Which classic song set the tone for Kingsman: The Golden Circle in its first trailer? Director Matthew Vaughn began his career as a producer, working with director Guy Ritchie on movies like Snatch. Vaughn took over directing Layer Cake when Ritchie had to pass and he hasn’t stopped since. He went on to helm X-Men: First Class in 2011 – which reinvigorated that particular series – and also directed cult favorite Kick-Ass.

That latter project was adapted from a graphic novel by writer Mark Millar, and the pair reunited for 2015’s Kingsman: The Secret Service. The movie starred Taron Egerton (Rocketman) as Eggsy, a teenager who trains to become a spy in a secret, elite organization. The film was something of a throwback/love letter to the spy movies of the 1970s, such as James Bond adventure like The Spy Who Loved Me. It also featured a great supporting cast, including Samuel L. Jackson (Captain Marvel) and Colin Firth. It proved to be a surprise smash hit worldwide too, and sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle quickly followed in 2017.

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Kingsman: The Golden Circle was another success and added more starry names to the cast, including Halle Berry (John Wick: Chapter 3), Channing Tatum and Julianne Moore. The reviews weren’t as warm though, with criticism aimed at a controversial sex scene and the resurrection of a key character from the first movie, which was seen by some as cheapening the emotional impact. It maintained the franchise’s ear for good music, however, which even extended to its trailers.

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Kingsman: The Golden Circle’s first trailer is set to the Paul Anka penned classic “My Way,” which is performed by the one and only Frank Sinatra. “My Way” proves to be a surprisingly moody choice, with the trailer emphasizing an attack on the Kingsman that leaves only Eggsy and Merlin alive, and the tempo picks up as they team with their American counterparts the Statesman for some explosive revenge. The movie’s second trailer featured a remix of The Who’s “My Generation,” which also worked quite well.

After all the excitement of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Eggsy and mentor Harry Hart will be taking a break for the next entry. The King’s Man is a prequel starring Ralph Fiennes and is set during the backdrop of World War 1. It promises to have the same combination of spy movie thrills and bloody action, which has become a franchise staple. Let’s hope it keeps up the tradition of great music too.

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It’s pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. Now that’s out of the way, a brief introduction. Padraig has been writing about film online since 2012, when a friend asked if he’d like to contribute the occasional review or feature to their site.

A part-time hobby soon blossomed into a career when he discovered he really loved writing about movies, TV and video games – he even (arguably) had a little bit of talent for it. He has written words for Den of Geek, Collider, The Irish Times and Screen Rant over the years, and can discuss anything from the MCU – where Hawkeye is clearly the best character – to the most obscure cult b-movie gem, and his hot takes often require heat resistant gloves to handle.

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He’s super modern too, so his favorite movies include Jaws, Die Hard, The Thing, Ghostbusters and Batman. He can be found as i_Padds on Twitter making bad puns.

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