hart, who was seemingly killed off towards the end off the first movie. While we still don’t know much about Harry Hart’s resurrection,Colin Firthdid state in an interview last year thatKinsgman 2is not a ‘conventional sequel," and that his return will be quite surprising.Kingsman 2will go up against Warner Bros.’ highly-anticipated sequelBlade Runner 2049and Lionsgate’sMy Little Ponyon October 6, which could be one of the more interesting box office races of the year.
