The Kingsman: Secret Service not only gave the viewers an action packed cinematic experience but also made the world aware of the remarkable ability of Colin Firth to star in a film that could rival James Bonds' adventures.
Hence, his untimely demise in the hands of Richmond Valentine, played by Samuel L. Jackson, in the movie broke quite a lot of hearts which possibly prompted the executives the franchise to consider bringing him back for the rumored sequel, according to Comic Book Movie.
"A lot of people are very upset that Colin might not be in the sequel but I'm coming up with ideas at the moment. If people buy tickets in America, I've got a feeling we'll figure out a way for having Colin back," shared Matthew Vaughn, the director and co-writer of Kingsman: The Secret Service, in an interview with USA Today.
Asked on what the sequel would be about, Vaughn shared that it would be revolving around the story of "the modern-day gentleman spy." The director explained that this would in contrast to the character of Firth, Harry Hart, who was more old school.
"Harry even says, 'There is a reason why we've developed weak chins.' He said that meaning, 'Look at us, we need to get new blood into this system,' and that's what Eggsy [Taron Egerton] is. I joke that we've made the prequel to the Eggsy movie," Vaughn disclosed during the discussion of the Mark Millar comic.
Vaughn is also the man behind the blockbuster X-Men films. In an interview with Movie Fone, it was revealed that the director decided to choose Kingsman over the superhero franchise. This information could be a bit shocking to the public especially since the X-Men franchise has been widely renowned for its high grossing premieres and intense popularity, but Vaughn feels that "the world needs a new spy franchise."
"To Fox's credit, when they read it, they were like, "We sort of understand why you're not doing X-Men. But we think this could be very cool." And I kept saying, "Just trust me, the world needs a new spy franchise. It really does. The new generation hasn't gotten their fun spy movie." The spy films got so serious," he shared, referring to the conversation he had with the studio executives regarding his decision to pursue this film over the more popular franchise.
