Kick-Ass
Character » Kick-Ass appears in 69 issues.
Dave Lizewski was an average high school student, who's dream was becoming a hero. Dissatisfied with his underwhelming life, he created an improvised superhero suit and armed himself with a pair of batons. As time went by, he became known as the "greatest superhero of all time", Kick Ass.
Kick-Ass Has Found A Distributor!
I still can't get over the Kick-Ass footage shown at San Diego Comic-Con. It blew me away with its crazy intensity. It was also refreshing to see that it won't be straying far from the actual comic book. The biggest worry we had was what studio, if any, would distribute a movie filled with such insane sequences and profanity. Most studios seem to want to steer away from the R-rated comic book movies after the less-than-stellar box office results of Punisher: War Zone and Watchmen.
What studio is brave enough to take on Kick-Ass? Lionsgate. They're also the same studio that released Punisher: War Zone. The studio plans a wide release of the movie in 2010. We've heard how director Matthew Vaughn's Marv Films company privately funded the movie but according to Variety, Brad Pitt's Plan B also assisted with the production and financing. I wasn't aware of that. There's no word on when in 2010 we'll be seeing it. It's great that this is actually going to happen. The movie's cast includes Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
How excited are you over seeing this movie in theaters?
Well Watchmen was an awesome movie it was just hard to follow for people who have not read it, I think this will be easier to follow because it doesn't seem as complex as Watchmen.
The problem with an R rating is it limits the audience. If the 'kids' sneak in, the studio is losing out on ticket sales. That's why the majority of today's horror movies are PG-13. But there's no way I'd want this movie to be even close to having a PG-13 rating.
I really don't know the comic book, but i'd give it a chance due to the fact that comicvine keeps me updated :)
I never worried this would get a distributor. I also dont think that the level of violence or profanity is anything out of the ordinary for a movie in general. The difference between Kick Ass and Punisher: War Zone/ Watchmen... is this is basically a rated R action comedy.
" The problem with an R rating is it limits the audience. If the 'kids' sneak in, the studio is losing out on ticket sales. That's why the majority of today's horror movies are PG-13. But there's no way I'd want this movie to be even close to having a PG-13 rating. "I agree. This needs to live up to the source material. Nothing is worse then a neutered version of a series you love.
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