![]() Read More: Taron Egerton Defends Kingsman 2's Controversial Sex Scene They made me feel at home and it was like I was working with a family." ![]() And the crew on the set were fantastic, and so was the director. "I was lucky enough to work my scenes with Colin and Julianne Moore, and they were so great and fabulous to work with and made me feel at home because I was very nervous. ![]() Elton himself was frank about nerves - he's not done much in the way of big screen performing - and complimented all those involved for making it an enjoyable experience at the world premiere: It's a representation of references within references, a pastiche in its own way of how culture repeats and obsesses.Īcross several conversations, those involved with the part have also shared their take on the whole thing. Or, rather, the 1950s as viewed through the 1970s Poppy cites Grease and American Graffiti as inspirations. Unlike a lot of other films that hone in on the 1980s for nostalgic references - see most of Marvel's output and the recent Stephen King resurgence - Kingsman 2 is more about the 1950s. Having someone with such a loaded, clearly defined yet sprawling public persona appear as himself is totally fitting as Vaughn said at The Golden Circle premiere, " he's a serious man that doesn't take himself seriously which actually sums up Kingsman."īut it's particularly fitting of The Golden Circle given its cultural touchstones. ![]() This is a franchise that straddles a line between serious and pastiche - it's both at once yet never fully either. And given that Matthew Vaughn is trying to capture the feel of movies he loved growing up with this series, it makes sense as a way to work in one or two of the legends' back catalogue (as well as "Wednesday Nights", "Jack Rabbit" plays over the credits).īeyond that, though, there's a more metatextual reason for using him in Kingsman. For one, due to the celebrity-stealing scheme, it's an integral part of the word. There's a lot of reasons to fit Elton John into Kingsman. It's possible that, given he was linked to an action scene, it was a similar setup to his eventual part in The Golden Circle - a captured celebrity who winds up helping the heroes in the finale. It may have been related to Mark Hamill's cameo, which differs slightly from Millar's take (in the comic the real Hamill is killed at the start, whereas in the film the actor plays a scientist working for Valentine), although the graphic novel grounding does make that seem unlikely. What role he'd have played initially is unclear. Whatever the plan was, it sounds like the part was essential when the offer was rejected, Colin Firth actually wrote to John begging him to be in the film, knowing just how much Matthew Vaughn wanted the singer. "I was supposed to be in the last one, but I turned it down and then I saw it and I thought "I wish I'd have been in it" So they asked me to be in this one - Matthew said to be in this one - and I jumped at the chance. Speaking at the world premiere, Elton had this to say: We now know that, in terms of Rocket Man himself, this is totally true he was offered a part and turned it down (likely due to the film's audacious approach and unproven quality), something he regretted when he saw the quality of the finished product. The main reason for this in-story is her opportunism - as Valentine, the villain of the first film, had kidnapped so many celebrities, the soft-spoken, meat-tenderizing psychopath decided it would be rude not to - and it appears that Elton is primarily used for her entertainment, dressed up in versions of his classic costumes and forced to play his classics. In the movie, Elton John is captured by Julianne Moore's Poppy, a drug kingpin striving to be a legitimate businesswoman, and held hostage in her 1950s hideout paradise. Let's look at how he came to be involved, what he was like on set, and whether it works.It was known from early on that the singer would have some role in the film care of a teaser poster, but few could have expected the resulting cameo to be as substantial as it was. Elton John's cameo in Kingsman: The Golden Circle may be the weirdest part of the super spy sequel, which considering it's also a movie where Colin Firth is brought back to life after a bullet to the eye says a lot.
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