KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE Sequel Coming in 2017
Kingsman: The Secret Service was a surprise hit for 20th Century Fox earlier this year, pulling in over $400 million on an $81 million budget. What isn't a surprise, then, is that the studio wants a sequel. It looks like Matthew Vaughn is coming back to direct, Fox has worked out scheduling issues with star Taron Egerton, and they may even figure out a way to bring Colin Firth back, so Kingsman: The Secret Service 2 is definitely happening.
Fox wants to have the new production up and running by April of 2016, and they're confident they can make that happen because they've now given it an official release date: June 16th, 2017.
That release date shows how excited the studio is about this franchise. They've taken a movie that bowed in January and given its sequel a summer release date, set to go head to head with Cars 3 and be in theaters at the same time as Wonder Woman, Despicable Me 3, Star Wars: Episode VIII, and World War Z 2.
I loved the first movie, so I'm glad to see that Vaughn and Egerton are coming back. Hopefully they can deliver a sequel that was just as entertaining as the original.