The King’s Man is a comedy-spy-thriller drama film and the third installment of The King’s Man film series, a British-American film Franchise.
It is based on the comic book series The Secret Service’s first graphic novel The Secret Service. It was published in 2012 by Icon Comics and was created by Mark Millar in association with Dave Gibbons.
Two sequels of this comic book series namely The Big Exit and The real Diamond were published in 2017 and 2018, respectively. The King’s Man, which is the third installment of the franchise, had already been released in theaters last year.
This part of the series has served as the prequel to the two parts which were released earlier. These two installments of the franchise performed well at Box Office and were critically acclaimed.
These two installments are ‘King’s Man: The Secret Service’, which was released in 2014, and ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle”, which was released in 2017.
The third part will focus on the several events that took place during World War I and it will also tell the story of the foundation of a fictional spy organization “Kingsman”.
RELATED
Upcoming Movies/Shows OTT & Theater
Upcoming Bollywood Movies 2022 & 2023
The King’s Man Theater Release Date
The King’s Man was released on December 22, 2021, in the US following the theatrical release in the UK on December 26, 2021. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios under the banner of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
It was initially slated to be released in November 2019 but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the release date was rescheduled for late 2021.
The King’s Man OTT Release Date
After 27 days of its theater release, the makers of the film have now decided to release the third installment of the franchise through digital streaming.
The film will have a post-theatrical OTT release on February 18, 2022, on Hulu, An American Streaming Platform. The trailer of the movie was released on June 21, 2020.
The greatest spy agency in the world comes home. #TheKingsMan streams on @Hulu February 18. pic.twitter.com/zNfnPXE6WV
— The King's Man (@KingsmanMovie) February 14, 2022
The King’s Man Star Cast
The film has a big and brilliant star cast, the name of the main star cast is mentioned here:
- Ralph Fiennes as Orlando, Duke of Oxford
- Gemma Arterton as Pollyanna “Polly” Wilkins
- Rhys Ifans as Grigori Rasputin
- Matthew Goode as Captain Morton/The Shepherd
- Tom Hollander as King Geroge
- Harris Dickinson as Conrad Oxford
- Daniel Bruhl as Erik Jan Hanussen
- Djimon Hounsou as Shola/Merlin
- Charles Dance as Herbert Kitchener
The King’s Man Makers
This spy action-comedy is directed by Matthew Vaughn. He also did the screenplay in the film in association with Karl Gajdusek.
Apart from giving the direction and doing the screenplay, Matthew Vaughn also bankrolled the project along with David Reid and Adam Bohling.
The bankrolling is done under the banners of TSG Entertainments, Marv Studios and Cloudy Productions.
The King’s Man Box Office Collection
This film was indeed a critically acclaimed spy thriller, but contrary to expectations, it didn’t perform well at the Box Office.
Having been made of a total budget of nearly $100 million, the film only collected a total of $95 million worldwide, due to which it faced financial loss.
