You want to see the sign of a confident director? Dropping Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” in the middle of a trailer. That right there is the sign of a confident director.
The director’s name is Matthew Vaughn, and pound-for-pound, he’s one of Hollywood’s best directors.
After unleashing Daniel Craig on the world over a decade ago with Layer Cake, Vaughn transitioned into directing action, and as a result, he has put out some of the most surprisingly entertaining action movies of the last decade.
First, there was Kick-Ass, which absolutely no one saw coming, yet Vaughn was able to turn it into a franchise.
Then there was X-Men: First Class, which NO ONE was excited for, considering the bad taste left in fans mouths after The Last Stand and X:Men Origins: Wolverine. Well, turns out that was fire too.
Then came Kingsman: The Secret Service, which was by far Vaughn’s best movie. It was perfectly paced, genre-norm eschewing, consistently funny, ironic, unorthodox, action-packed, and most surprisingly, it had characters worth investing in.
Now, Vaughn and Kingsman are back with an even more loaded cast for the second time around, adding monster stars like Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, and Halle Barry to the already awesome cast of Collin Firth, Mark Strong, and Taron Edgerton.
This is going to be the best action movie of the year and will clock in around 85-90% on Rotten Tomatoes. You heard it here first.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nxc-3WpMbg
Here’s hoping the rumors are true and Vaughn moves onto the Man Of Steel franchise next, ’cause that would be LIT.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle official synopsis:
Kingsman: The Secret Service” introduced the world to Kingsman – an independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level of discretion, whose ultimate goal is to keep the world safe. In “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” our heroes face a new challenge. When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US called Statesman, dating back to the day they were both founded. In a new adventure that tests their agents’ strength and wits to the limit, these two elite secret organizations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy, in order to save the world, something that’s becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy…
