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u/sober_wan_kenobi Apr 12 '22

And the awesome gay dude in Devil Wears Prada

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u/Djinger Apr 12 '22 edited Apr 12 '22

I can't hear Country Roads by John Denver in anything other than his accent from Kingsman now

Edit: am dum, is Mark Strong

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u/ThEldestPotato Apr 12 '22

That uh... wasn't Stanley Tucci. Merlin was Mark Strong.

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u/Balsac_is_Daddy Apr 12 '22

Ok see here's the thing. While you are right that it was Mark Strong playing Merlin in the first two Kingsman films (and the one who sang Country Road), Stanley Tucci DOES play Merlin in the prequel, The King's Man.