Over the past few months, the 20th Century Fox sequelKingsman: The Golden Circlehas been releasing a number of unique posters which have confirmed new cast members such asChanning Tatum,Elton JohnandJeff Bridges. These posters have even revealed the return ofColin Firth, though his character Harry Hart was presumably killed in last year’s blockbusterKingsman: The Secret Service. Today we have word thatVinnie Joneshas joined the cast, reuniting him with directorMatthew Vaughn.
Vinnie Jonesteased onTwitterearlier this week that he was filming scenes forKingsman 2, although it seems a few of his followers didn’t believe him. The actor went on to prove that he was in fact on theKingsman: The Golden Circleset by posting a few videos and new photos of the actor alongside directorMatthew Vaughnand co-starJulianne Moore. Unfortunately, the actor wouldn’t shed any light on his character in the sequel.
This project marks a reunion forVinnie Jonesand directorMatthew Vaughn. As a producer,Matthew Vaughnand directorGuy RitchiegaveVinnie Jones, a former pro soccer player, his first ever acting gig in the 1998 cult classicLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrells. The producer and director also cast the actor inSnatch, and while both of their careers took off from there, they haven’t worked with each other since. It isn’t known how much longerKingsman 2will be shooting for.
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.”
Matthew Vaughnis directing from a script he co-wrote with his longtime collaboratorJane Goldman, who worked with the director onStardust,Kick-Ass,X-Men: First ClassandKingsman: The Secret Service. 20th Century Fox has set a June 06, 2025 release date forKingsman 2, so stay tuned for more casting updates from this action packed sequel. In the meantime, take a look at the newset photosbelow fromKingsman: The Golden Circle.
