Director Matthew Vaughn's The Kingsman film franchise will continue with a third installment titled The King's Man. Although the upcoming film is is a prequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Vaughn recently revealed the prequel will provide hints at what's to come in Kingsman 3.
Currently scheduled to be released in theaters next month, The King's Man will chronicle the origins of the franchise's eponymous secret service organization. Set during World War I, the prequel will introduce newcomers to the film series, including Ralph Fiennes as the Duke of Oxford, Harris Dickinson as his son, Conrad, and Gemma Arterton as Polly.
While The King's Man will take place roughly a century before Kingsman heroes Harry Hart and Eggsy crossed paths, Vaughn told Empire that audiences can expect to see hints at what to expect from Kingsman 3. "We've put seeds for what’s going to happen in Kingsman 3 all the way back into this [...] and it’s going to be very different," he explained. While Vaughn had initially planned to hand the directing reigns to another filmmaker for Kingsman 3, he noted that he may be reconsidering this position, saying, "I actually don’t know what I want to do. There is an opportunity for a director to really change it up, but I’m considering it."
Full details on the plot for The King's Man are currently under wraps. However, the official synopsis for the film reveals that the story will involve some of history's "worst tyrants and criminal masterminds" formulating a plot to wipe out millions.
Based on the comic book series created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar, Kingsman: The Secret Service proved to a hit with movigoers and at the box office. However, Kingsman: The Golden Circle was not received nearly as well, despite being a financial success.
Fortunately, the response to The King's Man trailer has been generally positive and at the very least, it seems to offer audiences something a little different from the previous entries in the film series. If The King's Man proves to be a success, it may restore some of the goodwill with audiences that might have been lost after The Golden Circle.
The King's Man will be released in theaters on September 18, 2020.
Source: Empire