WithThe King’s Manrelease just around the corner, fans of theKingsmanfranchise will soon get treated to the third installment of the action-comedy movies that follow agents of a secret spy agency on missions to stop global threats carried out by megalomaniac individuals. But asThe King’s Manis a prequel that far predates the timeline events of 2014’sKingsman: The Secret Serviceand 2017’sKingsman: The Golden Circle, we are still left wondering what will become of Eggsy (Taron Egerton), Harry (Colin Firth), and other characters that we’ve come to know and love.
While promotingThe King’s Man, directorMatthew Vaughntalked for the first time about what the next installment,Kingsman 3,would be about during a group interview that Collider participated in. The next installment has been a subject of speculation for years, especially after fans realizedThe King’s Manwould not move the main story forward. So what’s next for Eggsy and Harry? Can we finally look forward to seeing them inKingsman 3?
These are questions that director Matthew Vaughn decided not to dodge while promotingThe King’s Manthis week. When asked point-blank about the characters who will definitely be inKingsman 3and what the story will be about, he decided to be straightforward and throw us a bone:
“Eggsy and Harry [will be in it], obviously. But it’s the gang coming back together and it’s one of those moments that…when we wrote the screenplay, it was very much about, okay, I saw how people loved the relationship of Eggsy and Harry. So we just came up with this thing, what could be the ultimate reason for them to either fall in love or to hate each other forever? So that’s what this movie is all about is will they or won’t they, let’s just say."
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Considering what Eggsy and Harry have been through together – forming a mentor/friend relationship, one of them dying and coming back to life, and now Eggsy getting married and starting a family – it seems like a good move to have the next film putting their friendship to the ultimate test, and whatever the outcome may affect the whole future of the franchise.
Also,Kingsman 3is set to unveil a new chapter for the British spy agency, since it got obliterated inKingsman: The Golden Circleand ended up being saved by The Statesmen (the American equivalent to Kingsman), who provided Eggsy and Harry with the means to rebuild it from scratch.
Of course, this is just the first bit of information we have onKingsman 3, and there is surely still a lot more to come, since Vaughn mentioned the next movie is set to begin filming in September 2022. Aside from that, it’s also important to remember that the Marv Group production company announced back in 2020 that it had at leastseven more moviesplanned. So there are a lot more groomed agents coming our way.
The King’s Manpremieres in theaters on December 22. Look for more from our interview with Matthew Vaughn soon.
