A: Yes, he plays a fictionalized version of himself. He is essentially a hostage who refuses to stop performing.
However, if you view it as a maximalist, $100 million fan-fiction where Matthew Vaughn throws every idea at the screen to see what sticks—a ride that includes Elton John karate-kicking a thug, a lasso that cuts people in half, and Colin Firth killing cultists in a butterfly tie—then you will have a blast. kingsman 2 golden circle
A: Yes. Kingsman: The Blue Blood is in development, though delayed by prequels and Vaughn’s other projects. A: Yes, he plays a fictionalized version of himself
If you go into expecting the tight, shocking, 12A-rating-breaking insanity of the first film, you will be disappointed. It is too long, too sentimental, and too chaotic. A: Yes
A: The violence is more cartoonish. The first film had shocking realism (Lancelot’s death). This one has people being blended into hamburger meat—it’s so absurd it loses its sting.