Actor Ralph Fiennes tells gentlemen spies' origin story in 'The King's Man'

In the prequel, Ralph Fiennes plays the Duke of Oxford, whom he describes as a pacifist. Photo: Handout

Director Matthew Vaughn brings his third instalment of the Kingsman spy action films to the big screen with a prequel movie starring Ralph Fiennes.

Set in the early 20th century, The King's Man tells the story of how the independent intelligence Kingsman agency is created to defeat a war plot.