‘Kingsman 3’: Matthew Vaughn And Jane Goldman Have A “Big Idea” For Another Spy Sequel
Matthew Vaughn’sKingsman: The Secret Servicewas a pleasant surprise in 2014. The movie managed to walk the fine line between sending up spy tropes seen in the James Bond saga while not dipping so far intoAustin Powersterritory that it felt like a weightless spoof.Kingsmanwas a thrilling, fun entry into the genre it lampooned, andKingsman: The Golden Circlelooks likean amped-up continuation of that tradition.
But the upcoming sequel might not be the end of the road forTaron Egerton’sEggsy and company. Read Vaughn’s comments about a potentialKingsman 3below.
20th Century Fox held a press event in London on Friday that included a look at the first thirty minutes ofThe Golden Circle, andDeadlinetells us that during a brief Q&A session afterwards, Vaughn revealed that as he and co-writerJane Goldmanwere penning the screenplay, they were doing so with a third movie in mind:
“Weirdly while we were writingKingsman 2, we were thinking ofKingsman 3as well, which is odd. We’ve got a big idea for that. This is sort of the bridge and if we can pull this off, we’ll make another one.”
After catching a glimpse of the sheer insanity contained inThe Golden Circletrailer, the mind reels at what kind of stunts, gadgets, plot twists, and A-list guest stars Vaughn and Goldman might be cooking up for Eggsy to experience in a third film.
Based on my love of the first movie, I’m interested in a third go-around – especially with Vaughn and Goldman remaining involved – but I just hope thatThe Golden Circledoesn’t suffer as a result of this decision. If the second moviefeelslike a bridge to another story rather than a complete experience on its own, it’ll feel like we’ve been cheated a little bit. But it sounds like Vaughn weighed all the options before signing on, and hopefully he’s learned from past experiences:
“I was very hesitant about making a sequel purely because so many sequels don’t really enhance the experience. They’re normally bigger but not necessarily better…Kick-Ass 2was a big learning curve of how not to make a sequel. We didn’t set out to make a terrible film.”
