Kingsman: The Secret Service

Kingsman: The Secret Service is a 2014 action spy comedy film[1][5] directed and produced by Matthew Vaughn. The screenplay, written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman, is based on Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons's comic book series of the same name. The film follows the recruitment and training of Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Taron Egerton), into a secret spy organisation. In a both brutal and comedic fashion, Eggsy joins a mission to tackle a global threat from Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson), a wealthy megalomaniac wanting to deal with climate change.[6] Colin Firth, Mark Strong, and Michael Caine play supporting roles.

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Kingsman: The Secret Service
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMatthew Vaughn
Produced by
Screenplay byJane Goldman
Story byMatthew Vaughn
Based on
Starring
Music by
CinematographyGeorge Richmond
Edited by
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 13 December 2014 (2014-12-13) (Butt-Numb-A-Thon)
  • 29 January 2015 (2015-01-29) (United Kingdom)
  • 13 February 2015 (2015-02-13) (United States)
Running time
129 minutes[1]
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • United States[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$81–94 million[3][4]
Box office$414.4 million[4]

Kingsman: The Secret Service premiered at the Butt-Numb-A-Thon festival on 13 December 2014, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2015 and United States on 13 February 2015. The film received generally positive reviews from critics who highly praised the stylised action sequences, the acting performances, villain, score, and its dark humour, though some violent and sexual scenes were critiqued as over-the-top. The film grossed over $414 million worldwide, becoming Vaughn's most commercially successful film to date.[7] In 2015, it won the Empire Award for Best British Film.

A sequel, titled Kingsman: The Golden Circle, was released in September 2017, with Vaughn and the main cast returning.[8] A prequel, The King's Man, is currently scheduled to be released on August 20, 2021.

Plot

During a mission in the Middle East in 1997, probationary secret agent Lee Unwin sacrifices himself to protect his superior, Harry Hart, from an explosion. Hart, blaming himself for Lee's death, returns to London to give Lee's widow, Michelle, and her young son Gary "Eggsy" a medal engraved with an emergency assistance number.

Seventeen years later, Eggsy is a stereotypical chav, having dropped out of training for the Royal Marines despite his intelligence and talents for both gymnastics and parkour.[9][10] After getting arrested for stealing a car, Eggsy calls the number. Hart arranges his release and explains that he is a member of Kingsman, a private intelligence service founded by British elite who lost their heirs in World War I and put their money towards protecting the world; the organization is named for the tailor shop that clothed them in Savile Row, which they now use as a front for their bases. Hart, code name "Galahad", explains there is a position available, as agent "Lancelot" was killed by the assassin Gazelle while trying to rescue university professor James Arnold from kidnappers. Eggsy becomes Hart's candidate.

Merlin discovers that Professor Arnold is working as though nothing has happened. Hart attempts to interrogate him, but a microchip in Professor Arnold's neck explodes, killing him. The detonation signal is traced to a facility owned by Gazelle's employer Richmond Valentine, an Internet billionaire and philanthropist who has offered everyone in the world SIM cards that grant free cellular and Internet connectivity. Hart, impersonating as a billionaire philanthropist, meets Valentine face-to-face.

Other candidates are eliminated through dangerous training tests run by Kingsman's technical support operative "Merlin", until only Eggsy and Roxy, a candidate Eggsy befriended, are left. Eggsy refuses to complete the final test—shooting a Pug puppy he raised during the training process, and Roxy is named the new "Lancelot". Hart learns of Valentine's connection to an obscure hate group's church in Kentucky, and travels there, wearing glasses containing a video transceiver. As Eggsy watches, Valentine activates the SIM cards in the church, triggering a signal that causes the parishioners to become murderously violent. Hart's spy training leaves him as the only survivor. Outside the church Valentine explains what happened before shooting Hart in the face, apparently killing him.

Eggsy returns to Kingsman headquarters and finds that Chester "Arthur" King, Kingsman's leader, has a scar on his neck just like Professor Arnold's. King reveals that Valentine plans to transmit his "neurological wave" worldwide via satellite network, believing the resulting "culling" of most of the human race will avert its extinction via global warming. Only those Valentine has chosen will be unaffected. King tries to kill Eggsy with a poisoned drink, but Eggsy switches glasses with King, who poisons himself.

Eggsy, Merlin and Roxy set out to stop Valentine. Roxy uses high-altitude balloons to destroy one of Valentine's satellites and break up the network, but Valentine secures a replacement. Merlin flies Eggsy to Valentine's base, where he masquerades as King. Eggsy is discovered by a failed Kingsman recruit, Charlie Hesketh, leading to both Eggsy and Merlin being cornered. On Eggsy's suggestion, Merlin activates the implanted chips' failsafe, killing almost everyone with a chip. Valentine activates the signal, triggering worldwide pandemonium. Eggsy kills Gazelle and uses one of her sharpened prosthetic legs to impale Valentine and kill him, stopping the signal and ending the threat. Afterward, he shares a sexual encounter with Tilde, Crown Princess of Sweden, who was abducted by Valentine.

In a mid-credits cutscene, Eggsy, now the new "Galahad", offers his mother and half-sister a new home away from his abusive stepfather, who is knocked unconscious in the same way that Harry earlier knocked out a gangster.

Cast
Main article: List of Kingsman characters

Hanna Alström and Bjørn Floberg appear as Crown Princess Tilde of Sweden, and Swedish Prime Minister Morten Lindström, respectively. Jack Cutmore-Scott portrays Rufus Saville, and Lily Travers portrays Lady Sophie. Jonno Davies played Lee Unwin, Eggsy's father and a former Kingsman candidate who sacrificed himself to save Hart. Nicholas Banks, Nicholas Agnew, Rowan Polonski and Tom Prior portrayed, respectively, Digby Barker, Nathaniel, Piers and Hugo Higins, the other four Kingsman candidates. Fiona Hampton played Amelia, a Kingsman employee who masquerades as a candidate in order to "die" during the first test. Richard Brake played the interrogator during the penultimate test,[11] Ralph Ineson the police interviewer after Eggsy's arrest, whereas Corey Johnson starred as a fanatic church leader, and Velibor Topić portrayed the biggest goon in the bar fight scene. Tobias Bakare and Theo Barklem-Biggs play Eggsy's friends Jamal and Ryan.

Production

Development

The project originated when Mark Millar and Matthew Vaughn were at a bar discussing spy movies, lamenting that the genre had become too serious over the years and deciding to do "a fun one."[12] To have the time to make the film, Vaughn had to opt out of directing X-Men: Days of Future Past, which he called "a really tough decision".[12] He reasoned that if he did not do it, "somebody else ... [would] wake up and do a fun spy movie. Then I would have written a bloody screenplay that no one would want to make."[12]

Casting

Colin Firth joined the cast to lead the film on 29 April 2013.[13] It was initially reported in 2013 that Leonardo DiCaprio was in talks to play a villain,[14] although Vaughn himself later denied that he was ever considered, stating that he came as close to playing the role "as I am to becoming the Pope."[15] Instead the role of the villain went to Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson took the role in part because of a career-long dream to be in a James Bond movie. As he felt that this was unlikely to come true, he took on the role, stating "I felt like this was an opportunity to play a really great Bond villain."[16] Jackson's character has a notable lisp, which was partially inspired by the stutter he had during his childhood.[16] In September 2013, Vaughn cast Sophie Cookson for the female lead, preferring a newcomer over more obvious candidates like Emma Watson and Bella Heathcote.[17] Mark Hamill was cast as Professor James Arnold, a reference to his character in the source comic book being named "Mark Hamill".[18]

Filming

Principal photography began 6 October 2013 in Deepcut, Surrey,[19][20] on a budget reported to be one-third of the $200 million budget of Skyfall.[21] The Alexandra Road Estate in Camden[22] was used for Eggsy's home area, and some scenes were filmed at Imperial College London. The Black Prince Pub in Kennington, South London, was used for various fight scenes and the car chase. Savile Row in Mayfair was also employed as a location and the exterior of tailors Huntsman at No. 12, which provided the clothes, and James Lock & Co. in St James's, which provided the hats.[23] While rumours of several celebrity cameo parts were published, including Adele,[24] Elton John,[24][25] Lady Gaga,[26][27] and David Beckham,[24] none of these rumours proved to be true.

Music
Main article: Kingsman: The Secret Service (soundtrack)

In May 2014, it was reported that Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson would be composing the music for the film,[28] while in July it was announced that Gary Barlow would be writing the music for the film. Additionally, a song from Take That's seventh studio album III, "Get Ready for It", played during the end credits.[29]

Release

The film's premiere was held in London on 14 January 2015, with director Vaughn and stars Firth, Egerton, and Strong attending, and Take That performing the film's theme live.[30] A regional premiere was held in Glasgow at exactly the same time as the London event, and live footage was streamed from the premiere to Glasgow.[31] Mark Millar also hosted a charity screening of the film ahead of its release in Glasgow to raise money for his old school, St. Bartholomews.[32] The film opened in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2015.[33] In the United States 20th Century Fox planned to release the film on 14 November 2014,[34] but later delayed it to 6 March 2015.[35] It was later moved up to 24 October 2014,[36] before being delayed again to 13 February 2015.[37] The film was released in most of Latin America and Indonesia, with the action scene set in the church removed. The scene, considered vital by the director and film critics, was excised almost completely, leaving only the set-up and immediate consequences.[38][39][40][41]

Marketing

The trade paperback collecting the comics miniseries was released on 14 January 2015.[42] Vaughn teamed up with luxury retailer Mr Porter to create a 60-piece clothing line based on the film. Mr Porter worked with the film's costume designer, Arianne Phillips, to design the bespoke suiting, while everything from the ties and shirts to eyewear, umbrellas, shoes and watches were designed by heritage brands such as Cutler and Gross, George Cleverley, Mackintosh and Bremont. The collaboration is the first of its kind, making Kingsman: The Secret Service the first film from which customers can buy all of the outfits they see.[43][44] The film also includes significant product placement for Adidas Originals.[45]

Home media

The film was released on digital HD on 15 May 2015 and on Blu-ray and DVD on 23 June. It was released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on 1 March 2016.[46][47]

Reception

Box office

Kingsman: The Secret Service grossed $414.4 million worldwide; $24.2 million of the takings were generated from the UK market and $128.3 million from North America.[4]

Kingsman opened on 30 January 2015 in Sweden, UK, Ireland and Malta. In the UK the film opened with $6.5 million and debuted at second place (behind Big Hero 6).[48] The following weekend it opened in two additional countries: Australia and New Zealand. It debuted atop the box office in both countries and had a successful opening in Australia with $3.6 million.[49] In its third weekend, it earned $23 million from 4,844 screens in 39 countries. It topped the box office in three countries; Singapore, Hong Kong, and Thailand, the rest of which were dominated by Fifty Shades of Grey.[50] In its fourth weekend, it expanded to a total of 54 countries and grossed $33.4 million from 5,940 screens.[51] Its biggest opener outside of North America was in China where it earned $27.9 million.[52] Other high openings occurred in South Korea ($5.3 million)[50] Russia and the CIS ($3.6 million),[50] Taiwan ($3.4 million),[51] and France ($3.3 million).[51]

In the United States and Canada, the film opened on 13 February and was predicted to debut to around $28 million.[53] The film opened in 3,204 cinemas and grossed $10.4 million on its first day, $15.4 million on its second day and $10.4 million on its third day,[54] for a weekend gross of $36.2 million (an $11,300-per-cinema average), finishing second at the box office behind Fifty Shades of Grey.[55] During the four-day Presidents Day weekend it grossed $41.8 million.[56][57]

Critical response

The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes sampled 248 critics and judged 75% of the reviews as positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10, calling the film "Stylish, subversive, and above all fun".[58] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 50 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[59] The Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE) rates the film at 63 out of 100, based on 108 film critic reviews.[60] According to CinemaScore, audiences gave the film a grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[61]

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone said of the film, "This slam-bang action movie about British secret agents is deliriously shaken, not stirred ... Even when it stops making sense, Kingsman is unstoppable fun".[62] Jordan Hoffman, writing for The Guardian, said of the film, "The spirit of 007 is all over this movie, but Vaughn's script ... has a licence to poke fun. ... no one involved in the production can believe they're getting away with making such a batshit Bond." Comparing the film to those of Christopher Nolan, Hoffman said, "Despite the presence of grandfatherly Michael Caine, Kingsman's tone is about as far from the Christopher Nolan-style superhero film as you can get. Verisimilitude is frequently traded in for a rich laugh".[63] Peter Bradshaw, writing for The Guardian, called the film "a smirking spy spoof, weirdly charmless and dated in unintentional ways", commenting that "it is a film forever demanding to be congratulated on how "stylish" it is."[64]

Some reviewers were critical of the film's depiction of violence, which was considered to be too graphic for a comedy. Anthony Lane of The New Yorker stated, "Few recent movies have fetched quite as far as 'Kingsman', and countless viewers will relish the brazen zest of its invention." However, Lane was critical of the film's use of stereotypes.[65] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times enjoyed the film, but criticised Vaughn's use of violence as a cinematic tool, calling it "narrative overkill".[66] Jason Ward of The Guardian wrote that "[e]verything about Kingsman exists to disguise the fact that it is solidly conservative". His examples include "[t]he depiction of Valentine's plan as a throwback to a less serious era of spy movies [which] is revealed as a feint, with the ulterior motive of undermining environmentalists".[67] Likewise, The A.V. Club's Ignatiy Vishnevetsky commented that, "Far from being a Team America-style send-up of gentleman spy movies, Kingsman is actually even more reactionary than the movies it's referencing; it traffics in the kind of Tory values Bond flicks merely suggest [...] the thing is, the movie is fun, at least from a visual design standpoint, even though it's hard to separate its bespoke fashions, future-vintage gadgets, and aristocratic décor from its fusty worldview".[68] Peter Sobczynski of rogerebert.com, who gave the film two out of four stars, likened Vaughn's script to the spy film equivalent of Scream and also criticised the overuse of graphic violence, despite its cartoonish rendering.[69]

The filmmakers also faced some criticism for an anal sex gag at the end of the film.[70]

2019 Donald Trump video

In October 2019, an edited version of the church fight scene from the film was shown at a conference of some of President Donald Trump's supporters.[71] The video featured Colin Firth's character, whose face had been replaced with Trump's, violently killing people who had been similarly replaced with the faces and logos of people from the news media, critics, and opposing politicians. The White House released a statement saying that President Trump condemned the video and had not seen it.[72]

Sequels and prequel
Main articles: Kingsman: The Golden Circle and The King's Man
See also: Kingsman (franchise)

Millar and Vaughn stated that a sequel was possible if the film performs well at the box office, and Vaughn expressed interest in directing the sequel.[73][74] Vaughn also noted that he hoped to have Firth back in the sequel, and that Strong was interested in returning as well.[75][76] It was confirmed that Taron Egerton was contracted for the sequel.[77] When asked how they would incorporate Firth's character into the sequel, Millar stated that various ideas have been discussed, including giving Harry Hart an evil brother, or perhaps turning the character into a ghost. Fox announced a sequel was in the works, but it was unclear if Vaughn would return to direct.[78] On 11 June 2015, it was confirmed Vaughn had begun writing the sequel, and that he might return to direct it.[79][80] Principal photography was set to begin in April 2016, with a 6 October 2017 release date.[8][81] It was reported that Julianne Moore was in talks to star as the new villain, and Halle Berry might sign on as the Head of the CIA.[82][83] On 18 March 2016, Edward Holcroft was also confirmed to reprise his role as Charles "Charlie" Hesketh.[84]

Vaughn later revealed the sequel's title to be Kingsman: The Golden Circle. The plot follows Eggsy and Merlin joining forces with "Statesman", their American counterpart after Kingsman was destroyed by the film's villain Poppy, played by Moore.[85] On 7 April 2016, Egerton revealed the first poster for the film, which strongly hinted that Firth would return for the film; the poster features Harry Hart's trademark pair of glasses with one of the lenses missing below the tagline (a borrowed quote from Mark Twain) stating "reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."[86][87] Sophie Cookson will also reprise her role as Roxy Morton in the sequel.[88] The next day, Deadline reported that Pedro Pascal was in talks for the role of Jack Daniels.[89] On 12 April 2016, Elton John was in talks about joining the cast of the upcoming sequel. John would not be playing a character, but having screen time as himself.[90] The next day, Channing Tatum announced on his Twitter account that he was joining the cast, taking the role of Agent Tequila.[91][92]

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