Elton John 'in talks' to star in Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Julianne Moore and Halle Berry have both been confirmed to join the cast in significant roles

Elton John is yet to ink a deal to star in Kingsman: The Golden Circle but is reportedly in talks to do so (Getty Images)

Elton John is in talks to join Taron Egerton and the newly returning Colin Firth in upcoming Kingsman sequel The Golden Circle.

The legendary singer might be playing himself in a cameo role, although details of the potential part remain unknown at this stage.

Film industry insider The Hollywood Reporter revealed the news, but John is not believed to have inked a deal yet.

Should he make an appearance, John will be starring alongside fellow new cast additions Julianne Moore as the villain and Halle Berry as the head of US spy society Statesmen.

John is not a stranger to movies, having last popped up in Spice Girls comedy Spice World twenty years ago. Since then, he has worked with his own Rocket Pictures production company to make films such as Gnomeo and Juliet and It’s a Boy Girl Thing.

Matthew Vaughn will be back in the director’s seat for Kingsman: The Golden Circle, having co-written the script with Jane Goldman.

Egerton, who plays Eggsy, strongly hinted that Firth would be reprising his role as suave secret agent Harry Hart when he shared a new poster on Twitter reading “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated”. The poster shows Hart’s trademark glasses with one lens knocked out, presumably in reference to the bullet that hit him in the eye, supposedly killing him in first film Kingsman: The Secret Service.

How Vaughn intends to bring Hart back remains a mystery. All we know is that the story will be set state-side with Eggsy and Mark Strong’s Merlin hired to work for Statesmen. Berry’s new character Ginger is battling to defeat Moore’s evil Poppy but is in need of help from her British counterparts.

Kingsman: The Secret Service grossed $412.4 million at the global office on a budget of $81 million, with the sequel expected to reach UK cinemas on 16 June next year.