Monday, June 29, 2020

The King's Man Trailer, My Thoughts

In 2012, Icon Comics (A Marvel Comics imprint for creator-owned titles) published a limited series called Kingsmen: The Secret Service. Written by Mark Millar with art by Dave Gibbons, the miniseries told the tale of Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, a young man brought in by his uncle Jack London to work for MI6. The miniseries would get sequels in 2017 and 2018: The Big Exit and The Red Diamond.

In 2015, a film adaptation was released, directed by Matthew Vaughn. The film was co-written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman, and starred Taron Egerton as Eggsy. The adaptation was received with praise for the action, the acting, and the dark humor, but did get criticism for some of the violence and sexuality in the film. They were seen as a bit over the top. The film would get a sequel in 2017: Kingsman: The Golden Circle. And now it's getting a prequel, set in the time before World War I. Let's look at the trailer!


Well, this totally is not a meeting about making the world a better place.

Hey, Baron Zemo! Yeah, that's Daniel Bruhl. Nice to see him here.

Is that Paul Giamatti as the bearded guy.? Look a little like him...

Now that's a cool shot.

BOOM, shipshot.


Is that Edwin Starr's "War"? Huh. An odd choice for a film set just before World War I. But also, a bit...fitting?

The world is ruled by corruption and greed." Why does that statement feel so appropriate right now?



That's a lot of gold.

The fight scenes in this movie look like they will be awesome.

Is that dude Rasputin? Looks like the Mad Monk.

It IS Rasputin!

Is that a sword with a gun in it? That's kind of handy. If it's good enough for Linkara, it's good enough for me.

Oh, running out of knives. That'll suck.

And that will hurt.


Well, this movie looks like it will be a ton of fun! I've enjoyed the previous two Kingsmen movies, and I can't wait to see this one. I like that we'll learn the origins of the organization. The cast looks really cool, and I'm sure the fights will be spectacular.

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