So much so that he outlawed the number two from any of thefilms marketing.

Just doing a sequel, youre kind of violating that promise of originality, he says.

Sequelitis is a plague I have no interest in contracting.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

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For the first one, I felt like if I wasnt really good then it wouldnt work.

This time, the story still unfolds through my eyes but this is still a true ensemble piece.

And also, Ive had a bit more experience.

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Im not asking the crew what every piece of camera equipment does.

Ive had people say to me, Wait, youre kidding me with those names, right?

For Merlin, the action isnt just confined to international espionage.

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He also has a possible romantic in the form of Berrys across-the-pond spymaster.

I quite like playing the tech nerd who can handle himself in a conflict situation, Strong says.

And she had her clipboard and her glasses, just like Merlin.

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And what happens when two tech nerds come together?

Strong teases, Might there be some geeky love?

Egerton and Strong are not the only returning Kingsmen.

Colin Firths Harry was most certainly killed cold in the original, but hes back.

The Oscar-winningKings Speechactor adds, I got in the firstKingsmanby virtue of my improbability.

An actor known for chick flicks as a fighting badass.

So given that irony, Id say anything is possible.