In these divisive and trying times, it’s always important to remember that Kingsman’s saying “manners maketh man.” Good thing that the new trailer for Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman prequel The King’s Man was just released to remind us of those wise words and distract us for two and a half minutes.
Based on the comic book series of the same name, the first two films, Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle were released in 2014 and 2017 and catapulted Taron Edgerton’s career. This new iteration will star Ralph Fiennes in the tailor/handler position and Harris Dickinson spy recruit role, but set during World War I. Together they will not only form the agency in which the series is focused on, but go head to head with some of history’s most notorious bad guys. Legendary Russian mystic Rasputin seems to give the pair a run for their money in the trailer.
Joining Finnes and Dickinson as fellow agents are Gemma Arterton and Djimon Hounsou. Rhys Ifans and Daniel Brühl are confirmed as Rasputin and Russian historical figure Felix Yusupov (go look him up for some potential spoilers). Matthew Goode, Charles Dance, Stanley Tucci, and Aaron Taylor Johnson are also set to star but are pretty much unseen in the trailer.
The film looks promising considering it was pushed back from November 2019 to February of this year to its new date of September 18th. It may be pushed back a third time, depending on how the coronavirus is affecting the country closer to its release date.
You can watch the trailer below.
