Kingsman is a British-American film franchise, consisting of action-comedy films, that follow the missions of the Kingsman, a fictional secret service organization. Based on the comic book series of the same name created by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, a 2012 Marvel Comics release, the film franchise debut has garnered success both financially and critically. Kingsman: The Secret Service, directed by Matthew Vaughn from a script he co-wrote with Jane Goldman, was released in February 2015. The film starred Colin Firth and Taron Egerton. A sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, was released in September 2017.
A prequel, The King’s Man, is to be released in December 2021. The first two Kingsman films were released by 20th Century Fox. The film series is to continue with a fourth Kingsman film, titled Kingsman: The Blue Blood, and a spin-off film Statesman, which are in development. The franchise is also to expand to television with an eight-hour limited series, currently in development. Adaptations of the films have been published, and numerous Kingsman video games have been released since 2012. “Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.”