Summary

• The action movie Argylle is based on a book series by Elly Conway, although only one book has been published so far.
• The movie franchise plans to adapt the first book in the series with Argylle 2, and there are still more books planned for release.
• The movie is based on an as-yet-unwritten and unpublished fourth book, indicating that the book version of Argylle may not be available for several years.

The action movie Argylle's PG-13 rating takes a meta approach to the spy novel adaptation by incorporating the author's life into the globe-trotting, world-saving adventure.

There are already plans for the franchise to expand, potentially even with Argylle and Kingsman creating a shared universe that leads to a crossover. These ambitious plans would seem on the surface to be directly tied to the existing source material. It is quite common for book series to launch major movie franchises, so that is the hope with Argylle and adapting Conway's novels. However, the order of the book to movie adaptations has already changed with the first movie. This is due to different approaches being taken for the movie franchise and the release plans for more Argylle books.

Only One Argylle Book Has Been Published (But More Are Planned)

At the time of Argylle's release in February 2024, there is only one book by Elly Conway that has been published. The first Argylle book was published on January 9, 2024, less than a month before the potential movie franchise began. The first book chronicles adventures by Agent Argylle, but the specific story it tells is not adapted in the first film. Matthew Vaughn has confirmed in an interview with Happy Sad Confused that the first book will instead be adapted with Argylle 2.

There are not currently any official announcements for when more Argylle books will be released, but they are planned. When the movie franchise began to be planned, Vaughn met with the real Elly Conway to discuss the future of the franchise. In the same interview with Happy Sad Confused, he revealed that "there's a whole series of books planned." When additional novels following Agent Argylle's missions will be released is still a mystery, though. The secrecy surrounding Conway's true identity has contributed to the uncertainty about the timeline for more books.

The Argylle Movie Is Based On The Unreleased Fourth Book

What book Argylle is based on is quite complicated, as the source material does not technically exist yet. Matthew Vaughn has confirmed that Argylle's meta-spy story about Elly Conway and Agent Argylle is the basis of an as-of-yet-unwritten and unpublished fourth book. There is currently no information on when the fourth Argylle book will be released, but it should be several years away at this point. Conway still has to write and publish the second and third installments of the series first. So, the book version of Argylle might not be available for quite some time.

Source: Happy Sad Confused