‘Kingsman 2’ Offers Julianne Moore The Chance To Play A Supervillain
There are many joys to be experienced inKingsman: The Secret Service, a film so bursting with color and energy that you can forgive the points where it stumbles and falls flat on its face. One of the highlights was the casting of Samuel L. Jackson as the bad guy, which saw the intimidating actor playing against type as a squeamish bleeding heart with a speech impediment who sets out to wipe out much of the human race as part of a wacko plan to save the world.
If that’s how the first film utilized Jackson, then I can’t wait to see how they want to utilize the greatJulianne Moore, who is currently in negotiations to play the villain in the upcoming sequel. Moore is one of our finest actresses, a thespian of tremendous power and depth, soof courseshe deserves a shot at playing a villain in a lewd and ultra-violent spy movie.
The news of Moore’s potential casting arrives our way courtesy ofThe Hollywood Reporter, who confirm that Moore is being sought for the villain role but have no other details. However, they do note that she hasn’t quite signed on the dotted line – she’s currently eyeing a few other projects, including a reunion with herFar From Heavendirector Todd Haynes, so scheduling is an issue. Still, I hope this works out because the thought of theKingsmanseries followingTaron Egertonas he systemically takes down supervillains played by powerhouse actors sounds so very appealing.
Although we don’t know much about theKingsman 2villain, Egerton didhype up the character a few weeks ago:
WithKingsman, we’re shooting in the summer at present. There’s a script, it’s brilliant. Obviously there’s only so much I can say but what I can say is that we shot [the first] one all in the U.K., that won’t be the case with the next one. It’s a far more international story, we’re going to some incredible places, and we have a villain to rival Samuel L. Jackson—this new one is so brilliantly written I wish I could play it. It’s amazing.
If she takes the job, this will be Moore’s second stab at playing a villain in a major franchise, following her work as the treacherous President Coin in the final twoHunger Gamesmovies. This also follows her Oscar win forStill Alicelast year and let’s face it: every Academy Award winner is allowed to pick a “fun” role after winning their statuette. It’s their prerogative.
THR also confirms thatColin Firthwill not be returning for the sequel, which shouldn’t be too surprising considering what went down inKingsman: The Secret Service.Yet,there were rumors of his Harry Hartsomehow managing to make a return. However, directorMatthew Vaughnhas decided to not go in this direction and that’s a good thing, as Firth’s resurrection would retroactively diminish one of the first film’s most harrowing moments.
Kingsman 2will begin filming in a few months for aJune 16, 2017release.
