Kingsman 3 director Matthew Vaughn addresses why the trilogy-capper is taking such a long time. After the success of the first film in 2014, Vaughn continued the story of Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Harry (Colin Firth) in Kingsman: The Golden Circle in 2017. A third film was planned, but Vaughn’s next installment in the franchise was 2021’s The King’s Man, a prequel. Although Eggsy’s third and final outing seemingly sat on the backburner for a number of years, Vaughn did recently confirm that the film’s script is now well underway.
Now, with still no Kingsman 3 release date in sight, Vaughn explains in a recent interview with Collider that the film is taking so long to get off the ground because Egerton has got quite a busy schedule at the moment. Unfortunately, that means the movie won’t be starting production this year as he previously suggested. Check out Vaughn’s full comment below:
“That’ll be the next year, because Taron’s bloody busy. He’s doing another movie, the guy that did
Blackbird
, they’re doing another big TV show. So I have to wait for his availability as well.”
What To Expect From Kingsman 3
When Could The Final Kingsman Movie Release?
Kingsman 3, which could be titled Kingsman: The Blue Blood, is expected to serve as the conclusion to Eggsy and Harry’s story. Little has been revealed so far regarding the film’s story, but Vaughn has teased that it will follow Eggsy as he struggles to regain his purpose while teaming up with Harry for one final adventure. It’s not clear whether the Kingsman 3 cast will include any other familiar faces.
It’s likely that the upcoming third film will continue several franchise traditions. The film, for example, will likely be rated R and will likely sport a lighter tone. Previous installments in the Kingsman franchise have all featured healthy amounts of comedy along with sometimes fairly graphic violence, something that the trilogy-capper will surely be doing once more. The new movie will probably also feature an over-the-top, Bond-villain-esque antagonist with an elaborate plan, just like Samuel L. Jackson’s Valentine and Julianne Moore’s Poppy.
As far as a potential release date, Vaughn’s reveal that Kingsman 3 won’t begin shooting until next year would suggest that it could hit theaters in 2026. This means, when the film comes out, it will have been at least 9 years since audiences last saw Eggsy and Harry, though it’s unclear if this same amount of time will have passed in-universe. While Kingsman 3 is definitely still on track, it does unfortunately sound like it won’t be coming anytime soon.
Kingsman: The Blue Blood
Kingsman: The Blue Blood is the fourth installment of the Kingsman film franchise, taking place after the events of the second film, The Golden Circle. Plot details are unknown. Conceived as a sendup of classic spy movies, Kingsman: The Secret Service (based on Mark Millar’s comic book of the same name) was released in 2014 and earned positive reviews for its irreverent tone and wild action sequences, launching a new franchise with Taron Egerton’s Eggsy at the center.
- Director
- Matthew Vaughn
- Cast
- Taron Egerton
- Writers
- Matthew Vaughn
- Studio(s)
- Marv
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century Studios
- prequel(s)
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle , Kingsman: The Secret Service , The King’s Man
- Franchise(s)
- Kingsman
