History Trivia / KingsmanTheSecretService

* RomanceOnTheSet: A nonstandard example in that one is an actor, the other a crew member. Creator/TaronEgerton met his girlfriend, an assistant director, on the set of this film.

** For Taron Egerton who went on to star in ''Film/EddieTheEagle'', was cast as the lead in ''{{Film/Robin Hood|2018}}''.

* DuelingMovies: With ''{{Film/Spy}}'', ''{{Film/The Man From U.N.C.L.E.|2015}}'' and ''Film/{{Spectre}}''.

* DuelingMovies: With ''{{Film/Spy}}'', ''{{Film/The Man From UNCLE|2015}}'' and ''Film/{{Spectre}}''.

* DuelingMovies: With ''{{Film/Spy}}'', ''{{Film/The ManFrom UNCLE|2015}}'' and ''Film/{{Spectre}}''.

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* DuelingMovies: With ''{{Film/Spy}}'', ''Film/TheManFromUNCLE2015'' and ''Film/{{Spectre}}''.

** For Sofia Boutella, leading her to be cast in high profile roles in ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'' and ''Film/TheMummy2017.''
** For Taron Egerton who went on to star in ''Film/EddieTheEagle'', was cast as the lead in a new Robin Hood film, and was considered for the young [[Franchise/StarWars Han Solo]].

** Creator/AaronJohnson was offered the role of Eggsy before Creator/TaronEgerton was cast, but turned it down due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/{{Godzilla|2014}}''. Johnson would eventually go on to be cast in ''Film/TheKingsMan''.

** Creator/AaronTaylorJohnson was offered the role of Eggsy before Creator/TaronEgerton was cast, but turned it down due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/{{Godzilla|2014}}''. Johnson would eventually go on to be cast in ''Film/TheKingsMan''.

** Creator/AaronTaylorJohnson was offered the role of Eggsy before Creator/TaronEgerton was cast, but turned it down due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/Godzilla2014''. Johnson would eventually go on to be cast in ''Film/TheKingsMan''.

* DuelingMovies: With ''{{Film/Spy}}'' and ''Film/TheManFromUNCLE2015''

* {{Defictionalization}}: The film teamed up with real Savile Row tailors to [[http://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-kingsman-20150208-story.html make their own brand]].

* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: The comic's title was originally ''The Secret Service''. Guess what the collections now call it.

* ActorInspiredElement:
** Part of the film's concept came about as director Matthew Vaughn was being measured for a new suit and he saw all the portraits and photos of notable customers on the walls of his tailor's. He wondered what might have happened if such powerful men banded together and pooled their resources to shape world history from behind the scenes.
** Creator/SamuelLJackson accidentally lapsed into his long-lost lisp during a reading. Creator/MatthewVaughn told him to keep it, given the speech impediment fit the [[RedRightHand scars and such]] of ''Film/JamesBond'' villains.

** What became the Kingsmen for the movie was [[Main/SecretIntelligenceService MI6]] in the comic and when originally pitched to Creator/{{Marvel}}, the agency was ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} Imagine if the film had been directed by Creator/JossWhedon and tied into the [[Series/AgentsOfSHIELD TV series]] and the rest of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

** Creator/AaronTaylorJohnson was offered the role of Eggsy before Creator/TaronEgerton was cast, but turned it down due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/Godzilla2014''. Johnson would eventually go on to be cast in the ''Kingsman'' prequel film.

** Creator/AaronTaylorJohnson was offered the role of Eggsy before Creator/TaronEgerton was cast, but turned it down due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/Godzilla2014''. Johnson would eventually go on to be cast in ''Kingsman: The Great Game''.

** Creator/AaronTaylorJohnson was offered the role of Eggsy before Creator/TaronEgerton was cast. Johnson would eventually go on to be cast in ''Kingsman: The Great Game''.

** Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio, Creator/IdrisElba, and Creator/TomCruise were considered for Richmond Valentine before Creator/SamuelLJackson was cast.
** [[Series/DancingWithTheStars Amy Purdy]] was originally cast as Gazelle before the casting of Creator/SofiaBoutella, but dropped out when filming was delayed so she wouldn't miss the [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames Olympics]].

*** Creator/JohnBoyega, Creator/JackOConnell, and Creator/JamieCampbellBower screen-tested for the part of Egsy as well before the casting of Egerton.

** What became the Kingsmen for the movie was [[Main/SecretIntelligenceService MI6]] in the comic and when originally pitched to Creator/{{Marvel}}, the agency was '''''ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}'''''. Imagine if the film had been directed by Creator/JossWhedon and tied into the [[Series/AgentsOfSHIELD TV series]] and the rest of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

** Creator/EmmaWatson and Creator/BellaHeathcote were considered for Roxy.
** Creator/AaronTaylorJohnson was offered the role of Eggsy. Creator/TaronEgerton beat out Creator/JohnBoyega and Creator/JackOConnell for the part.
** Creator/TomCruise, Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio and Creator/IdrisElba were considered for Richmond Valentine.
** Double amputee Amy Purdy was originally cast as Gazelle, but dropped out when the filming schedule conflicted with the Olympics.

** There were going to be more celebrities who were held prisoner at Valentine's base, including Music/LadyGaga and Music/EltonJohn. John later appeared in the sequel ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle''.

** Part of the film's concept came about as director Matthew Vaughn was being measured for a new suit and he saw all the photos of notable customers on the walls of his tailor's. He wondered what might have happened if such powerful men banded together and pooled their resources to shape world history from behind the scenes.

* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/SamuelLJackson accidentally lapsed into his long-lost lisp during a reading. Creator/MatthewVaughn told him to keep it, given the speech impediment fit the [[RedRightHand scars and such]] of ''Film/JamesBond'' villains.

* ActorAllusion:
** The casting of Creator/MarkHamill is likely based on the fact he appeared (as himself) in the ColdOpen of the original comic (in which he's a hostage who ends up dying in a botched rescue attempt). He plays Dr. Arnold, a character who was the main villain in the comic (Valentine essentially fulfills the same role in the film). Hamill's voice is also not his own. Not just the accent, either. His voice sounds like [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries one he's used to performing]]...
** Creator/MarkStrong has something of a reputation for playing villains (enough to star in a commercial lampshading this alongside Creator/TomHiddleston and Sir Creator/BenKingsley), and is cast as a character whose equivalent in the comic book is revealed as Main/TheMole. [[spoiler: This turns out to be a red herring, as the mole in the film is the Kingsman leader instead.]]
** Creator/MichaelCaine's East End origins are given a nod to [[spoiler:especially in Arthur's death, wherein he swears in a ''very'' coarse Cockney accent as he dies.]] As a plus, his glasses look quite a bit like Literature/HarryPalmer's.
** Creator/SamuelLJackson plays a supervillain with a WeaksauceWeakness, the same as he did in ''{{Film/Unbreakable}}''. Also, his character mentions wanting to be a spy when he grew up; Jackson has played superspy [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Nick Fury]], a role which famously made him a PromotedFanboy.
** Creator/ColinFirth's first word on screen (at least, in English) is [[Film/TheKingsSpeech "shit" and the third word is "fuck."]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ecKSbnspW4 Too bad the fifth word wasn't "tits".]]

* WordOfGod: Vaughn has confirmed that the President seen in the film is not a depiction of BarackObama.