The King's Man (2021)

Overview

Overview of the film "The King's Man" (2021)

"The King's Man" is a 2021 British spy action film directed by Matthew Vaughn, written by Vaughn and Karl Gajdusek. It is the third film in the "Kingsman" franchise and a prequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017). The film tells the story of the founding of the first independent intelligence agency at the beginning of the 20th century.

Plot

In the early 1900s, the Duke of Oxford (Ralph Fiennes), along with his son Conrad (Harris Dickinson) and loyal allies, tries to prevent a conspiracy by the worst tyrants and criminal geniuses in history, who plan to start a war that will destroy millions. The film shows the formation of the legendary spy organization Kingsman.

Cast

• Ralph Fiennes — Duke of Oxford / Arthur
• Harris Dickinson — Conrad Oxford
• Gemma Arterton — Polly / Galahad
• Rhys Ifans — Grigori Rasputin
• Matthew Goode — Captain Max Morton
• Tom Hollander — King George V / Kaiser Wilhelm II / Tsar Nicholas II
• Daniel Brühl — Erik Jan Hanussen
• Djimon Hounsou — Shola
• Charles Dance — Lord Kitchener

Crew

• Director: Matthew Vaughn
• Writers: Matthew Vaughn, Karl Gajdusek
• Producers: Matthew Vaughn, David Reid, Adam Bohling
• Composers: Matthew Margeson, Dominic Lewis
• Studio: 20th Century Studios

Franchise chronology

• "The King's Man" (2021) — a prequel set in the early 20th century. It tells the story of the founding of Kingsman.
• "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) — the first film in the main series, where agent Harry Hart (Colin Firth) recruits street kid Gary Unwin (Taron Egerton).
• "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017) — a sequel where Kingsman teams up with their American counterparts, Statesman, to fight a drug cartel.