History Trivia / KingsmanTheGoldenCircle

* IKnewIt: Many people accurately predicted [[spoiler:Roxy's death in the opening attack]] due to the character having little prominence in the advertising.

* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/MatthewVaughn cast Pedro Pascal as Agent Whiskey based on his performance in ''Series/{{Narcos}}'', as real-life Drug Enforcement Administration agent Javier Peña.

* NamesTheSame: There's also an villainous organization called "The Golden Circle" in an episode of the TV show ''Series/ScarecrowAndMrsKing''.

** Creator/ChanningTatum has been a professional dancer since well before his film career started, and gets to show it off when [[spoiler: his character, Tequila, starts to exhibit the 'mania' part of the disease.]]
* CreatorBacklash:

** During the release of the movie, the Hard Rock Cafe restaurant had a "Poppy Special", a roughly-formed hamburger (hopefully, not the same kind of meat) and golden circles (onion rings), naturally

** There were originally going to be mentions of the 2016 US presidential elections but were removed due to it being too soon. Notably, the movie's fictional President (played by Creator/BruceGreenwood in a bit of a CastingGag) was to be a direct {{Expy}} of real U.S. President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, with his Oval Office covered in gaudy red-and-gold leaf a la Trump Tower, but these scenes were later re-shot with a more conventional-looking set and Greenwood putting on a broader Southern Accent, as Vaughn wanted to avoid alienating audiences with an overt political message.

* CastingGag: Matthew Vaughn cast Pedro Pascal as Agent Whiskey based on his performance in ''Series/{{Narcos}}'', as real-life Drug Enforcement Administration agent Javier Peña.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Björn Granath, who played the King of Sweden, died during filming.

* DiedDuringProduction: The King of Sweden was going to have a larger role in the third film but Bjorn Granath's death after production concluded for the film prevented this from happening.

* {{Typecasting}}: Matthew Vaughn cast Pedro Pascal as Agent Whiskey based on his performance in ''Series/{{Narcos}}'', as real-life Drug Enforcement Administration agent Javier Peña.

* DyeingForYourArt: Jeff Bridges shaved off his beard for the film.

** The King of Sweden was going to have a larger role in the third film but Bjorn Granath's death after production concluded for the film prevented this from happening.

* FranchiseKiller: Certainly looking this way. In addition to being more of a GrandFinale instead of a regular sequel, The Golden Circle was not nearly as well received as the original Kingsman. Despite the obvious sequel hook, no one seems too interested in further adventures.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Matthew Vaughn, in his own words, "begged" Fox not to reveal Harry's survival. They didn't listen and made it one of the driving forces of the film's marketing.

** [[spoiler:[[http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/mark-strong/52065/mark-strong-interview-kingsman-the-golden-circle-stardust-kick-ass Merlin was supposed to survive]]. There's even some behind the scene photos on the internet of Mark Strong wearing green leggings to greenscreen in cybernetic legs during Eggsy's wedding.]] It was changed because test audiences didn't like it, felt it cheapened [[spoiler:his HeroicSacrifice]].

* NamesTheSame: There's also an villainous organization called "The Golden Circle" in an episode of the TV show ''LiveActionTelevision/TheScarecrowAndMrsKing''.

* NBamesTheSame: There's also an villainous organization called "The Golden Circle" in an episode of the TV show ''LiveActionTelevision/ScarecrowAndMrsKing''.