Channing Tatum Joins the Cast of ‘Kingsman’ Sequel

13 April 2016 7:08 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

Channing Tatum is joining the cast of “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” tweeting the news on Wednesday evening.

I'm about to get all up in that Golden Circle. #Kingsman pic.twitter.com/LqCPJ6monO

— Channing Tatum (@channingtatum) April 14, 2016

Sources also tell Variety that Elton John is in talks for a key role.

Matthew Vaughn is returning to direct from a script he co-wrote with Jane Goldman. The 2014 original, “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” was based on the comic-book “The Secret Service,” created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar, and follows the training of a potential secret agent to take on a global threat from Samuel L. Jackson’s Richmond Valentine.

Vaughn also produced the original, which grossed a surprisingly healthy $415 million worldwide. Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Michael Caine also starred.

Halle Berry has been in talks to star as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Strong and Firth are also »

- Justin Kroll

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