Given that The King’s Man chronicles the early days of the “independent intelligence agency,” back during World War I, it’s nice to see both Gemma Arterton’s Polly and Djimon Housou’s Shola have their chances to kick ass via bazooka and graphic beheading, respectively. There’s a glimpse at some aerial mayhem, a better look at Rasputin’s wacky cross-whip in action, and more.
Unfortunately, the focus on the action means there’s less time to showcase the film’s stars other than Ralph Fiennes’ Lord Oxford and Harris Dickinson’s new recruit Conrad. We’re still getting little, if anything, about A Discovery of Witches’ Matthew Goode and his mysterious character, as well as those played by The Falcon and Winter Soldier’s Daniel Brühl, Kick-Ass’s Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Game of Thrones’ Charles Dance.
Directed by Matthew Vaughn, The King’s Man is currently scheduled to premiere on December 21, 2021, but it has been rescheduled a whopping eight times, and some of those postponements were made even before the coronavirus hit. Its original premiere date was supposed to be November 15, 2019, making the movie more than two years overdue… unless The King’s Man somehow gets pushed back yet again. Perhaps the eighth time will be the charm?
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