Argylle

2024 film by Matthew Vaughn

For other uses, see Argyle (disambiguation).

Argylle

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Matthew Vaughn
Written by| Jason Fuchs
Produced by|

* Matthew Vaughn
* Adam Bohling
* David Reid
* Jason Fuchs

Starring|

* Henry Cavill
* Bryce Dallas Howard
* Sam Rockwell
* Bryan Cranston
* Catherine O'Hara
* Dua Lipa
* Ariana DeBose
* John Cena
* Samuel L. Jackson

Cinematography| George Richmond
Edited by|

* Lee Smith
* Tom Harrison-Read
* Col Goudie

Music by| Lorne Balfe

Production
companies

* Apple Studios
* Marv Studios
* Cloudy Productions

Distributed by|

* Universal Pictures
* Apple Original Films[a]

Release dates

* January 24, 2024 (2024-01-24) (Odeon Luxe Leicester Square)
* February 1, 2024 (2024-02-01) (United Kingdom)
* February 2, 2024 (2024-02-02) (United States)

Running time

| 139 minutes[1]
Countries|

* United Kingdom
* United States

Language| English
Box office| $96.2 million[2][3]

Argylle (/ɑːrˈɡaɪl/) is a 2024 spy action-comedy film directed and produced by Matthew Vaughn, and written by Jason Fuchs. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O'Hara, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, John Cena, and Samuel L. Jackson. Its plot centers on a reclusive author who is drawn into the world of spies and espionage after she realizes that a new spy novel she is writing mirrors real-world events.

Argylle was filmed in Europe from August to December 2021. The film premiered at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on January 24, 2024, before it was released by Universal Pictures and Apple Original Films in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2024, and in the United States the following day on February 2, 2024. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and performed poorly at the box office, grossing $96.2 million worldwide. Argylle is a standalone spin-off from the Kingsman franchise, with a crossover between the two planned as part of an intended spy-focused shared universe from Vaughn.

## Plot

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Elly Conway, an introverted spy novelist, has almost finished her fifth book about Aubrey Argylle, the eponymous character of the Argylle series, but suffers from writer's block after feedback from her mother, Ruth. On a train journey to visit Ruth and her father, Barry, Elly is saved from an ambush by an actual spy, Aidan Wilde, who explains that a devious organization known as the Division has targeted her because her novels seemingly predict their future. Aidan travels with Elly to England, hoping her next chapter will reveal how to stop the Division.

In London, the duo searches for a "Masterkey"[b] that would help expose the Division referenced in Elly's novels. Suspecting Aidan wants to kill her, too, Elly calls her parents for help. As they arrive, Aidan reveals that her parents are operatives of the Division, forcing him and Elly to fend them off before fleeing. Escaping to France, Aidan and former CIA deputy director Alfred "Alfie" Solomon reveal that Argylle is not entirely fictional: Elly is, in fact, agent Rachel Kylle ("Argylle" seemingly having been derived from "R. Kylle"), who was captured and brainwashed by the Division five years earlier and made to believe that Dr. Margaret Vogeler (Ruth) and Director Ritter (Barry) were her parents. Elly put her suppressed memories, in modified form, into her novels; Aidan resurfaces as one of her characters, Wyatt, while Alfie reappears as her cat. With the latest Argylle novel, Rachel was about to reveal the whereabouts of the Masterkey to the world.

Aidan and Rachel travel to the Arabian Peninsula, where they retrieve the Masterkey but are cornered by the Division, who return them to their base. Ritter reveals that Rachel was, in actuality, a double agent and one of their most loyal assets for the Division, after which she offers to interrogate and subsequently shoots Aidan. She also locates Alfie for them but reveals that she sent him the Masterkey, betraying the Division. Aidan, revealed to have been shot in non-lethal areas, reunites with Rachel, and the two fight their way through the facility. Ritter interrupts the transmission of the Masterkey to Alfie but is fatally shot after Rachel's cat scratches out his eyes.

Aidan and Rachel escape to the Division facility exterior, revealed to be a cargo ship, to use the satellite connection to send the Masterkey. Margaret/"Ruth" uses a mental trigger code to force her "daughter" to attack Aidan until Margaret is killed by Keira, a former CIA agent. Keira had once been Rachel and Aidan's sister-in-arms and was thought dead during a mission with Rachel; these events, along with Keira as an identical, fictional version of herself, had also appeared in Elly's novels. Alfie finally receives the Masterkey transmission, and Aidan detonates the Division's oil tanker headquarters.

Resuming her novelist persona, Rachel publishes her final Argylle novel, where at a reading, the real Argylle reveals himself, much to her shock and confusion.

In a mid-credits scene, taking place twenty years earlier, a young Argylle is revealed to be a Kingsman agent, with the first novel being based on his life.

## Cast

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* Henry Cavill as Argylle[4]
* Louis Partridge as young Argylle[5]
* Bryce Dallas Howard as Elly Conway[4][6]
* Sam Rockwell as Aidan Wilde[7]
* Bryan Cranston as Director Ritter[7]
* Catherine O'Hara as Ruth[7][4]
* Sofia Boutella as Saba Al-Badr[7]
* Dua Lipa as Legrange[4]
* Ariana DeBose as Keira[7]
* John Cena as Wyatt[7]
* Samuel L. Jackson as Alfie[7]

Also appearing in the film are Rob Delaney as Deputy Director Powell; Jing Lusi as Li Na, a love interest of Argylle;[8][9] and Tomás Paredes as Carlos, a field agent of the Division.[10] Richard E. Grant has a cameo as Fowler, the director of Argylle's spy organisation, based on Ritter, in the Argylle novels,[7] while Ben Daniels appears as a bartender/spy at The King's Man Arms.[11]

## Production

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### Development

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Argylle was announced in June 2021, with Matthew Vaughn attached to direct and produce for Marv Studios.[12] The ensemble cast was announced in the following months, and it was reported that the script was written by Jason Fuchs.[4] Dua Lipa, who also stars in the film, provided original music for the title track and score.[13][14]

In August 2021, Apple TV+ bought the rights to the film for $200 million.[15] Some industry journals wrote the production budget was $200 million, with The Hollywood Reporter claiming some sources put costs as high as $250 million.[16][17][18] Director Matthew Vaughn refuted that claim, saying: "I don't know how you spend $200 million on it. I actually don't. Unless you're going to make a five-hour CG fest."[5] Matthew Belloni of Puck News and The Ringer later reported that the film's budget was less than the $200 million figure, which was for the licensing and distribution rights to the film and not the actual budget as had been perceived.[19]

Vaughn said the COVID-19 pandemic gave him the time to work on the film.[20] He describes it as his ode to 1980s action thrillers like Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. When asked about casting Cavill, he said: "I needed someone who was born to play Bond – which Henry is – and then nick him before Bond did. He plays a larger-than-life action hero with a wink. It's very different from Kingsman."[21]

### Filming

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Principal photography began in August 2021 in London, with cinematographer George Richmond, and took place across various locations in Europe.[12][22][23] Filming wrapped in December 2021 according to Henry Cavill's update on X (Twitter).[24][non-primary source needed] The production used studios in Greenford, Park Royal, and Bovingdon to shoot the film. Background shots were filmed in Greece and the United States.[25]

## Marketing

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Elly Conway, later revealed as the fictional author of the in-universe Argylle novels, was initially reported to have written the book that the script was based on during the film's announcement.[4] The claim was questioned by The Hollywood Reporter in September 2022, as they were unable to verify Conway's existence and their attempts to contact her, her publicist, and her talent agent were unsuccessful.[26] The trailer revealed Conway was the film's protagonist.[6] Several social media users attempted to identify Conway and theorized that singer-songwriter Taylor Swift had written the book with Conway as her pen name, based on several references associating Swift with Argylle. One clue that makes Swift fans claim that she is the real author is that Elly Conway and Swift have a Scottish Fold cat. Vaughn denied the theory, stating Conway is unrelated to Swift; however, Swift influenced the film's use of a Scottish Fold cat.[27][28][29] Bryce Dallas Howard, who plays Conway in the film, opined that Argylle is "unconsciously inspired" by Swift.[30] In February 2024, authors Terry Hayes and Tammy Cohen revealed they had written the tie-in novel.[31] The tie-in book was released ahead of the film's release, on January 9, 2024.[32] Apple and Universal spent $80 million promoting the film, each being responsible for fronting 50% of the costs.[33]

## Music

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Main article: Argylle (soundtrack)

The film score is composed by Lorne Balfe in his first collaboration with Vaughn, and was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in London, during late-2022.[34] It was released on February 2, 2024, through Platoon and Marv Music.[35]

## Release

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Argylle premiered at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on January 24, 2024.[36] In June 2023, it was announced that the film would be released in theaters on February 2, 2024, by Universal Pictures and Apple Original Films, before releasing on Apple TV+ on April 12, 2024.[37][38][39] The film's marketing campaign cost $80 million, of which Universal paid half. According to Deadline Hollywood, Universal "collects back what it's owed in marketing from the box office before it collects an 8% distribution fee."[33]

## Reception

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### Box office

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Argylle grossed $45.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $50.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $96.1 million.[2] Variety noted that for a traditional studio release, the film would need to gross around $500 million worldwide to break even.[17]

In the United States and Canada, Argylle was projected to gross $15–20 million from 3,605 theaters in its opening weekend.[16] The film made $6.4 million on its first day, including $1.7 million from Thursday night previews.[40] It went on to debut to $17.5 million, topping the box office, though The Hollywood Reporter noted that "if legacy Hollywood studios released a $200 million movie with results like these, they would be skewered" and questioned whether Apple could continue to release $200 million films without better box office returns.[33][18] In its second weekend the film dropped 63% to $6.5 million, remaining in first place of a "moribund box office" weekend.[41] Variety called its first two weeks’ gross "dismal".[42] The film made $4.7 million in its third weekend, finishing behind newcomers Bob Marley: One Love and Madame Web.[43]

### Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 33% of 301 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "Argylle gets some mileage out of its silly, energetic spin on the spy thriller, but ultimately wears out its welcome with a convoluted plot and overlong runtime."[44] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 35 out of 100, based on 56 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[45] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it a 3 out of 5 stars.[33][46]

Forbes's Erik Kain noted that, in general, reviews criticized the film's length, number of plot twists, and use of CGI in action sequences, labeling it a parody of the genre.[47] Brennan Klein of Screen Rant summarized the reviews as mixed, noting the polarized reception of the "meta" elements, while the cast received praise.[48] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film one star out of five and called it an "unbearably self-satisfied smirk of a spy caper from Matthew Vaughn";[49] various other reviews were also very negative.[50] Jackson Weaver of CBC News conceded that the "movie's meta-backstory is much more interesting than its actual storyline, by a lot",[51] while the Los Angeles Times's Katie Walsh, also quite critical of the film, mentioned its "amusing premise" and enjoyed Rockwell's presence.[52]

Vaughn was surprised by the negative reviews, as test screenings had been well received, "I thought it was a fun, feel-good movie". He said the film did well on streaming and that he would be happy to make another one if he got the chance.[53]

### Accolades

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Award  | Date of ceremony  | Category  | Recipient  | Result  | Ref.

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Golden Raspberry Awards | February 28, 2025 | Worst Actress | Bryce Dallas Howard | Nominated  | [54]
Worst Supporting Actress | Ariana DeBose[c] | Nominated
International Film Music Critics Association | February 27, 2025  | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film | Lorne Balfe | Nominated  | [55]
Saturn Awards | February 2, 2025 | Best Action / Adventure Film | Argylle | Nominated  | [56]

## Future

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### Sequels

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In July 2021, it was announced that Argylle was intended to be first of a franchise of at least three films.[4] In March 2022, it was confirmed that the first film will be followed by two sequels to complete a film trilogy.[57] In October 2023, Vaughn confirmed plans to develop sequels, while stating that the second film would be a prequel, as "the first Argylle novel",[58] exploring the origins of Argylle becoming a spy; while the third movie would follow additional installments.[59] On the film's release, its mid-credits scene, after displaying a younger Argylle (portrayed by Louis Partridge) being recruited by Kingsman, displays a note onscreen stating, "'Argylle: Book One – The Movie' coming soon".[60] In February 2024, Vaughn confirmed that the prequel installment is being developed with Louis Partridge starring as Argylle (as portrayed by Cavill) in his formative years.[61]

### Shared universe

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In October 2023, Matthew Vaughn announced his plans to create a larger spy-themed universe through his Marv Studios, with that universe being interconnected and comprising the Kingsman franchise, the Argylle films, and an unnamed third franchise. He intended to have the new upcoming films in each series culminate in a crossover in the future.[58]

## Notes

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1. ^ Split distribution between Universal Pictures and Apple TV+; Universal only handled the theatrical and VOD release, while Apple exclusively handles the SVOD release.
2. ^ The device is known as the "Masterkey" or the "Masterfile" in different versions of the film. This article uses "Masterkey".
3. ^ Also for Kraven the Hunter

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* Chief of War (since 2025)
* Criminal Record (since 2024)
* Curses! (since 2023)
* Dark Matter (since 2024)
* Drops of God (since 2023)
* For All Mankind (since 2019)
* Foundation (since 2021)
* Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (since 2022)
* Friday Night Baseball (since 2022)
* Goldie (since 2025)
* Government Cheese (since 2025)
* Hijack (since 2023)
* Invasion (since 2021)
* Land of Women (since 2024)
* The Last Thing He Told Me (since 2023)
* Loot (since 2022)
* The Morning Show (since 2019)
* Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (since 2023)
* Murderbot (since 2025)
* The New Look (since 2024)
* Pachinko (since 2022)
* Palm Royale (since 2024)
* Platonic (since 2023)
* Presumed Innocent (since 2024)
* The Reluctant Traveler (since 2023)
* Severance (since 2022)
* Shape Island (since 2023)
* Shrinking (since 2023)
* Silo (since 2023)
* Slow Horses (since 2022)
* Smoke (since 2025)
* Stick (since 2025)
* Stillwater (since 2020)
* The Studio (since 2025)
* Sugar (since 2024)
* Sunday Night Soccer (since 2025)
* Surface (since 2022)
* Ted Lasso (since 2020)
* Tehran (since 2020)
* Trying (since 2020)
* Wonder Pets: In the City (since 2024)
* WondLa (since 2024)
* Your Friends & Neighbors (since 2025)

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* The Afterparty (2022–2023)
* Amazing Stories (2020)
* Amber Brown (2022)
* Becoming You (2020)
* Before (2024)
* The Big Cigar (2024)
* The Big Door Prize (2023–2024)
* Black Bird (2022)
* Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker (2023)
* Calls (2021)
* Central Park (2020–2022)
* The Changeling (2023)
* City on Fire (2023)
* The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024)
* Constellation (2024)
* The Crowded Room (2023)
* Dear... (2020–2023)
* Dear Edward (2023)
* Defending Jacob (2020)
* Dickinson (2019–2021)
* Disclaimer (2024)
* Dope Thief (2025)
* Doug Unplugs (2020–2022)
* Dr. Brain (2021)
* Duck & Goose (2022–2023)
* Earth at Night in Color (2020–2021)
* Echo 3 (2022–2023)
* El Deafo (2022)
* The Essex Serpent (2022)
* Extrapolations (2023)
* Five Days at Memorial (2022)
* Franklin (2024)
* Ghostwriter (2019–2022)
* Greatness Code (2020–2022)
* Harriet the Spy (2021–2023)
* Hello Tomorrow! (2023)
* Helpsters (2019–2023)
* High Desert (2023)
* Home (2020–2022)
* Home Before Dark (2020–2021)
* Interrupting Chicken (2022–2023)
* Jane (2023–2025)
* Lady in the Lake (2024)
* The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022)
* Lessons in Chemistry (2023)
* Liaison (2023)
* Lisey's Story (2021)
* Little America (2020–2022)
* Little Voice (2020)
* Long Way Up (2020)
* Losing Alice (2021)
* Manhunt (2024)
* Masters of the Air (2024)
* Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend (2024)
* The Me You Can't See (2021)
* The Mosquito Coast (2021–2023)
* Mr. Corman (2021)
* My Kind of Country (2023)
* Mythic Quest (2020–2025)
* The Oprah Conversation (2020–2021)
* Oprah's Book Club (2019–2021)
* Physical (2021–2023)
* Pinecone & Pony (2022–2023)
* Prehistoric Planet (2022–2023)
* Pretzel and the Puppies (2022–2023)
* Prime Target (2025)
* The Problem with Jon Stewart (2021–2023)
* Roar (2022)
* Schmigadoon! (2021–2023)
* See (2019–2022)
* Servant (2019–2023)
* Shantaram (2022)
* Shining Girls (2022)
* The Shrink Next Door (2021)
* Side Quest (2025)
* Slumberkins (2022)
* Snoopy in Space (2019–2021)
* The Snoopy Show (2021–2023)
* Still Up (2023)
* Strange Planet (2023)
* Sunny (2024)
* Surfside Girls (2022)
* Suspicion (2022)
* Swagger (2021–2023)
* Time Bandits (2024)
* Tiny World (2020–2021)
* Truth Be Told (2019–2023)
* The Super Models (2023)
* Visible: Out on Television (2020)
* Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson (2021)
* WeCrashed (2022)
* Wolfboy and the Everything Factory (2021–2022)

Continuations|

* Carpool Karaoke: The Series (season 5; 2022–2023)

Upcoming|

* The Last Frontier (2025)
* Pluribus (2025)
* The Savant (2025)
* Margo's Got Money Troubles (2026)
* 12 12 12 (TBA)
* Brothers (TBA)
* Cape Fear (TBA)
* The Dispatcher (TBA)
* Down Cemetery Road (TBA)
* Imperfect Women (TBA)
* Lucky (TBA)
* Neuromancer (TBA)
* Star City (TBA)
* The Wanted Man (TBA)

Films

| Released|

| 2019|

* The Elephant Queen
* Hala

|

2020|

* The Banker
* Beastie Boys Story
* Dads
* Greyhound
* Boys State
* Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You
* On the Rocks
* Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
* Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
* Wolfwalkers

2021|

* Palmer
* Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry
* Cherry
* The Year Earth Changed
* Fathom
* CODA
* 9/11: Inside the President's War Room
* Come from Away
* Blush
* The Velvet Underground
* Finch
* Swan Song

2022|

* The Tragedy of Macbeth
* The Sky Is Everywhere
* Cha Cha Real Smooth
* Luck
* Sidney
* The Greatest Beer Run Ever
* Raymond & Ray
* Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
* Causeway
* Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
* Spirited
* Emancipation
* The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2023|

* Fursat
* Sharper
* Bad Luck Spot!
* Tetris
* Ghosted
* Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
* The Beanie Bubble
* Stephen Curry: Underrated
* Flora and Son
* Killers of the Flower Moon
* The Pigeon Tunnel
* Fingernails
* Napoleon
* The Family Plan

2024|

* Argylle
* Girls State
* Bread & Roses
* Fancy Dance
* Fly Me to the Moon
* The Instigators
* Napoleon Director's Cut
* Wolfs
* The Last of the Sea Women
* The Bloody Hundredth
* Blitz

2025|

* The Gorge
* Number One on the Call Sheet
* Deaf President Now!
* Fountain of Youth
* Bono: Stories of Surrender
* Echo Valley
* F1

Upcoming|

* All of You (2025)
* Come See Me in the Good Light (2025)
* Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
* The Lost Bus (2025)
* Matchbox (2026)
* Being Heumann (TBA)
* The Family Plan 2 (TBA)
* Mayday (TBA)
* Outcome (TBA)
* Tenzing (TBA)
* Way of the Warrior Kid (TBA)

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* Mark Millar
* Millarworld
* Matthew Vaughn
* Dave Gibbons
* 20th Century Studios

Comics|

* Big Game (2023)

Films|

* The Secret Service (2014)
* The Golden Circle (2017)
* The King's Man (2021)

Soundtracks|

* The Secret Service (2014)
* The Golden Circle (2017)
* The King's Man (2021)

Related|

* Argylle (2024)

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