The King's Man
2021 film by Matthew Vaughn
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| October 2024 | During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, 20th Century Studios executive Steve Asbell revealed that the studio has no current plans for any Kingsman sequels or prequels, effectively cancelling the previously announced sequel. |
| October 2023 | Matthew Vaughn announced a direct sequel titled 'The King's Man: The Traitor King', which would focus on the fictionalised rise of Adolf Hitler and feature returning cast members Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Gemma Arterton, and Djimon Hounsou. |
| March 2 2022 | Streamed on Star+ platform. |
| February 20 2022 | The King's Man became the most watched film across all platforms in the United States during the week of February 20, with 2.2 million US households viewing the film during its first four days of streaming. |
| February 18 2022 | The film streamed on HBO Max and Hulu. |
| 2021 | The film achieved its fourth-best opening of the year in Taiwan, grossing $2.8 million. |
| 2021 | The film was originally scheduled for release, planned to be filmed back-to-back with the third regular Kingsman film. |
| 2021 | The film ultimately grossed $37.2 million in the US and Canada, and $88.8 million in other territories, for a total worldwide box office of $126 million. |
| December 2021 | Matthew Vaughn expressed interest in a potential sequel exploring the first decade of the Kingsman agency, featuring characters seen at the end of the film. |
| December 2021 | In international markets, the film earned $6.9 million in its opening weekend, with notable performances including $3.5 million in South Korea, $2.1 million in Japan, and $600,000 in Indonesia. |
| December 26 2021 | The film was released in the United Kingdom by 20th Century Studios, concluding its delayed release schedule. |
| December 22 2021 | Hollywood Records released the soundtrack digitally for the film 'The King's Man', composed by Matthew Margeson and Dominic Lewis. |
| December 22 2021 | The King's Man was released in the United States by 20th Century Studios, after multiple pandemic-related delays. |
| November 29 2021 | Official music video for 'Measure of a Man' released. |
| November 18 2021 | Release of the original song 'Measure of a Man' performed by FKA Twigs featuring Central Cee for the film The King's Man, though not included in the official soundtrack. |
| February 26 2021 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures pushed back the release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic delays provided additional time for Margeson and Lewis to experiment more extensively with the film's musical score. |
| September 18 2020 | Another release date change, moving the film's premiere. |
| February 14 2020 | Rescheduled release date for the film. |
| 2019 | Lewis and Margeson began a comprehensive 18-22 month process of curating the film's score, which was significantly longer than their typical 3-4 month individual scoring timeframes. |
| 2019 | Matthew Margeson was simultaneously working on the Rocketman film score while also scoring The King's Man. |
| November 15 2019 | First release date postponement to this date. |
| November 15 2019 | First release date postponement, moving from the original November 8th date. |
| November 8 2019 | Original scheduled release date for The King's Man film. |
| May 2019 | Joel Basman joins the cast. Matthew Vaughn confirms filming has concluded and denies Liam Neeson's involvement, also revealing that 'The Great Game' was just a working title. |
| April 2019 | Film production continued with scenes shot in multiple locations in Piedmont, Italy, including Turin, Po river's street, two palaces, the Palace of Venaria and its royal gardens, Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi, and the Castle of Racconigi. |
| February 2019 | Expanded cast announced, including Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Gemma Arterton, Tom Hollander, Djimon Hounsou, Alison Steadman, Stanley Tucci, Robert Aramayo, and Neil Jackson. |
| January 2019 | Matthew Margeson and Dominic Lewis moved to London to set up a writing room on the film's sets, allowing them to gain insights directly from shooting scenes for composing the score. |
| June 2018 | Matthew Vaughn announced a prequel film titled 'Kingsman: The Great Game', which would depict the formation of the spy agency and explore events from the early 1900s. |
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