Mathew Vaughn's ARGYLE and KINGSMAN Are Set in the Same Universe and a Crossover Is Planned
Matthew Vaughn has revealed that his upcoming spy movie Argylle movie is actually set in the same universe as the Kingsman franchise, and there are already plans for a crossover.
The filmmaker shared this fun and interesting bit of news while a guest on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, and here’s what he said:
“I just like the challenge of launching new intellectual property (IP). I think it’s harder, but it’s more fun. Argylle, as I said, we’ve got the book coming out…and we have an Argylle 2 planned. So, there is a universe. What we’re trying to do…[What] Marvel [is to] superheroes, we want to be to spies. We’ve got the Kingsman on the right. Argylle is on the left. We’ve got an idea for something in the middle, as well. We’ve got these competing franchises in a galaxy that one day might meet.”
I love this and if they are able to move forward with this plan, I have no doubt it would be a ton of fun! Vaughn makes fun action films, and the world of Kingsman is a crazy blast! It will be interesting to see how these plans and ideas all come together!
In Argyle, Bryce Dallas Howard is Elly Conway, “the reclusive author of a series of best-selling espionage novels, whose idea of bliss is a night at home with her computer and her cat, Alfie. But when the plots of Elly’s fictional books—which center on secret agent Argylle and his mission to unravel a global spy syndicate—begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past.”
Accompanied by Aiden (Sam Rockwell), “a cat-allergic spy, Elly (carrying Alfie in her backpack) races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Elly’s fictional world and her real one begins to blur.”
Vaughn also explained in the podcast that the Argylle book, which the movie is based on and is written by first-time novelist Elly Conway, is being published in January 2024. Elly Conway is also the name of the character Bryce Dallas Howard is playing in Vaughn’s upcoming movie, giving the spy thriller “a lot of meta qualities.”
The rest of the cast includes John Cena, Dua Lipa, Bryan Cranston, Sofia Boutella, Ariana DeBose, Catherine O’Hara, and Samuel L. Jackson.
Argylle will be released in theaters on February 2, 2024.