Yesterday, anew postersurfaced for 20th Century Fox’s upcoming sequelKingsman: The Golden Circle, which teased thatKingsman: The Secret ServicestarColin Firthmay return, despite his character Harry Hart being killed off in the original movie. While we wait for confirmation onColin Firth’s return,Deadlinereports that the cast keeps growing, withGame of ThronesstarPedro Pascalsigning on. The actor will be playing a character named Jack Daniels, who may be a character teased in a previous report.
Last month it was revealed that Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong) visit the U.S., where they encounterHalle Berry’s character and a “swaggering, sharpshooting cowboy” called Jack. This is presumably the role thatPedro Pascalhas landed. That report also revealed the U.S. version of Kingsman is an organization known as the Statesmen, while we saw concept art ofJulianne Moore’s villainous lair, known as Poppyland. DirectorMatthew Vaughnpreviously teased that the sequel will involve a skiing sequence, a barroom brawl, robot dogs, one-armed henchmen and a sequence where the protagonists have to fend off “a massive f***ing frankfurter.”
Pedro Pascaljoins acastthat already includes originalKingsman: The Secret ServicestarsTaron Egertonas Eggsy and Edward Holcroft asCharlie Hesketh, another character who was believed to have died inKingsman: The Secret Service. They will be joined by new cast membersJulianne Mooreas thevillainPoppy andHalle Berryas the head of theCIA. The sequel will move the action from London to the United States, although there still is much we don’t know about the plot.
Matthew Vaughnis directing from a script he co-wrote withJane Goldman, who he has worked with for the past several years. The duo have previously written scripts forStardust,Kick-Ass,X-Men: First ClassandKingsman: The Secret Service, all of which were directed byMatthew Vaughn. Production is scheduled to begin later this year, but an exact start date has not been revealed.Kingsman: The Secret Servicewas one of last year’s surprise hits at the box office, taking in $128.2 million domestic and $414.3 million worldwide, from an $81 million budget.
Pedro Pascalis best known for his role as Oberyn Martell inGame of Thrones. On the big screen, he most recently starred inBloodsucking Bastards, and he also drew critical acclaim for playing Javier Pena on Netflix’s hit drama seriesNarcos. He will next be seen inThe Great WallalongsideMatt DamonandWillem Dafoe.
