Last week, it was revealed that the immediate battle for star Taron Egerton's services had been won by 20th Century Fox. The studio wants Kingsman 2 shooting by April 2016, and as such, the production of Lionsgate's Robin Hood: Origins, to which Egerton is also committed, has been pushed back to the end of next summer.
Which means the coast is clear for Kingsman 2.
Fox has thus now announced a release date for the film too. The movie will arrive in a summer slot, on June 16th 2017. That's a marked contrast to the quieter January bow the first movie got earlier this year in the UK. But then Kingsman: The Secret Service has proven to be one of the big sleeper hits of the year.
Source. I think for once the R-rated film has a chance of beating the animated movie.