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* TheStinger: [[spoiler:The mid-credits scene sees a young Argylle (played by Louis Partridge) in a teaser for a prequel film based on the first Argylle novel, titled “''Argylle: Book One''”.]]


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* WhamShot: The reveal of “the real Agent Argylle” happening when [[spoiler:Solomon shows Elly a computer file containing her image along with the name “Rachel Kylle”, with the abbreviation (Agent R. Kylle) being used along with her old memories of her espionage work to create the Argylle character and his stories.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: The last scene [[spoiler:has Elly performing a public reading of the last ''Argylle'' novel, then members of the audience can ask her questions; one of them is played by Henry Cavill himself and Elly is baffled once she notices him. Is Elly having another of those Argylle hallucinations (though the man didn't have the distinctive Argylle's suit and haircut)? Is he just a random stranger who happened to uncannily look like how Elly imagined Argylle? Or is Agent Argylle real after all?]]

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* AmbiguousSituation: The last scene [[spoiler:has Elly performing a public reading of the last ''Argylle'' novel, then members of the audience can ask her questions; one of them is played by Henry Cavill himself and Elly is baffled once she notices him. Cue end credits. Is Elly having another of those Argylle hallucinations (though the man didn't have the distinctive Argylle's suit and haircut)? Is he just a random stranger who happened to uncannily look like how Elly imagined Argylle? Or is Agent Argylle real after all?]]
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Right before a gunfight, Aiden explains Elly she'll have to make sure the mooks he'll are dead by stomping their head, pointing out the skull is a fragile bone. In real life, the human skull is surprisingly sturdy.[[note]]Blows to the head aren't dangerous because of the risk of breaking the skull, but because the brain banging against the skull risks causing brain injuries[[/note]]

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Right before a gunfight, Aiden explains Elly she'll have to make sure the mooks he'll are dead by stomping their head, pointing out the skull is a fragile bone. In real life, the human skull is surprisingly sturdy.[[note]]Blows to the head aren't dangerous because of the risk of breaking the skull, but because the brain banging against the skull risks causing brain injuries[[/note]]
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Elly Conway (Howard) is the reclusive, mild-mannered author of the wildly popular ''Argylle'' series of spy novels, about a [[TuxedoAndMartini dashing super-spy]] named Agent Argylle (Cavill). When the events in her novels start coming true, Elly has to go on the run with the help of real-life spy Aiden White (Rockwell) and her cat Alfie (Chip), while a rogue spy organisation led by Director Ritter (Cranston) is determined to figure out what else Elly knows.

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Elly Conway (Howard) is the reclusive, mild-mannered author of the wildly popular ''Argylle'' series of spy novels, about a [[TuxedoAndMartini dashing super-spy]] named Agent Argylle (Cavill). When the events in her novels start coming true, Elly has to go on the run with the help of real-life spy Aiden White Wilde (Rockwell) and her cat Alfie (Chip), while a rogue spy organisation led by Director Ritter (Cranston) is determined to figure out what else Elly knows.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Right before a gunfight, Aiden explains Elly she'll have to make sure the mooks he'll are dead by stomping their head, pointing out the skull is a fragile bone. In real life, the human skull is surprisingly sturdy.[[note]]Blows to the head aren't dangerous because of the risk of breaking the skull, but because the brain banging against the skull risks causing brain injuries[[/note]]

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* AmbiguousSituation: The last scene [[spoiler:has Elly performing a public reading of the last ''Argylle'' novel, then members of the audience can ask her questions; one of them is played by Henry Cavill himself and Elly is baffled once she notices him. Is Elly having another of those Argylle hallucinations (though the man didn't have the distinctive Argylle's suit and haircut)? Is he just a random stranger who happened to uncannily look like how Elly imagined Argylle? Or is Agent Argylle real after all?]]



* MetaTwist: [[spoiler:Henry Cavill having top-billing on the posters, and the movie being named after his character implies that, somehow, Agent Argylle is a real person. He isn't: the actual plot twist is that Argylle is an inconscious expy of Elly prior her brainwashing. His name is in the title because ''the in-universe novels named after him'' are closely tied to the film's plot and the big reveal.]]



* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:"Elly Conway" isn't real. Her real name is Agent '''R'''achel '''Kylle''', and the ''Argylle'' books are based on her subconscious memories of being a real super-spy.]]

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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:"Elly Conway" isn't real. Her She's a brainwashed former agent whose real name is Agent '''R'''achel '''Kylle''', and the ''Argylle'' books are based on her subconscious memories of being a real super-spy.]]

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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy film written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'') and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.

The film will follow a mild-mannered novelist (Howard) who ends up embroiled in a real life espionage thriller when her spy novels begin to somehow predict real life spy missions. With the aid of a spy named Aiden (Rockwell) and her cat Alfie in tow, she must stay one step ahead of an agency that wants to take advantage of her apparent abilities.

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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy film written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'') and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, Creator/SamuelLJackson, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.

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mild-mannered novelist (Howard) who ends up embroiled author of the wildly popular ''Argylle'' series of spy novels, about a [[TuxedoAndMartini dashing super-spy]] named Agent Argylle (Cavill). When the events in a real life espionage thriller when her spy novels begin start coming true, Elly has to somehow predict real life go on the run with the help of real-life spy missions. With the aid of a spy named Aiden White (Rockwell) and her cat Alfie in tow, she must stay one step ahead of an agency that wants (Chip), while a rogue spy organisation led by Director Ritter (Cranston) is determined to take advantage of her apparent abilities.
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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:"Elly Conway" isn't real. Her real name is Agent '''R'''achel '''Kylle''', and the ''Argylle'' books are based on her subconscious memories of being a real super-spy.]]
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* VisualPun: The trailers and promotional material include Elly's cat in a bag, and the expression "Don't let the cat out of the bag" (means "don't reveal secrets carelessly or by mistake").

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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy film written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'') and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.

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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy film written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'') and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.


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* GenreThrowback: Creator/MatthewVaughn has described ''Argylle'' as his ode to classic action films from the [[TheEighties 1980s]], such as ''Film/DieHard'' and ''Film/LethalWeapon1987''. According to some, Creator/SamRockwell's character Aiden Wilde evokes the character of Jack T. Colton (Creator/MichaelDouglas) from ''Film/RomancingTheStone''.
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* ShowWithinAShow: The film is about the ''Argylle'' novels, which inexplicably parallel real secret government operations, which draws the attention of real spies.

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* ShowWithinAShow: The As the trailer explains, the film is about the ''Argylle'' novels, which inexplicably parallel real secret government operations, which draws the attention of real spies.
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* ShowWithinAShow: The film is about the ''Argylle'' novels, which inexplicably parallel real secret government operations, which draws the attention of real spies.
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* BigNo: The woman’s reaction to the cat being dropped off a building in the teaser is an echoing “NO!”

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* BigNo: The woman’s Elly's reaction to the cat Alfie being dropped off a building in the teaser is an echoing “NO!”

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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy movie written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'') and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.

The film will follow a mild-mannered novelist (Howard) who ends up embroiled in a real life espionage thriller when her spy novels begin to somehow predict real life spy missions. With the aid of a spy named Aiden (Rockwell) and her cat Alfie in tow, she must stay one step ahead of an agency that wants to take advantage of her apparent abilities. The film will release in theaters February 4, 2024, before streaming exclusively on Creator/AppleTvPlus at an unknown future date.

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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy movie film written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'') and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.

The film will follow a mild-mannered novelist (Howard) who ends up embroiled in a real life espionage thriller when her spy novels begin to somehow predict real life spy missions. With the aid of a spy named Aiden (Rockwell) and her cat Alfie in tow, she must stay one step ahead of an agency that wants to take advantage of her apparent abilities.

The film will release in theaters February 4, 2024, before streaming exclusively on Creator/AppleTvPlus at an unknown future date.
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* MacGuffinSuperPerson: As laid on in the trailer, Elly ''somehow'' predicted several real world spy missions in her book, and now a group led by Cranston’s character wants her for her ability.
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The film will follow a spy novelist who ends up embroiled in a real life espionage thriller when her novels begin to somehow predict real life missions. The film will release in theaters February 4, 2024, before streaming exclusively on Creator/AppleTvPlus at an unknown future date.

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The film will follow a spy mild-mannered novelist (Howard) who ends up embroiled in a real life espionage thriller when her spy novels begin to somehow predict real life missions.spy missions. With the aid of a spy named Aiden (Rockwell) and her cat Alfie in tow, she must stay one step ahead of an agency that wants to take advantage of her apparent abilities. The film will release in theaters February 4, 2024, before streaming exclusively on Creator/AppleTvPlus at an unknown future date.
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* FemmeFataleSpy: Dua Lipa’s character, introduced in the beginning of the trailer, is a deadly and seductive female spy targeted by Agent Argylle and Cena’s character in one of Elly’s books.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's time for you to meet the real agent Argylle."'']]
->'''Elly:''' Who are these people?\\
'''Aiden:''' Real life spies.\\
'''Elly:''' Why would they care about me?\\
'''Aiden:''' Because you're a goddamn fortune teller, Elly. What you wrote in your new book actually happened and you kicked a hornet's nest you didn't even know existed.



The film will follow a spy novelist who ends up embroiled in a real life espionage thriller when her novels begin to somehow predict real life missions. The film will release in theaters February 4, 2023, before streaming exclusively on Creator/AppleTvPlus at an unknown future date.

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The film will follow a spy novelist who ends up embroiled in a real life espionage thriller when her novels begin to somehow predict real life missions. The film will release in theaters February 4, 2023, 2024, before streaming exclusively on Creator/AppleTvPlus at an unknown future date.



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* MistakenForJunkie: In the trailer, as Ellie describes the events to her mother over the phone, her mom asks if she’s been experimenting with drugs.
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* LogoJoke: In the main trailer, the Universal, Apple, and MARV logos are rendered in gold.
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The film will follow a spy novelist who ends up embroiled in a real life espionage thriller mimicking the story in her book The film will release in theaters February 4, 2023, before streaming exclusively on Creator/AppleTvPlus at an unknown future date.

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The film will follow a spy novelist who ends up embroiled in a real life espionage thriller mimicking the story in when her book novels begin to somehow predict real life missions. The film will release in theaters February 4, 2023, before streaming exclusively on Creator/AppleTvPlus at an unknown future date.
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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy movie written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}''), adapted from a novel by Elly Conway, and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.

The film will follow a spy novelist who discovers he is, in fact, an amnesiac spy, and sets out for revenge against the agency that betrayed him. The film will release in theaters February 4, 2023, before streaming exclusively on Creator/AppleTvPlus at an unknown future date.

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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy movie written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}''), adapted from a novel by Elly Conway, Woman|2017}}'') and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.

The film will follow a spy novelist who discovers he is, ends up embroiled in fact, an amnesiac spy, and sets out for revenge against a real life espionage thriller mimicking the agency that betrayed him. story in her book The film will release in theaters February 4, 2023, before streaming exclusively on Creator/AppleTvPlus at an unknown future date.
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'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/fTbSAkMi-jo?si=njpVeuhXoe_H26BE Teaser]]

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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy movie written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'') and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.

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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy movie written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'') Woman|2017}}''), adapted from a novel by Elly Conway, and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.
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* AndStarring: Creator/JohnCena and Creator/SamuelLJackson get the “with” and “and” billing on the teaser’s cast list.


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* WinkDing: The teaser ends with the cat, safe in its carrier, winking at the viewer with an audible ding.
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* BigNo: The woman’s reaction to the cat being dropped off a building in the teaser is an echoing “NO!”
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* AdvertisingByAssociation: The teaser declares that the film is “From the twisted mind of Matthew Vaughn, director of ''Film/{{Kingsman}}'' and ''Film/KickAss''.”
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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy movie written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'') and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.

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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy movie written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'') and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.Creator/SamuelLJackson.

The film will follow a spy novelist who discovers he is, in fact, an amnesiac spy, and sets out for revenge against the agency that betrayed him. The film will release in theaters February 4, 2023, before streaming exclusively on Creator/AppleTvPlus at an unknown future date.

'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/fTbSAkMi-jo?si=njpVeuhXoe_H26BE Teaser]]
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''Argylle'' is a 2024 spy movie written by Jason Fuchs (''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'') and directed by Creator/MatthewVaughn. It stars Creator/HenryCavill, Creator/BryceDallasHoward, Creator/SamRockwell, Creator/BryanCranston, Creator/CatherineOHara, Music/DuaLipa, Creator/ArianaDeBose, Creator/JohnCena, and Creator/SamuelLJackson.

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