The first comic book movie of 2015 looks to set the standard high. Colin Firth stars in Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service.
Don't be fooled. When Kingsman: The Secret Service got moved to a seemingly-off peak release slot to February 2015 (if all had gone to plan, the film would have been released already), there was the usual speculation that all was not well with the movie.
In fact, turns out that's not the case at all. Kingsman: The Secret Service is a surprisingly low-budget production, that's just been hunting for some room in the release schedules. The cut of the film we saw recently was 99% done, save for one or two upgrades to effects shot. We suspect Kingsman: The Secret Service may end up surprising a few people.
Not least fans of Colin Firth. As this trailer hints, he becomes something of an action star in director Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons' comic book. The film focuses on what it takes to become a Kingsman, with Samuel L Jackson turning up as the villain of the piece. It's tinged with touches of James Bond, just James Bond with a lot, lot more violence.
A new trailer for the film has landed which explains some of this far better than we ever could. So best to leave you with that, and just remind you that Kingsman: The Secret Service is out at the end of January.
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