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Matthew Vaughn Kingsman cinematic universe release date trailer The King's Man

The King’s Man Gets a New Trailer as It Finally Rolls Towards Release

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Matthew Vaughn’s The King’s Man, the prequel to hisĀ Kingsman film series, has had a rough time of it in terms of release after being delayed twice. However, the Sept. 18 release date is now coming, and the film is gearing back up for release with a new, extended trailer that features plenty of new content.

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The move takes place during the dawn of World War I and shows how the Kingsman secret service was established. Ralph Fiennes plays the founder of the Kingsman organization and Harris Dickinson is his new recruit. They, along with a group of supporting characters, will take on a collection of the world’s worst villains who are hell-bent on using WWI to become rich and take over the world.

There’s a lot of the stylish action that has made theĀ Kingsman series stand out, butĀ The King’s Man does appear to play a little bit straighter than the first two Taron Egerton-starring movies. The plan is to use this as a launching pad to expand theĀ Kingsman universe even more, with another spin-off focusing on the Statesman (the American version of the Kingsman) and a third film in the main series in the works. Whether or not we get to see them will probably depend on the success of this film.

The film also stars Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Daniel BrĆ¼hl, Djimon Hounsou, and Charles Dance. Vaughn co-wrote the screenplay and directs the film.

Barring more COVID-19 delays later in the year, we should finally get our chance to check out The King’s Man in September.


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Matthew Razak is a News Writer and film aficionado at Escapist. He has been writing for Escapist for nearly five years and has nearly 20 years of experience reviewing and talking about movies, TV shows, and video games for both print and online outlets. He has a degree in Film from Vassar College and a degree in gaming from growing up in the '80s and '90s. He runs the website Flixist.com and has written for The Washington Post, Destructoid, MTV, and more. He will gladly talk your ear off about horror, Marvel, Stallone, James Bond movies, Doctor Who, Zelda, and Star Trek.