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Saturday, December 27, 2014
‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Review: Colin Firth Rocks Suits, Stunts, and ‘Splosions
THE WRAP
By James Rocchi on
December 27, 2014 @ 8:00 am
The fifth and, yes, best film from director Matthew Vaughn (“Layer Cake,” “X-Men: First Class”), “Kingsman: The Secret Service” is a startlingly enjoyable and well-made action film leavened by humor and slicked along by style, made by, for, and about people who’ve seen far too many Bond films.
Fleet-footed and unrepentantly British, it’s a reunion of sorts behind the scenes for Vaughn and comics writer Mark Millar, but it’s infinitely better than their 2010 collaboration “Kick-Ass.”
Credit for that goes to Vaughn’s adaptation of the script alongside producer Jane Goldman, which finds cheer and cleverness in Millar’s mixture of retro-style spy action with a snobs-versus-slobs twist.
The basics are basic indeed: Super-spy Harry Hart (Colin Firth, surprisingly capable and up for it), obligated to recruit a new member for the independent spy group from which the film takes its name, chooses the grown-but-aimless son of a late comrade, Gary ‘Eggsy’ Unwin (Taron Egerton). Eggsy is put through his paces as a potential spy even as Hart investigates whether telecommunications mogul Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson, playing a mix of Russell Simmons and Bill Gates by way of Blofeld with a comedy lisp) is the target of a round of kidnappings and killings or if he is, in fact, the mastermind behind them.
With its fashion-forward flair — the film may borrow liberally from the Roger Moore 007 era, but there’s also a touch of Patrick Macnee’s bespoked gentleman spy Mr. Steed from “The Avengers” — “Kingsman: The Secret Service” feels like a well-made gentleman’s suit, with superb cut, distinctive color, and excellent construction. In terms of cut, the film’s style is precise and yet broad, with the hidden lairs, jump-suited minions and maniacal villains of a long-gone era of Bond movies, perfectly walking the fine line of mocking what it loves and vice versa. You get the gear, the gadgets, and the gusto, but you also get sly winks at how ludicrous it all is; it’s a movie that fakes a stiff upper lip but also constantly raises its eyebrow in amusement.
In terms of color, important for both a film and a men’s ensemble, Vaughn has cast his film fairly perfectly. Firth is game and great in his computer-aided fight scenes and his dialogue delivery, with Egerton a naturally charismatic presence with smarts behind his smile. Mark Strong plays gadgetmaster Merlin, while Michael Caine is briefly brilliant as the head of Kingsman. Jackson goes for broke and strikes riches as Valentine, supported by henchwoman Gazelle (Sofia Boutella), who sports a pair of sharpened-and-bladed prosthetic legs as divinely mad as any deadly dentures Richard Kiel ever wore as Jaws. The score, by Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson, offers perfectly fun pastiches of John Barry’s iconic work on the 007 films.
By James Rocchi on
December 27, 2014 @ 8:00 am
The fifth and, yes, best film from director Matthew Vaughn (“Layer Cake,” “X-Men: First Class”), “Kingsman: The Secret Service” is a startlingly enjoyable and well-made action film leavened by humor and slicked along by style, made by, for, and about people who’ve seen far too many Bond films.
Fleet-footed and unrepentantly British, it’s a reunion of sorts behind the scenes for Vaughn and comics writer Mark Millar, but it’s infinitely better than their 2010 collaboration “Kick-Ass.”Credit for that goes to Vaughn’s adaptation of the script alongside producer Jane Goldman, which finds cheer and cleverness in Millar’s mixture of retro-style spy action with a snobs-versus-slobs twist.
The basics are basic indeed: Super-spy Harry Hart (Colin Firth, surprisingly capable and up for it), obligated to recruit a new member for the independent spy group from which the film takes its name, chooses the grown-but-aimless son of a late comrade, Gary ‘Eggsy’ Unwin (Taron Egerton). Eggsy is put through his paces as a potential spy even as Hart investigates whether telecommunications mogul Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson, playing a mix of Russell Simmons and Bill Gates by way of Blofeld with a comedy lisp) is the target of a round of kidnappings and killings or if he is, in fact, the mastermind behind them.
With its fashion-forward flair — the film may borrow liberally from the Roger Moore 007 era, but there’s also a touch of Patrick Macnee’s bespoked gentleman spy Mr. Steed from “The Avengers” — “Kingsman: The Secret Service” feels like a well-made gentleman’s suit, with superb cut, distinctive color, and excellent construction. In terms of cut, the film’s style is precise and yet broad, with the hidden lairs, jump-suited minions and maniacal villains of a long-gone era of Bond movies, perfectly walking the fine line of mocking what it loves and vice versa. You get the gear, the gadgets, and the gusto, but you also get sly winks at how ludicrous it all is; it’s a movie that fakes a stiff upper lip but also constantly raises its eyebrow in amusement.
In terms of color, important for both a film and a men’s ensemble, Vaughn has cast his film fairly perfectly. Firth is game and great in his computer-aided fight scenes and his dialogue delivery, with Egerton a naturally charismatic presence with smarts behind his smile. Mark Strong plays gadgetmaster Merlin, while Michael Caine is briefly brilliant as the head of Kingsman. Jackson goes for broke and strikes riches as Valentine, supported by henchwoman Gazelle (Sofia Boutella), who sports a pair of sharpened-and-bladed prosthetic legs as divinely mad as any deadly dentures Richard Kiel ever wore as Jaws. The score, by Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson, offers perfectly fun pastiches of John Barry’s iconic work on the 007 films.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Colin Firth: Trailer for 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' debuts
ENTERTAINMENT IE.
Well here's something we thought we'd never see - noted Oscar-winning British thespian Colin Firth in a comic-book movie. Based on Mark Millar's controversial series that puts a working-class ASBO teenager into the world of high espionage, Kingsman: The Secret Service looks like it could be pretty interesting.
Directed by X-Men: First Class' Matthew Vaughn and starring Michael Caine, Mark Strong and Taron Egerton as well as a little glimpse of Samuel L. Jackson and a lisp, Kingsman: The Secret Service looks like it's blending James Bond with Wanted and a dash of TV's Misfits. Half of the charm will undoubtedly come from the very notion of Colin Firth being an action hero, not to mention the fact that he actually looks like he's enjoying himself.
READ MORE HERE:http://entertainment.ie/cinema/news/Trailer-for-Kingsman-The-Secret-Service-debuts/262981.htm
Well here's something we thought we'd never see - noted Oscar-winning British thespian Colin Firth in a comic-book movie. Based on Mark Millar's controversial series that puts a working-class ASBO teenager into the world of high espionage, Kingsman: The Secret Service looks like it could be pretty interesting.
Directed by X-Men: First Class' Matthew Vaughn and starring Michael Caine, Mark Strong and Taron Egerton as well as a little glimpse of Samuel L. Jackson and a lisp, Kingsman: The Secret Service looks like it's blending James Bond with Wanted and a dash of TV's Misfits. Half of the charm will undoubtedly come from the very notion of Colin Firth being an action hero, not to mention the fact that he actually looks like he's enjoying himself.
READ MORE HERE:http://entertainment.ie/cinema/news/Trailer-for-Kingsman-The-Secret-Service-debuts/262981.htm
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Colin Firth: I love mentoring
TV3
May 20, 2014
Colin Firth is surprised he's not jealous of younger actors.
Colin Firth expected to turn into a "bitter old actor".
The 53-year-old star has appeared in countless films and many fans will always think of him as the charming Mr. Darcy from '90s TV series Pride and Prejudice.
In action thriller The Secret Service he now takes on the role of a veteran secret agent who mentors a young upstart. Far from making him feel past it, it helped Colin appreciate his experiences so far.
"I love it. I love it. I mean, it's actually one of the things that makes me feel better about growing older," he smiled to insidemovies.ew.com.
"You know, I wondered when I was that age whether I'd end up one of those bitter disappointed old actors who are jealous of young people. I fully expected to be that. But it actually gives me enormous gratification to see how much I'm learning.
"If someone wants to put me in a paternal role, that's great, but actually what's going on in reality is that I'm the one thinking, 'I couldn't do that at that age.' So it's a two-way process."
The young protégé is played by Taron Egerton, whom Colin was so impressed by that he claims he often felt like the "student".
Colin's kick-ass part in The Secret Service is a far cry from his usual roles, which often see him playing the charming British gentleman. It involved a great deal of training, but the actor swears it hasn't given him an action man body.
READ MORE HERE; http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID=1.803.874&article=135053
May 20, 2014
Colin Firth is surprised he's not jealous of younger actors.
Colin Firth expected to turn into a "bitter old actor".
The 53-year-old star has appeared in countless films and many fans will always think of him as the charming Mr. Darcy from '90s TV series Pride and Prejudice.
In action thriller The Secret Service he now takes on the role of a veteran secret agent who mentors a young upstart. Far from making him feel past it, it helped Colin appreciate his experiences so far.
"I love it. I love it. I mean, it's actually one of the things that makes me feel better about growing older," he smiled to insidemovies.ew.com.
"You know, I wondered when I was that age whether I'd end up one of those bitter disappointed old actors who are jealous of young people. I fully expected to be that. But it actually gives me enormous gratification to see how much I'm learning.
"If someone wants to put me in a paternal role, that's great, but actually what's going on in reality is that I'm the one thinking, 'I couldn't do that at that age.' So it's a two-way process."
The young protégé is played by Taron Egerton, whom Colin was so impressed by that he claims he often felt like the "student".
Colin's kick-ass part in The Secret Service is a far cry from his usual roles, which often see him playing the charming British gentleman. It involved a great deal of training, but the actor swears it hasn't given him an action man body.
READ MORE HERE; http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID=1.803.874&article=135053
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson filming The Secret Service (spoilers & pictures)
SURREY HEATH RESIDENTS
(No date listed)
Filming at the Garrison Church of St Barbara was at a fast pace today with, Samuel L Jackson and Colin Firth on set.
If you want to watch the movie when it comes out then don’t read on as this could be a major spoiler.
As the filming has gone on more about the plot is revealed. For starters the location of the church in the film is in America. So our cherished church in Deepcut has been renamed for the movie to South Glade Mission Church. A house opposite the church where The Secret Service - St Barbaras Churchsome filming also took place today (29th October 2013) even has an American style letter box installed at the end of the drive way.
A large amount of the filming today was outdoors with Samuel L Jackson and Colin Firth.
I visited the church a couple of times and managed to get footage of Samuel L Jackson shooting Colin Firth in the head. (Gasps from some of our female readers). This scene was repeated several times and Samuel L Jackson heard shouting and swearing which was obviously part of the scene. You can watch the footage I captured on my Instagram here.
In between filming Samuel L Jackson waved to local residents who were watching from the sidelines.
Disturbing pictures...
MANY MORE PICTURES - READ MORE HERE:http://surreyheath-residents.co.uk/2013/10/29/samuel-l-jackson-colin-firth-in-deepcut-today-thesecretservice-photo-blog/
(No date listed)
Filming at the Garrison Church of St Barbara was at a fast pace today with, Samuel L Jackson and Colin Firth on set.
If you want to watch the movie when it comes out then don’t read on as this could be a major spoiler.
As the filming has gone on more about the plot is revealed. For starters the location of the church in the film is in America. So our cherished church in Deepcut has been renamed for the movie to South Glade Mission Church. A house opposite the church where The Secret Service - St Barbaras Churchsome filming also took place today (29th October 2013) even has an American style letter box installed at the end of the drive way.
A large amount of the filming today was outdoors with Samuel L Jackson and Colin Firth.
I visited the church a couple of times and managed to get footage of Samuel L Jackson shooting Colin Firth in the head. (Gasps from some of our female readers). This scene was repeated several times and Samuel L Jackson heard shouting and swearing which was obviously part of the scene. You can watch the footage I captured on my Instagram here.
In between filming Samuel L Jackson waved to local residents who were watching from the sidelines.
Disturbing pictures...
MANY MORE PICTURES - READ MORE HERE:http://surreyheath-residents.co.uk/2013/10/29/samuel-l-jackson-colin-firth-in-deepcut-today-thesecretservice-photo-blog/
Colin Firth gunned down outside Deepcut church (for a movie only)
GET SURREY
By Henry Bodkin
October 29, 2013
Film crews were shooting scenes with Colin Firth and Samuel L Jackson outside a church in Surrey this week for upcoming blockbuster The Secret Service
Thankfully the violence was merely part of the new Hollywood blockbuster The Secret Service, which is partly being filmed in the garrison church , St Barbara's.
READ MORE HERE: http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/film-tv/colin-firth-gunned-down-outside-6252793
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Colin Firth shows off his dapper style as he's spotted for first time on set of new film The Secret Service
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By STEPHANIE TAKYI
PUBLISHED: 15:17 EST, 6 October 2013 | UPDATED: 15:18 EST, 6 October 2013
In the new thriller Colin stars as a veteran MI6 agent who attempts to save his street smart nephew played by Taron Egerton, from falling into bad crowd by taking him under his wing.
Taron who joined Collin on set on Sunday, did not look as dapper as he wore a pair of jeans and a quilted jacket with a cap to finish his urban look.
Adapted from Kick Ass creator Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons' comic, other big names set to star in the film include Sir Michael Caine who will be playing the head of the British spy agency.
Adding some baddie action to the espionage thriller is Samuel L Jackson who will be playing the main villain.
According to The Sun Sir Elton John has reportedly signed up for a guest cameo in the Matthew Vaughn movie.
The pop music icon will be leaving his piano to the side and is set to be involved in huge fight scene for the project.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2447133/Colin-Firth-shows-dapper-style-hes-spotted-time-set-new-film-The-Secret-Service.html#ixzz2gyk0iemd
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By STEPHANIE TAKYI
PUBLISHED: 15:17 EST, 6 October 2013 | UPDATED: 15:18 EST, 6 October 2013
In the new thriller Colin stars as a veteran MI6 agent who attempts to save his street smart nephew played by Taron Egerton, from falling into bad crowd by taking him under his wing.
Taron who joined Collin on set on Sunday, did not look as dapper as he wore a pair of jeans and a quilted jacket with a cap to finish his urban look.
Adapted from Kick Ass creator Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons' comic, other big names set to star in the film include Sir Michael Caine who will be playing the head of the British spy agency.
Adding some baddie action to the espionage thriller is Samuel L Jackson who will be playing the main villain.
According to The Sun Sir Elton John has reportedly signed up for a guest cameo in the Matthew Vaughn movie.
The pop music icon will be leaving his piano to the side and is set to be involved in huge fight scene for the project.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2447133/Colin-Firth-shows-dapper-style-hes-spotted-time-set-new-film-The-Secret-Service.html#ixzz2gyk0iemd
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Colin Firth - Colin Firth's Wife Explains Shocking Weight Loss
CONTACT MUSIC
by WENN | 11 September 2013
Colin Firth's wife has stepped in to defend her husband after the actor's drastic weight loss sparked fears for his health, revealing the Oscar winner is just shaping up for a new movie role.
The King's Speech star has been pictured showing off a slimmed down figure during an appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada, and the photographs have sparked a debate over his thin new physique.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
David Beckham Offered Movie Role by Colin Firth
Colin Firth asks David Beckham to take a cameo role in new movie 'The Secret Service' as a villain.
FEMALE FIRST
3 AUGUST, 2013
David Beckham has been approached to play a bad guy in a new movie.
The retired soccer star - who announced he was quitting the sport earlier this year - has been asked by Colin Firth to star in 'The Secret Service' and director Matthew Vaughn is so confident he will agree to appear, he has already had a villainous part written for him.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Becks was asked by Colin Firth if he'd like to be in the movie but he is yet to fully commit. He loves movies and fancies appearing on the big screen -- but just as a one-off, not a full-time career.
The film - which is based on a spy graphic novel by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons - stars Colin and Sir Michael Caine as superagents fighting a team of villains headed by Samuel L. Jackson and will also feature cameo appearances from stars including Sir Elton John.
Read more: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/david-beckham-colin-firth-315987.html#ixzz2aw0dmHzr
Monday, July 29, 2013
Elton John to film fight scene in Colin Firth movie 'Secret Service'?
DIGITAL SPY
Published Monday, Jul 29 2013, 4:32am EDT
By Tom Eames
Colin Firth and Sir Michael Caine are among the cast of the movie, while several other big name stars are being sought for cameo appearances.
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill and director Ridley Scott are also reportedly being lined up for cameos.
Leonardo DiCaprio has been rumored for the project, while Jack O'Connell, John Boyega and Christian Cooke are said to be up for the starring role of a troubled young man who is recruited into a school for secret agents.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Colin Firth: Michael Caine joins Colin Firth in The Secret Service (XPOSE ENTERTAINMENT)
Sir Michael Caine will star in 'The Secret Service'.
The iconic actor is due to play the role of a lead agent in the big screen comic book adaptation, directed by Michael Vaughn.
The 80-year-old actor will undertake rigorous training for a series of combat sequences, choreographed by a team who previously worked with Jackie Chan.
Caine will star alongside Colin Firth, whose character is a younger understudy under Caine's wing for investigations.
The revelation comes shortly after comic book writer Mark Millar expressed his excitement about the upcoming film over Twitter.
Millar wrote earlier this month: ''Just read the final draft of Matthew & Jane's Secret Service adaptation and it ties with Pulp Fiction as my favourite screenplay ever.''
READ MORE HERE: http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID=1.803.810&article=108542
Monday, June 3, 2013
Leonardo DiCaprio is reportedly being lined up to play the villain in 'The Secret Service', starring opposite Colin Firth. (CONTACT MUSIC)
The 'Great Gatsby' actor is reportedly tipped to star alongside Colin Firth in Matthew Vaughn's new action thriller, based on the comic book series by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons.
The star is being lined up to play a villainous character opposite Firth's secret agent and if a deal is made, the project would mark DiCaprio's first foray into comic bookmovies.
A source told The Sun newspaper: ''Leo is the perfect bad guy. Comic book films aren't usually associated with him but this could be a great fit.''
The movie centres on a London hoodlum who is recruited by his uncle into a secret British spy school that transforms young troublemakers into refined, charming secret agents in the mould of James Bond.
Firth is set to play the uncle who teaches his nephew the tricks of the spy trade, while casting is under way for the other lead role after Aaron Taylor-Johnson - who starred in Vaughn's hit 2009 movie 'Kick-Ass' - turned down the part.
READ MORE: http://www.contactmusic.com/news/leonardo-dicaprio-for-the-secret-service_3700823
Friday, May 17, 2013
Colin Firth To Star In & Produce Spy Flick 'A Foreign Country' NEWS BY BEN BROCK (INDIEWIRE)
Not content with signing for Matthew Vaughn's “The Secret Service” (guess what it's about), Colin Firth has just been cast in another spy flick, “A Foreign Country”, based on Charles Cumming's so-named novel and produced by Silver Reel and Raindog (who are also behind another of Firth's upcoming pictures, “The Railway Man”). Handily, Raindog is Firth's own company, run with former Sony exec Ged Doherty. So that probably explains how he got the part...
This is all coming off the back of Firth's turn as one part of an astonishing ensemble in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”, Tomas Alfredson's elegant and absorbing version of the John Le Carre novel. “A Foreign Country” offers a lot of similar elements: an agent returning to British intelligence for the spying equivalent of a heist movie's “one last job”, the rooting out of a conspiracy within the service itself, a Mediterranean episode (Tunisia and Egypt, in this case), and, no doubt, relentlessly stiff upper lips.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Colin Firth for Woody Allen's new film? (XPOSE)
Colin Firth is being lined up for Woody Allen's new movie.
The 52-year-old actor is being courted to play the lead in the 'Midnight In Paris' filmmaker's new whimsical comedy, according to Deadline.
Colin is likely to join 'The Amazing Spider-Man' actress Emma Stone in the project, who is rumoured to have become Allen's new muse.
The director is expected to film in the South of France and will write, produce and direct the as yet untitled film.
This comes after it was announced Colin has entered negotiations to star in Matthew Vaughn's forthcoming adaptation of comic book series, 'The Secret Service'.
The Oscar-winning actor will play a man who sends his nephew off to a British spy school which transforms young troublemakers into refined, James Bond-style secret agents.
Casting is underway for the part of the unruly nephew after Aaron Taylor-Johnson - who starred in Vaughn's 2009 movie 'Kick-Ass' - turned down the role.
READ MORE: http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID=1.803.810&article=102148
COLIN FIRTH: British Star Colin Firth Lined Up For New Woody Allen Movie (CONTACT MUSIC)
Following the news that Emma Stone is lined up to star in a Woody Allen movie, Deadline have announced that British actor Colin Firth is also in the running to star in the film. As yet untitled, the movie is expected to be shot in the south of France. Woody’s keeping the plot firmly under wraps though it seems that he is working towards putting together a typically stellar cast.
Allen, a prolific, iconic and highly respected director, just finished working on his 44th movie as a director. Entitled Blue Jasmine, the film was set in New York and Los Angeles and stars Alec Baldwin, as well as Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins and Louis CK. The movie is scheduled to open in September 2013. Colin Firth is currently lined up to star in The Secret Service – the next movie from X:Men First Class’s Matthew Vaughn. However, he’s thought to be making room in his schedule to ensure that he lands a slot in Woody Allen’s latest movie.
READ MORE: http://www.contactmusic.com/news/colin-firth-woody-allen-emma-stone_3635449
Monday, April 29, 2013
Colin Firth set to play super spy in Matthew Vaughn's 'The Secret Service' Are you ready to see Mr. Darcy kick some ass? BY DREW MCWEENY MONDAY, APR 29, 2013 2:30 AM (HIT FIX)
I've been on enough sets with Matthew Vaughn to know how much he loves actors. One of the great pleasures for him during the making of a film is seeing how actors enhance and evolve the scenes that have been playing in his head since he decided to make the film.
I have yet to catch up with "The Secret Service," one of the 47,378 series that Mark Millar is currently publishing, but when I was in London in November to visit the set of "Kick-Ass 2," there was already a sense that Vaughn's next film would be "The Secret Service," and that he was in a hurry to get it started because he was worried someone would try to make a similar movie if he didn't do it soon.
According to a report tonight on Latino Review, Colin Firth is the first name cast in the film, and he'll be playing a superspy working for MI6 who becomes a mentor to his young slacker nephew. The spy, known as Uncle Jack, wants to usher his nephew into the same life that he leads, but he's not sure it's going to work. Mark Millar has described the series as "James Bond meets 'My Fair Lady,'" and that certainly seems like a high concept that could kickstart a series if done correctly.
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