Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a 2017 spy action comedy film directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Jane Goldman and Vaughn. Based on the Millarworld comic book series The Secret Service (later retitled Kingsman) by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, in-turn based on a concept by Millar and Vaughn, the film is the sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and the second installment in the Kingsman film series. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Sophie Cookson, Edward Holcroft, and Hanna Alström, who reprise their roles from the first film, with Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, Elton John, Channing Tatum, and Jeff Bridges joining the cast. The film follows members of Kingsman needing to team up with their American counterpart, Statesman, after the Kingsman organization is crippled and the world is held hostage by Poppy Adams and her drug cartel, "The Golden Circle." Kingsman: The Golden Circle premiered in London on 18 September 2017. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 20 September 2017 and in the United States on 22 September 2017 by 20th Century Fox. It grossed $410 million worldwide against a budget of $104 million and received mixed reviews from critics. A prequel, The King's Man, was released on 22 December 2021, while a crossover film, Argylle, was released on 1 February 2024, with a direct sequel, Kingsman: The Blue Blood, in development.
Give me the code! I can't. Only Poppy knows it. Well, then you're no use to me, are you? For the record, Charlie... I'm more of a gentleman than you'll ever be. But right now, it's time to drop the gentle bit. This is for Kingsman. For my mate Brandon. For Roxy. For JB. And for Merlin. Good night, bruv. (neck snaps) (panting)
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Hey, fellas. You're going to give us the code. (gasps) Mmm. Or what? 'Cause you don't seem like the kind of gentleman who would hurt a lady. Perhaps not. Call me old-fashioned... I don't consider genocide especially ladylike. Right. Enough small talk. Give us the code. Sure. No. I don't think so.
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Ow! Heroin. You know, where I come from... this shit you've been peddling's ruined a lot of lives. But yours is even more deadly. But it feels so nice, it's gonna make you lower your guard. Mmm. Our colleague, Merlin, may he rest in peace... managed to synthesize your horrible little formula... and speed up its effects. So I would say you have just under eight minutes... before paralysis sets in and your breathing stops. But, of course, you know all about that. So here's the deal. You release the antidote worldwide, and we make sure you get a dose. I have to give you the code to live? Honey, you're so smart. You should work for me. Right. Give us the code. Why not? The decree's getting signed soon... (sniffs) anyhoo. Um...
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(sighs) "Viva las..." So? Don't move, kid. You try anything funny, and I'll turn this thing electric. Now give up your guns, fellas. Slide 'em over. Whiskey. We are all on the same side here. You've had a head injury. The exact same thing happened to Harry. You're havin' some sort of brain glitch. Nope. My brain's all good, kid. And you know what? I reckon the same was true for your friend Harry over here. Real fine instincts, I'll give him that. So stay still... or I'll dice him up so small, you can take him home in a bucket... and still have room for what's left of your buddy, Merlin. Well, that's just fucking great. You're working for the president? That asshole? (chuckles) Hell no. It's a matter of personal principle, agent. No more drug users. And the Statesman share price rockets. So those are your principles? Making money? Our agencies were founded to uphold peace. To protect the innocent. Do you wanna know who was innocent? My high school sweetheart. Love of my life. Pregnant with my little boy. He'd be about your age now... if his mama hadn't got caught in the crossfire... when two meth head freaks decided to rob a fucking convenience store. A world without those people in it... sure smells like peace to me. You break the law... you pay the price. Good riddance... to all of them. That's why I got to destroy that case. Now slide it over, Agent Galahad. Thank you. Do you know what, Harry? I think he's got a point. I think it sounds like a bright idea.
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