Nov 11 2009 'Kick-Ass' Poster Includes Dumpster Sittin'
He can't fly, but he does have the hair of Three's Company's Larry Dallas.
Nov 11 2009 'Kick-Ass' Teaser: Though Unlabeled, Yes, That Is Nicolas Cage in a Seemingly-Decent Movie
Kick-Ass trailer, everyone. If you're considering becoming an amateur superhero with no actual powers, watch this first. I'm not sure if it will discourage you; I just think it's the kind of thing that will probably be relevant and popular in amateur superhero circles, and I wouldn't want you to look foolish.
Nov 6 2009 'Kick-Ass' Character Posters: Mom Disapproves
Mom is already asking the ticket guy to see a manager about these. "Why would anyone name a movie something so vile? Let alone print it on posters and hang it up for me to see! And children! Children could see this, when they only wanted to see a Shrek! It's offensive! It's just not right! (Sigh.) Something must be wrong in their heads."
Bigger versions that are even more distasteful here.
Aug 12 2009 More 'Kick-Ass' Con Clips: Still Sort of Kicking Ass
Maybe I'm just a sucker for seeing a man in a bird suit fall to his death and an 11-year-old girl get shot in the chest and murder a room full of men, but these new clips from Kick-Ass are looking so good I might have to eventually give a ticket vendor monetary compensation in exchange for viewing rights to this moving picture. That's the highest compliment I've given a film containing Nicolas Cage in years.
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Aug 10 2009 'Kick-Ass' Kind of Lives Up to Bold Name
Watch this trailer. It appears Kick-Ass, as its name implies, might genuinely be kind of kick-ass. I mean, assuming I'm using the term correctly. It's like a "cool" or a "rad," right? That's a "kick-ass"? Then yes.
Oh, and it's recorded illegally from a convention, so don't tell Johnny Law.
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Jul 17 2009 Comic-Con Preview: Iron Man, Alice in Wonderland, Alien Portal to Alien Ancient Egypt
Entertainment Weekly, the magazine dedicated to discussing media created for enjoyment every seven days, has put up their Comic-Con sneak peek gallery--and they aren't all photos of Alice in Wonderland looking like a harlot. Included are new shots from Iron Man 2, Zombieland, Pandorum, Kick-Ass, Stargate Universe and.... There's ANOTHER Stargate series? In addition to the previous SIX Stargates? When did this series become a completely unpopular Star Trek?
Preview here.
Apr 22 2009 'Kick-Ass' Hit Girl Will Either Kill You or Get You Arrested
Empire has posted the first look at Hit Girl, the child assassin in Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of the Kick-Ass. I still haven't read the comic, but according to my research (looking at this image), this is not an entirely accurate reproduction of the character. In drawn form, wouldn't you say she's a little less... jailbaity? I mean, this actress is 12. I can't even joke about this photo without afterward going door-to-door under the terms of Megan's Law.
Dec 10 2008 Red Mist from 'Kick-Ass' Shops at Halloween USA
Over at Ain't It Cool News, Moriarty has a lengthy report from the set of Kick-Ass that includes the above first look at Christopher Mintz-Plasse's villainous character, Red Mist. I can't help but be reminded of another popular comic book character: Kid in a $52 Robin Costume.
Nov 14 2008 'Kick-Ass' Still Looks Accurate
Newsarama has posted the first official stills from Kick-Ass, Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of the Mark Millar/John Romita Jr. comic. I am in shock that the hero's costume looks as faithful as it does. It's supposed to be made by a teenager, and so it looks like it might be made by a teenager. Astounding. Did the costume designer not get the memo that costumes are meant to be overly elaborate and made of painted rubber, black leather, or scale-patterned cloth? How can you sell action figures of this? And now you're going to have to find a new way to infuriate fanboys. What a failure.
Close-up below the cut.
Oct 6 2008 'Kick-Ass' Costumes Look Faithful
Someone on the YouTube has posted some videos from the set of Kick-Ass (via /Film), where you can see a hint of Aaron Johnson in-costume as the titular hero. It's pathetic that Hollywood has beaten me down to a point that just this accurate recreation of the costume has given me a huge jump in expectations for the project. The act of simply not completely fucking something up should not be as laudable as it is.
Sep 22 2008 'Kick-Ass' Set Shots Look Accurate
In Toronto, shooting on Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass adaptation has begun, and here's the first shot to emerge from the set. Over at /Film, they have a couple more, along with some of the comic panels this scene is based on. You'll be astounded at how accurately a real-life bird man crashing onto the top of a car recreates a drawing of a bird man crashing onto the top of a car.
Aug 22 2008 Nic Cage is 'Kick-Ass', as if You Didn't Know That
The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Nicolas Cage, Aaaron Johnson, and Lyndsy Fonseca have joined McLovin in the cast of Kick-Ass:
Written by Millar and drawn by John Romita Jr., the Marvel Comics' Icon imprint book centers on a high school dweeb named Dave Lizewski who decides to become a superhero even though he has no athletic ability or coordination. Things change when he eventually runs into real bad guys with real weapons.Johnson plays the dweeb and title character, while Fonseca plays the object of the teen's infatuation who believes Dave is gay. Cage is a former cop who wants to bring down a druglord and has trained his daughter (Chloe Moretz) to be a lethal weapon.
Man, Nic Cage? I hear the comic is supposed to be pretty solid, but going in with Cage is like boxing with one arm behind your back, and that arm is held by wig glue and Wicker Man reviews.
Then again, I've got a good feeling Bangkok Dangerous will redeem him.
