Matthew Vaughn has expansive plans for the world of Kingsman, with a prequel and also a new sequel being written. Now, according to Collider, he's bulking up the prequel's cast, with Charles Dance and Daniel Brühl locked in and Rhys Ifans in talks.
For the prequel, the plan is apparently to spin the clock back to World War I, blending the fictional universe of the Kingsman organization with the real-life Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, which has had a rank known as Kingsman for more than a century. Vaughn is aiming to explore the origins of the intelligence service, with Ralph Fiennes and Harris Dickinson (as eager young whippersnapper Conrad) on to play the leads as a sort of proto-Harry/Eggsy duo.
Nothing is yet known about Dance or Brühl's roles, though the site has heard that Ifans would potentially be a dangerous Russian mystic. Matthew Goode is also reportedly being considered for a role in the movie, which should kick off shooting in January for an 8 November release next year.
For more on the expanding Kingsman world, hear Taron Egerton on the Empire Podcast talking about the franchise's future.
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