Kingsman: The Golden Circleis still getting its cast together. And boy, what a cast this will be. Already announced areJulianne Moore,Halle Berryand original starTaron Egerton.Elton Johnis in talks to possibly play himself. And now,Channing Tatumhas boarded the sequel. The actor made the announcement himself on his personalTwitter Account.
There is no word yet on which characterChanning Tatumwill take on. Though, it sounds like he is set to play a southerner with good manners. The movie is directed by originalKingsman: The Secret ServicedirectorMatthew Vaughn. The tweet came with the second in what appears to be a series of teaser posters. The tagline on this particular poster reads as such.
“My momma always told me the British gave us Southerners our good manners.”
It was revealed just earlier this week that iconSir Elton Johnis in talks for a role. No details were given for the character he may play, but it sounds like the musician may be playing himself. Regardless of his role, if a deal is finalized, Elton John joins a cast that already includes originalKingsman: The Secret ServicestarsTaron Egertonas Eggsy,Mark Strongas Merlin andEdward Holcroftas Charlie Hesketh, who was believed to have died inKingsman: The Secret Service. They will be joined by new cast membersJulianne Mooreas the villain Poppy andHalle Berryas the head of theCIA. The sequel will move the action from London to the United States.
InKingsman: The Golden Circle, Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong) visit the U.S., where they encounterHalle Berry’s character and a “swaggering, sharpshooting cowboy” called Jack, played byPedro Pascal. The U.S. version of Kingsman is an organization known as the Statesmen, andJulianne Moore’s character resides in a 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.”
Last week, a new poster teasedKingsman: The Secret ServicestarColin Firthmay return as Harry Hart, even though this character was presumably killed in the original. The poster featured the cryptic tagline “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” a quote made famous by iconic authorMark Twain. We still don’t have any exact confirmation thatColin Firthis returning to star, but directorMatthew Vaughndid tease last year that he’s trying to figure out a way to bring the actor back for this sequel.
Matthew Vaughnwill direct from a script he co-wrote withJane Goldman, who both wroteKingsman: The Secret Service. The original movie was 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. It was announced earlier this week that theJump StreetandMen in Blackcrossover is happening, and will be titledMIB 23. It is presumed thatChanning Tatumwill star alongsideJonah Hill. He will next appear in theX-MenspinoffGambit, which has beenmoved outof its October release due to script rewrites. He’s also set to take on theEvel Knievelbiopic
