Last week we learned that Kick-Ass‘ Matthew Vaughn was up to direct the comic spin-off, X-Men: First Class. Initially 20th Century Fox and the director were said to be in “talks” but now his involvement has been confirmed and a release date has been set for the film. Vaughn and previous X-Men helmer Bryan Singer will join forces to bring some respectability back to the series.
Kick-Ass must have made quite an impression on the executives over at 20th Century Fox because they’ve just given the film’s director a huge job offer. According to EW, they want Matthew Vaughn to helm the upcoming live action adaptation of X-Men: First Class. This partnership has irony written all over it because Vaughn was originally set to direct X-Men 3: The Last Stand but bailed at the last minute and was replaced by Brett Ratner (shutter). Continue Reading
As I said right after seeing this film at ShoWest, this film does what it says it will, it kick’s ass. There are some things that I could pick at if I really wanted to but overall it’s a darkly comedic film about fake superheros fighting crime and it’s some of the most fun I’ve had in theaters all year. The tone, the dialogue and the comedic-violence are brilliantly well executed…I was sold as soon as I saw the adorable Chloe Moretz call a group of mobsters “cunts” and stab the living shit out of them…
Tonight is the night that Hollywood’s elite comes out to watch a bunch of kids curse and kill criminals. We’re talking about the West Coast premiere of Matthew Vaughn’s new film Kick-Ass that opens nationwide this Friday on April 16th. Below you can watch the movie’s cast including Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, and Nicholas Cage walk the red carpet, take a couple of pictures, and wave to their fans. Check it all out live on Ustream…
Mark Millar, the author of the Kick-Ass comic book series recently spoke a little bit about Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming release and some of the changes that had to be made so that the original series would work on the big screen. For the most part many of the changes that took place were to help the structure of adapting the film (so that it didn’t want to fall victim to some of the problems The Watchmen had), but some things had to be changed for other reasons. For however insane and violent the film may be, there were a few places Vaughn and writer Jane Goldman weren’t willing to go.
First Millar discusses the changes that were made to his original work…
After punching and swearing his way through Kick-Ass, director Matthew Vaughn might hop over to another comic property called Turf. It may sound like a growth aid for your lawn but it’s actually a new series by British talk show and radio personality Jonathan Ross. Besides both men being from the same country, they share the common link of Ross’ wife Jane Goldman, who penned….you guessed it, Kick-Ass!
Next month Matthew Vaughn’s comic adaptation Kick-Ass will storm into theaters with blood, gore, and F-bombs galore. Even though the movie hasn’t dropped yet the British director already has his eye on his next project, which will be another property from the comic book genre.
Just yesterday we brought you the latest international character poster for Kick-Ass that featured Chloe Moretz as Hit Girl. Today, a new behind the scenes video has popped up online promoting the film and it shows several interviews from the stars including Moretz, Aaron Johnson, Mark Strong, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and director Matthew Vaughn. It’s an on set video that was taken during Kick-Ass’ production and it features some strong language, so beware.
Matthew Vaughn’s live action adaptation of the Mark Millar comic Kick-Ass hasn’t even released an official trailer, but a sequel has already been confirmed. Over at MTV, author and creator Millar told their correspondent that we can definitely expect to see more Kick-Ass in the future. The film won’t hit theaters until April 16th of next year, so this is a bit premeditated on the studio’s part don’t you think?