Kick-Ass Wraps up with a Formality, not a Bang
When Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s Kick-Ass was released in 2008 it became a smash, surprise (to some) success, taking off in such a way that multiple reprints of the first few issues flew off shelves even after the first issue had come and gone. For good reason, I might add. The story had a fresh, everyman feel to it, focusing squarely on the trials and failures of young Dave Lizewski, a high school comic book geek with a hopeless crush on a girl and a dad trying to help him and his son through an unbearable grief.
Ever since that first issue, Millar and company have periodically put out the sequential issues, leading up to this week’s issue eight, the final chapter in this first story arc. While captured by John Genovese, Kick-Ass and his cohorts Big Daddy and Hit-Girl have faced overwhelming odds in trying to turn the tide and win the battle, resulting in some great action and suspense. Until this final issue of the first major story line. Read more
New ‘Kick-Ass’ Poster is Out
We’re a little less than 3 months until the premiere of ‘Kick-Ass.’ To keep everyone excited, the studio folks have released a new poster for the film. Read more
The Newest ‘Kick-Ass’ Poster: Hit Girl
Looks like the folks marketing ‘Kick Ass’ have stolen the Jon Favreau’s ‘Iron Man 2′ playbook. Rather than making a push for the film in the weeks prior to the release, the ‘Kick-Ass’ folks are hyping this film–hard–months in advance.
From interviews to trailers to character-driven posters, the marketing has already set the tone: ‘Kick-Ass’ is definitely one of the must see films of next year for comic book fans.
The latest promotional item to come out is a poster of Hit Girl, played by Chloe Moretz. Check it out:
New Kick-Ass Movie Poster Featuring The Red Mist
The Kick-Ass movie continues to build buzz on the web. The trailer is fast-paced and funny, and the movie posters rock as well. The newest Kick-Ass movie poster features The Red Mist, who is being played by Chris Mintz-Plasse. The poster has the tagline, “I can’t read your mind. But I can kick your ass.” What’s really cool about the poster is that it is presented like it is a poster for a movie called “Red Mist.” If you go to the iamredmist.com website, it redirects to the Kick-Ass movie website.
First ‘Kick-Ass’ Trailer Is Out–and It’s Awesome
When we first heard long ago about the development of ‘Kick-Ass’, the Mark Millar comic book, we were pretty pumped. Then Matthew Vaughn was attached to Direct, and we got REALLY excited.
Now we can barely contain ourselves after seeing the first trailer. Read more
“Kick-Ass” Writer Confirms Sequel
“Kick-Ass” writer Mark Millar has long talked about a sequel to the yet to be released adaptation starring Aaron Johnson. And now, according to Splashpage, Millar gives confirmation: there will be a sequel to ‘Kick-Ass’, which will hit theaters next April.
“We don’t want to sound too cocky, but we know this is good”, Millar said. “It didn’t cost that much money to make. There will definitely be another one.”
According to Millar, the first “Kick-Ass” film will end with a teaser for the follow up film. Either that’s cockiness, or Millar knows the sequel has already been greenlit.
No word on whether or not director Matthew Vaughn would help the 2nd film, but with as much enthusiasm Vaughn has shown about the April release, we’d have to think he’d be on board for the sequel.
‘Kick-Ass’ Will Be Distributed By Lionsgate
With all the post-Comic-Con hype surrounding ‘Kick-Ass’, it was only a matter of time until the film picked up a distributor. After a multi-company bidding war, Lionsgate won the rights to distribute Kick-Ass in the U.S. and Canada. Read more
More ‘Kick-Ass’: First Movie Poster is Out
The folks behind ‘Kick-Ass’ are doing a good job ramping up the marketing machine in advance of Comic-Con. The first poster for the film has just been released. Check it out:
‘Kick-Ass’: Nicolas Cage and Chloe Moretz Will Wear Costumes
When Matthew Vaughn said he was going to do the ‘Kick-Ass’ comic book series justice, he wasn’t kidding. In an interview with MTV News, the director indicated that the pics of Hit Girl in a schoolgirl outfit aren’t her costume:
“That’s not her costume. No one’s seen her costume yet. That’s just part of a plan to take some people out. That’s her alter ego.”
Vaughn said that Nicolas Cage will also wear a costume similar to that in the comic book.
It’s been asked and answered, but Vaughn wants people to know that the film won’t shy away from the violence in the comic:
“It would be like me buying the rights to ‘The Exorcist’ and saying ‘We’re not going to make a horror film out of this.’ What’s the point of doing a watered-down, diluted version of it? You end up with a film that I wouldn’t want to make or see.”
Does that last quote sound a little familiar? It’s eerily similar to what Zach Snyder was saying leading up to ‘Watchmen.’ Many folks feel that Snyder’s faithful adaptation to the graphic novel cost the movie dearly.
Are we about to see the same thing here with ‘Kick-Ass?’ What do you think?
Matthew Vaughn Talks “Kick-Ass”
In a really interesting and insightful interview, Matthew Vaughn, director of ‘Kick-Ass’, talks about the film to AICN.Some tidbits (because you’ll want to read the entire thing): Read more
