Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Watch out, James Bond, another spy franchise might be looking to steal your crown. Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Golden Circle looks set to be another brilliantly anarchic entry into the secret agent genre and a worthy follow-up to the 2014 original.
This second trailer for the movie gives us a better look at the plot from the previous teaser. Set to a cover of The Who’s “My Generation,” we learn that Julianne Moore’s villainous Poppy is the reason for the destruction of the Kingsmen. The trailer also gives us more time with the Kingsmen’s American cousins, the Statesmen – as played by Jeff Bridges, Channing Tatum, Halle Berry and Pedro Pascal.
Most teasingly of all, Colin Firth appears again as the resurrected Harry Hart, who somehow survived his apparent death in the first movie. We’ll finally find out just how he did that when Kingsman arrives on September 29th.
Doctor Who
One of the last trailers to drop from SDCC was our first look at the Doctor Who Christmas special.
Titled “Twice Upon A Time,” it’s a major yuletide episode this year for many reasons. Firstly, it’ll see Peter Capaldi bow out of the show, with Jodie Whittaker taking over as the first female Doctor by the end. Before he goes though, the Twelfth Doctor will unite with the First Doctor (Harry Potter‘s David Bradley) for one last adventure. It’s a brilliant idea that looks like it’s going to bring the Doctor’s story full circle, and we can’t wait to see how it all plays out.
There are a few more treats here for fans as well. Longtime friend to Doctor Who Mark Gatiss is appearing as a WWI soldier who’s apparently “resonant” to the show’s history, while Pearl Mackie is returning for her last appearance as popular companion Bill Potts. As such, we expect lots of heart, humour and tears when the episode airs on December 25th.