Kingsman 2 could have been split into two movies

But in the end it was cut down and kept as one.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is about to hit theaters. The movie is a sequel to 2014's Kingsman: The Secret Service, in which we saw a young man named Eggsy to take on the world as a secret agent.

The director of the sequel, Matthew Vaughn, told Collider, that the first cut of The Golden Circle was 3 hours and 40 minutes long. This lead to discussions that maybe film should be split in two.

Vaughn himself strictly opposed such an idea, saying:

"I thought it was highly watchable... That was the part about being a sequel as well, I lost my discipline where you're with a bunch of friends and you go, 'Oh that's a good idea', and it was a good idea, but everything just got longer and longer and longer. There was a moment where the studio said, 'Hey should we do The Golden Circle Part 1 and Part 2?' and I went 'Absolutely no way we're doing that, this is The Golden Circle.'"

Of course, the director is often more invested than the average viewer, so the movie was cut to fit the audience better. In the end an hour and 20 minutes of material was cut from the theatrical release.

Of course this opens a new discussion about an extended cut on Blu-ray, and the director is open to that. If you're cynical you could even see that fact that he's mentioning this now as a bit of PR ahead of an extended cut.

What do you feel is an appropriate length for a movie like Kingsman?

Thanks, Collider.