Argylle: The Explosive Spy Thriller That Inspired the new Matthew Vaughn film starring Henry Cavill and Bryce Dallas Howard

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Argylle is a 2024 spy action comedy film directed and produced by Matthew Vaughn, and written by Jason Fuchs.

Pseudonyms are not uncommon, but this one has unspooled more red strings than most, long before the Argylle book (published on January 9, 2024) or the movie (set to release on February 2, the first of several Vaughn has planned). Either way they are affiliated with the movie’s production company, which is doing a great job of promoting its spy thriller by whipping up intrigue around Elly Conway’s identity.Taylor got dragged into the conspiracy theory after the film's trailer and promotional material was released. Here’s what I think happened: Matthew Vaughn wanted to make a metafictional spy movie that poked gentle fun at the spy tropes he’s used in his previous movies. Each chapter had me hanging by a thread, including the ending, teasing clearly another book and film in the series. Argylle has a star-studded cast, including Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Dua Lipa, and Samuel L. The likeliest theory is that an established author wrote Argylle, with two plausible suspects being identified as Tammy Cohen and Terry Hayes.

Henry Cavill appeared to know the identity but refused to reveal anything per Vaughn's wishes, while Bryan Cranston played coy about what he knew, claiming he couldn't rule out the rumor that Taylor Swift wrote it. Several theories have popped up online, including the long-running and very detailed "Is Taylor Swift actually Elly Conway? The ancient artifact thing was the only really interesting part to me but it will not be a book I remember by the end of the year and in my opinion is not one you will regret skipping. Just not my thing at all, and the incorrect pronunciations (which may have partly been the result of a British narrator narrating in an American accent? And unfortunately, there’s just enough evidence that I’ve found myself, against all better judgment, indulging the theory.

His parents and their lifestyle gave Aubrey some skills, which enable him to help rescue several kidnapped U. There are lots of well-developed characters who I felt connected with and a wonderful schadenfreude at the end. Meanwhile, John Cena and film composer Lorne Balfe claimed not to be privy to the author's identity.

I do plan to see the movie at some point (maybe this will be a case of the film being better than the book? Like the book and author are fictional characters in the movie and the book is being released in conjunction as a promotional tactic. The internet has gone into a frenzy over Argylle, a forthcoming spy movie, and its supposed source material, a yet-to-be-published novel by one Elly Conway.As with the Nazis in the Indiana Jones films, the point is to underline the ruthlessness of one of the teams in the treasure hunt. The Argyle pattern - Taylor's recent Red (Taylor's Version) era was chock full of the same aesthetic, particularly the 'All Too Well (10 Minute Version)' video. Moreover, Elly’s cat is a Scottish Fold, the same squishy-faced breed as Swift’s two famously doted-upon kitties. The silencer on the gun in the photo is actually a Pat McGrath lipstick that Swift is known to wear. His lawyer explained that the Peaky Blinders actor was trying to please fans by “slipping into character” when he was caught in possession of cocaine.

Something’s fishy,” an anonymous Hollywood producer who has worked with Vaughn told the New York Post in January. He’s making the frame story of his movie true, lifting one of his characters off the screen and into real life. In an interview with Variety, the cast of Argylle addressed the mystery of the true author behind the book.

all in all if you love spy novels, mission impossible, Russian history, unlikely heroes, team dynamics, and a race against the clock for a prize of untold fortune, this book is for you. There was never much basis for the theory, though internet users did manage to round up a few coincidences, such as Conway's first Instagram post being published on Swift's birthday.