Movies and television series based on comic books have occupied a special place in our lives since time immemorial. There are many actors out there who do wonders in their respective roles in the genre, but there is just something about Mark Strong that makes him stand out from the crowd.
Mark Strong in Green Lantern (2011)
Mark Strong will reportedly be seen playing a role in the upcoming DC series The Penguin, which will mark his seventh venture in the superhero world. The actor has been a part of quite a few iconic superhero movies, causing him to hold a unique record that not even well-known actors like Chris Evans and Ryan Reynolds can come close to beating.
Mark Strong Holds a One-of-a-kind Record
Mark Strong in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Not many actors have navigated through the turbulent waters of the superhero universe quite like Mark Strong. Sure,...
Mark Strong in Green Lantern (2011)
Mark Strong will reportedly be seen playing a role in the upcoming DC series The Penguin, which will mark his seventh venture in the superhero world. The actor has been a part of quite a few iconic superhero movies, causing him to hold a unique record that not even well-known actors like Chris Evans and Ryan Reynolds can come close to beating.
Mark Strong Holds a One-of-a-kind Record
Mark Strong in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Not many actors have navigated through the turbulent waters of the superhero universe quite like Mark Strong. Sure,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
Nicholas Cage is one of the Hollywood legends who has a thriving career to complement his legacy in the industry. He has appeared in movies across genres. The actor who won an Oscar for his role in Leaving Las Vegas, however, received criticism from a Batman actor for his role in Kick Ass.
Nicolas Cage in Kick Ass
Legendary Batman star Adam West criticized Nicholas Cage for his role in Matthew Vaughn-directed 2010 black comedy superhero film Kick Ass. Cage played Damon Macready a.k.a. Big Daddy— an ex-cop turned vigilante. In the movie, he wanted payback against Frank D’Amico after the villain destroyed Big Daddy’s family.
Batman Star Adam West Was Critical Of Nicholas Cage’s Role In Kick Ass
Nicolas Cage as Big Daddy in Kick Ass
Original Batman star Adam West was once very critical of Nicholas Cage’s Big Daddy in Matthew Vaughn’s Kick Ass.
Nicolas Cage in Kick Ass
Legendary Batman star Adam West criticized Nicholas Cage for his role in Matthew Vaughn-directed 2010 black comedy superhero film Kick Ass. Cage played Damon Macready a.k.a. Big Daddy— an ex-cop turned vigilante. In the movie, he wanted payback against Frank D’Amico after the villain destroyed Big Daddy’s family.
Batman Star Adam West Was Critical Of Nicholas Cage’s Role In Kick Ass
Nicolas Cage as Big Daddy in Kick Ass
Original Batman star Adam West was once very critical of Nicholas Cage’s Big Daddy in Matthew Vaughn’s Kick Ass.
- 4/29/2024
- by Lachit Roy
- FandomWire
There was a humble Scottish comic book writer named Mark Millar (hereafter referred to by the Scottish colloquialism ‘Big Man’), who fast made a name for himself with his irreverent, pop-culture referencing stories.
He kept writing these, people kept reading them, and it wasn’t long before the Big Man’s talents were recognized in the home of the industry. Millar turned his talents Stateside, where he went on to become the biggest-selling comic writer of the decade.
Pretty soon, people decided they wanted to make movies out of the Big Man’s picture books, and the first result was Wanted, which lost much of the flavor of Millar’s original in translation.
Kick-Ass is the second such attempt to bring the Big Man’s warped imagination to the silver screen, and it is a far more successful endeavor, perhaps in no small part to the Big Man’s writing...
He kept writing these, people kept reading them, and it wasn’t long before the Big Man’s talents were recognized in the home of the industry. Millar turned his talents Stateside, where he went on to become the biggest-selling comic writer of the decade.
Pretty soon, people decided they wanted to make movies out of the Big Man’s picture books, and the first result was Wanted, which lost much of the flavor of Millar’s original in translation.
Kick-Ass is the second such attempt to bring the Big Man’s warped imagination to the silver screen, and it is a far more successful endeavor, perhaps in no small part to the Big Man’s writing...
- 10/29/2021
- by AMP Training
- AsianMoviePulse
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Today marks the first day of San Diego Comic-Con, the biggest comic book convention there is, and the best place to live out your wildest fan fantasies.
The convention is a dream for comic book nerds, and really for anyone who enjoys popular culture. It's cool to be a nerd these days, so we're embracing our inner geek and getting ready for all of the news that is bound to come out of #Sdcc.
In the spirit of Comic-Con, and with this year's next biggest comic book adaptation hitting the big screens in August, Suicide Squad, we've made an epic playlist at the Cineplex Store to get you hyped up on all things comic books and superheroes. Since Suicide Squad features the ultimate team of super villains, we've narrowed down our own...
Today marks the first day of San Diego Comic-Con, the biggest comic book convention there is, and the best place to live out your wildest fan fantasies.
The convention is a dream for comic book nerds, and really for anyone who enjoys popular culture. It's cool to be a nerd these days, so we're embracing our inner geek and getting ready for all of the news that is bound to come out of #Sdcc.
In the spirit of Comic-Con, and with this year's next biggest comic book adaptation hitting the big screens in August, Suicide Squad, we've made an epic playlist at the Cineplex Store to get you hyped up on all things comic books and superheroes. Since Suicide Squad features the ultimate team of super villains, we've narrowed down our own...
- 7/21/2016
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
By Bryan Cairns
Can a teenage vigilante superhero have a normal life? Mindy Macready, aka Hit-Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz), certainly hopes so. After teaming up with Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) to take down drug lord Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong) and his sadistic son Chris (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) in 2010's "Kick-Ass" movie, the pint-sized killing machine has abandoned her costumed adventures in the sequel to attend high school. But when Chris adopts the identity of The Mother Fu@!#ker to exact revenge on Kick-Ass, Mindy is forced to once again suit up and come to the rescue.
At Pinewood Studios in London, England, things are about to become extremely violent on the set of "Kick-Ass 2". Today, Moviefone is sitting smack dab in the middle of The Mother Fu@!#ker's impressive lair, which is lined with arcade video games, expensive cars, flashing lights, massive TV screens mounted on the walls and a gigantic aquarium.
Can a teenage vigilante superhero have a normal life? Mindy Macready, aka Hit-Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz), certainly hopes so. After teaming up with Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) to take down drug lord Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong) and his sadistic son Chris (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) in 2010's "Kick-Ass" movie, the pint-sized killing machine has abandoned her costumed adventures in the sequel to attend high school. But when Chris adopts the identity of The Mother Fu@!#ker to exact revenge on Kick-Ass, Mindy is forced to once again suit up and come to the rescue.
At Pinewood Studios in London, England, things are about to become extremely violent on the set of "Kick-Ass 2". Today, Moviefone is sitting smack dab in the middle of The Mother Fu@!#ker's impressive lair, which is lined with arcade video games, expensive cars, flashing lights, massive TV screens mounted on the walls and a gigantic aquarium.
- 8/16/2013
- by Bryan Cairns
- Moviefone
by Ryan Rigley
Since the release of Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel," vigilant fans have been on the lookout for any hints as to what might be popping up in the upcoming "Superman vs. Batman" movie. In addition to a Wayne Enterprises satellite that makes a very brief appearance in the third act, "Man of Steel" viewers were also quick to point out the Lexcorp building and a Lexcorp truck displayed quite prominently during the last battle.
Could this mean that Batman and Superman will be teaming up to take down the bald megalomaniac known as Lex Luthor? We'd sure like to think so. However, we here at MTV Splash Page aren't the only ones discussing the possibility of Lex's big screen return. In fact, two big name actors are already competing for the role: Bryan Cranston, from "Breaking Bad," and Mark Strong, from "Low Winter Sun."
Bryan Cranston
"I like Lex Luthor,...
Since the release of Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel," vigilant fans have been on the lookout for any hints as to what might be popping up in the upcoming "Superman vs. Batman" movie. In addition to a Wayne Enterprises satellite that makes a very brief appearance in the third act, "Man of Steel" viewers were also quick to point out the Lexcorp building and a Lexcorp truck displayed quite prominently during the last battle.
Could this mean that Batman and Superman will be teaming up to take down the bald megalomaniac known as Lex Luthor? We'd sure like to think so. However, we here at MTV Splash Page aren't the only ones discussing the possibility of Lex's big screen return. In fact, two big name actors are already competing for the role: Bryan Cranston, from "Breaking Bad," and Mark Strong, from "Low Winter Sun."
Bryan Cranston
"I like Lex Luthor,...
- 8/16/2013
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
I can understand where the filmmakers are coming from on this one, I'm finding it hard enough to find the energy to just write a review of Kick-Ass 2. Just imagine if I had to write and direct the actual movie. Kick-Ass 2 may in fact serve as evidence even Hollywood has become bored with its tired routine of sequelizing every film possible in hopes of a lucrative franchise or, at the very least, enough films to release a trailer with the accompanying phrase, "The conclusion to the epic trilogy..." Well, chances are the Kick-Ass franchise will have to end as a duology as this sequel to the mediocre, 2010 original more or less tells the same story, but can't even seem to muster up any measure of excitement in the process as it goes through the motions without much of a pulse. The first film introduced Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson...
- 8/14/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Hit Girl and Kick-Ass are back, Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman are not. Henry Barnes wonders if they took the laughs with them
With hindsight Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass was a rare treat: a graphically violent, hysterically rude superhero film. The action comedy – about a dorky teen who re-models himself as the titular crime-fighter – tackled the blockbusting phoniness of most comic book adaptations head on. There was gore, there was death, there were swearwords. There was a starring role for a Chloë Grace Moretz's Hit Girl, an 11-year old assassin with a taste for blood and a knack for profanity. Honour and justice were bustled into the background. The pomposity of the classic superhero story was given a beating. Put bluntly, Hit Girl would have no problem squaring up to the Wolverine, the Man of Steel and the Avengers and calling them the c-word.
Kick-Ass 2 – handed to writer...
With hindsight Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass was a rare treat: a graphically violent, hysterically rude superhero film. The action comedy – about a dorky teen who re-models himself as the titular crime-fighter – tackled the blockbusting phoniness of most comic book adaptations head on. There was gore, there was death, there were swearwords. There was a starring role for a Chloë Grace Moretz's Hit Girl, an 11-year old assassin with a taste for blood and a knack for profanity. Honour and justice were bustled into the background. The pomposity of the classic superhero story was given a beating. Put bluntly, Hit Girl would have no problem squaring up to the Wolverine, the Man of Steel and the Avengers and calling them the c-word.
Kick-Ass 2 – handed to writer...
- 8/13/2013
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Feature James Hunt 15 Mar 2013 - 08:01
The first trailer for Kick-Ass 2 landed this week. So what did it tell us about the film?
Call it a cult hit, call it an under-appreciated gem, there's no question that the first Kick-Ass movie was a gloriously arch celebration of superheroes and superhero movies, and one that Den Of Geek loved quite unreservedly. Three years have passed, and the trailer for the sequel, Kick-Ass 2, recently hit the Internet. Director Matthew Vaughn has been replaced by Jeff Wadlow. Screenwriter Jane Goldman isn't returning either, with Jeff Wadlow also on scripting duties. And Nicolas Cage's character is, sadly, long departed from this world. But have no fear: Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl are back, and this time, they've brought some friends…
Girl Meets World
At the end of the last film, Hit-Girl was sent to live with her mother, finally experiencing the kind of normal,...
The first trailer for Kick-Ass 2 landed this week. So what did it tell us about the film?
Call it a cult hit, call it an under-appreciated gem, there's no question that the first Kick-Ass movie was a gloriously arch celebration of superheroes and superhero movies, and one that Den Of Geek loved quite unreservedly. Three years have passed, and the trailer for the sequel, Kick-Ass 2, recently hit the Internet. Director Matthew Vaughn has been replaced by Jeff Wadlow. Screenwriter Jane Goldman isn't returning either, with Jeff Wadlow also on scripting duties. And Nicolas Cage's character is, sadly, long departed from this world. But have no fear: Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl are back, and this time, they've brought some friends…
Girl Meets World
At the end of the last film, Hit-Girl was sent to live with her mother, finally experiencing the kind of normal,...
- 3/14/2013
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Trailer shows more crazed crimefighting in violent comic-book sequel that may be in danger of becoming too slick
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Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass may not have been as majestically portentous as Zack Snyder's similarly themed Watchmen, but it satirised its subject with equal intelligence and a hipper sense of humour. Arriving three years ago with perfect timing to offset the slow descent into blandness of Hollywood superhero flicks, it also avoided slipping into spoof territory. Finally, it succeeded in really annoying Daily Mail readers, who got all Mary Whitehouse over 12-year-old Chloë Moretz's turn as a potty-mouthed, frighteningly lethal crime fighter.
With Vaughn stepping back to a producer's role, little-known film-maker Jeff Wadlow takes on writing and directing duties for Kick-Ass 2, the first trailer for which has just hit the web. Moretz returns as purple-tressed, pint-sized killer Hit Girl, with Britain's Aaron Taylor-Johnson...
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Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass may not have been as majestically portentous as Zack Snyder's similarly themed Watchmen, but it satirised its subject with equal intelligence and a hipper sense of humour. Arriving three years ago with perfect timing to offset the slow descent into blandness of Hollywood superhero flicks, it also avoided slipping into spoof territory. Finally, it succeeded in really annoying Daily Mail readers, who got all Mary Whitehouse over 12-year-old Chloë Moretz's turn as a potty-mouthed, frighteningly lethal crime fighter.
With Vaughn stepping back to a producer's role, little-known film-maker Jeff Wadlow takes on writing and directing duties for Kick-Ass 2, the first trailer for which has just hit the web. Moretz returns as purple-tressed, pint-sized killer Hit Girl, with Britain's Aaron Taylor-Johnson...
- 3/14/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
by Ryan Rigley
"Kick-Ass 2" may be chock full of new villains with vulgar names, but it's still quite a challenge to match the intensity that was Frank D'Amico, the ruthless mob boss as played by Mark Strong in the first film. Going so far as to murder Big Daddy on live television, D'Amico was certainly a force to be reckoned with. Before he got brutally murdered, that is. But the question remains, will we be seeing Frank in any way, shape or form in the "Kick-Ass" sequel?
"Not in 'Kick-Ass 2' because I was blown off of a balcony with a bazooka. It’s not easy to come back from that," joked Mark Strong on revisiting the role of D'Amico in a recent interview with MTV Splash Page. "But the door is not necessarily closed on that particular character."
"There was talk of possibly playing one of Frank’s relations,...
"Kick-Ass 2" may be chock full of new villains with vulgar names, but it's still quite a challenge to match the intensity that was Frank D'Amico, the ruthless mob boss as played by Mark Strong in the first film. Going so far as to murder Big Daddy on live television, D'Amico was certainly a force to be reckoned with. Before he got brutally murdered, that is. But the question remains, will we be seeing Frank in any way, shape or form in the "Kick-Ass" sequel?
"Not in 'Kick-Ass 2' because I was blown off of a balcony with a bazooka. It’s not easy to come back from that," joked Mark Strong on revisiting the role of D'Amico in a recent interview with MTV Splash Page. "But the door is not necessarily closed on that particular character."
"There was talk of possibly playing one of Frank’s relations,...
- 2/25/2013
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
Kick-Ass actor Mark Strong has hinted that he could return to the movie series in the future. The Green Lantern star revealed that he was asked to play a relative of his Frank D'Amico character in the upcoming sequel, a part he was unable to fulfil due to scheduling conflicts. However, Strong went on to say that his character could reappear in the franchise further down the line. "We talked a little bit about, there's a new Kick-Ass 2 coming out, and there is a scene in there with a relative of Frank D'Amico. Matthew [Vaughn] and I talked about the possibility (more)...
- 1/28/2013
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
Empire recently had the chance to talk with Mark Strong in their recent Podcast. During the podcast he was asked about his friendships with both Ridley Scott and Matthew Vaughn. Strong revealed that Vaughn, who directed the first Kick-Ass movie but is only producing the second one, has asked him to play apart in the sequel. "We talked a little bit about, there's a new Kick-Ass 2 coming out, and there is a scene in there with a relative of Frank D'Amico. Matthew and I talked about the possibility of maybe (me) playing that part. I couldn't do because of date issues," Strong explained. He also teased that we may not have seen the last of the D'Amico character, with him teasing, "with out wanting to give anything away, I think there might be a life in Frank D'Amico yet in the Kick-Ass franchise." Whether he means in the upcoming movie,...
- 1/28/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Among the relatively recent updates about the anticipated follow-up to the 2010 action-comedy Kick-Ass was that the production was finished in Toronto and set to resume shooting in London. Since then, Jeff Wadlow's Tweets from the set haven't seemed quite as frequent, but we do have some updates on the project, including an official synopsis, courtesy of Universal, and one recent set photo. Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass was based on a comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr., and introduced Dave (Aaron Johnson), a Diy superhero by the name of Kick-Ass, who teamed up with two other fighters Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and his daughter Mindy/Hit-Girl (Chloe Moretz) to take down drug lord Frank D'Amico. In the process, Dave befriended Frank's son Chris (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), who took on the persona Red Mist. Jeff Wadlow is set to direct the sequel to the story, and Universal has offered...
- 10/17/2012
- cinemablend.com
Kick-Ass 2 director Jeff Wadlow has revealed an official photo from the movie via Twitter. The image offers a close-up look at Donald Faison's Dr. Gravity, depicting him alongside Aaron Johnson's title character. With shooting under way in Toronto, Canada, a host of set photos and footage from Kick-Ass 2 has surfaced online. Jim Carrey's Colonel Star was previously revealed in a leaked video. Carrey's character is a former associate of Kick-Ass villain and local mob boss Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong). Star leads 'Justice Forever', a makeshift team of costumed (more)...
- 9/26/2012
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
by Ryan Rigley
"Kick-Ass 2" may still be a whole year away, but it feels as though its release is just around the corner. Last week, we were treated to a plethora of leaked set photos showcasing the villains of the "Kick-Ass" sequel; Mother Russia, Night B--ch, and of course, The Mother F-- uh... Red Mist. Clearly, this is not the same McLovin' that we've all grown to know and love.
There's no question that Christopher Mintz-Plasse did a terrific job of bringing the "Kick-Ass" hero turned villain to life up on the silver screen. But how does his portrayal of The Red Mist stack up against his comic book counterpart? Find out after the jump!
What Worked: The movie version of Chris D'Amico (a.k.a. Red Mist) sees him as the son of Frank D'Amico, a ruthless mob boss with a disgust for all things superhero. In the comics,...
"Kick-Ass 2" may still be a whole year away, but it feels as though its release is just around the corner. Last week, we were treated to a plethora of leaked set photos showcasing the villains of the "Kick-Ass" sequel; Mother Russia, Night B--ch, and of course, The Mother F-- uh... Red Mist. Clearly, this is not the same McLovin' that we've all grown to know and love.
There's no question that Christopher Mintz-Plasse did a terrific job of bringing the "Kick-Ass" hero turned villain to life up on the silver screen. But how does his portrayal of The Red Mist stack up against his comic book counterpart? Find out after the jump!
What Worked: The movie version of Chris D'Amico (a.k.a. Red Mist) sees him as the son of Frank D'Amico, a ruthless mob boss with a disgust for all things superhero. In the comics,...
- 9/24/2012
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
Video of Jim Carrey on the set of Kick-Ass 2 has appeared online. The actor plays Colonel Star in the follow-up to the 2010 superhero action comedy hit. Carrey's character is a former associate of Kick-Ass villain and local mob boss Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong). Star leads 'Justice Forever', a makeshift team of costumed superhero vigilantes that Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) joins during the course of the film. Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Moretz (more)...
- 9/24/2012
- by By Alison Rowley
- Digital Spy
New Kick-Ass 2 set clip shows Christopher Mintz suited up for new 'Motherfucker' action. Recently, Comicbookmovie dropped this new set clip (below) for the upcoming action/comedy flick "Kick-Ass 2," and it gives us a new look at Christopher Mintz-Plasse all suited up to reprise his "The Motherfucker" character. He was filming on Yonge Street in Toronto,Canada. In the first film, his character was named Red Mist,but changed it to "The Motherfucker." The story will reportedly center around Motherfucker, seeking to avenge the death of his father, Frank D'Amico. If the film is anything like the comic book, you will be shocked at how far he is willing go to get even with Kick-Ass. The movie stars: Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey, John Leguizamo, Donald Faison, Robert Emms, Morris Chestnut,and Lindy Booth. In the new flick, Mother Fucker will seek revenege against Kick-Ass over...
- 9/21/2012
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
The filming of Jeff Wadlow's Kick-Ass 2 is taking place over on Yonge Street in Toronto. There you can see for the first time actor Christopher Mintz-Plasse in his new costume. As you will remember, in the first film Christopher's character Chris D'Amico referred to himself as Red Mist when he was in costume, but in the sequel he will have the much more vulgar moniker, The Mother F*cker. The story centers around Christopher's character seeking to avenge the death of his father, Frank D'Amico. If the film is anything like Mark Millar and John Rimata Jr.'s comic book, you will be shocked at how far he is willing go to get even with Kick-Ass. Video Courtesy of David Ooi Poon Mark Millar has written a detailed description of this scene on his blog. (Click Here) Image Courtesy of Claire Image Courtesy of Asma Alabed Image Courtesy...
- 9/20/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
The woman once known as Sarah Pezzini is now working on the wrong side of the law.
Former "Witchblade" actress Yancy Butler has decided that she's ready to kick ass again, joining the cast of Jeff Wadlow's sequel to Matthew Vaughn's 2010 comic book adaptation. Butler starred in the first "Kick-Ass" as Angie D'Amico, wife of the ruthless mob boss Frank D'Amico, played to rocket-powered heights by Mark Strong. She'll reprise that role for "Kick-Ass 2," with her son Chris continuing his masked mayhem as Red Mist, soon to be known by a much more fearsome name.
Speaking of Christopher Mintz-Plasse's homicidal character, the actor spoke with Collider recently about what fans can expect from the "Kick-Ass" sequel. "I don't want to ruin anything, but it's kind of like 'Warriors' meets 'Kick-Ass,'" he teased. "That's like the theme for this. It's gonna be intense."
Mintz-Plasse also addressed...
Former "Witchblade" actress Yancy Butler has decided that she's ready to kick ass again, joining the cast of Jeff Wadlow's sequel to Matthew Vaughn's 2010 comic book adaptation. Butler starred in the first "Kick-Ass" as Angie D'Amico, wife of the ruthless mob boss Frank D'Amico, played to rocket-powered heights by Mark Strong. She'll reprise that role for "Kick-Ass 2," with her son Chris continuing his masked mayhem as Red Mist, soon to be known by a much more fearsome name.
Speaking of Christopher Mintz-Plasse's homicidal character, the actor spoke with Collider recently about what fans can expect from the "Kick-Ass" sequel. "I don't want to ruin anything, but it's kind of like 'Warriors' meets 'Kick-Ass,'" he teased. "That's like the theme for this. It's gonna be intense."
Mintz-Plasse also addressed...
- 8/10/2012
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Splash Page
By Ryan Rigley
It's that time of year again! Fathers everywhere be praised, your day is nigh. We here at MTV News love our dads, almost as much as we love superhero movies! Which is why we've decided to compile a list of the top five superhero movie dads in honor of this weekend's Father's Day celebration!
These five fictional fathers have acted as inspirational figures and mentors to some of our favorite superheroes. Whether it's teaching them how to properly shoot a gun or instilling in them a great sense of responsibility, there's no doubt that these dads have played very important roles in the lives of those that protect the innocent from evil's might. Click past the jump for more father-y goodness!
» 5. Damon Macready (Big Daddy)
In order to avenge the death of his wife, Damon Macready devoted himself to fighting a war on organized crime. As Big Daddy,...
It's that time of year again! Fathers everywhere be praised, your day is nigh. We here at MTV News love our dads, almost as much as we love superhero movies! Which is why we've decided to compile a list of the top five superhero movie dads in honor of this weekend's Father's Day celebration!
These five fictional fathers have acted as inspirational figures and mentors to some of our favorite superheroes. Whether it's teaching them how to properly shoot a gun or instilling in them a great sense of responsibility, there's no doubt that these dads have played very important roles in the lives of those that protect the innocent from evil's might. Click past the jump for more father-y goodness!
» 5. Damon Macready (Big Daddy)
In order to avenge the death of his wife, Damon Macready devoted himself to fighting a war on organized crime. As Big Daddy,...
- 6/15/2012
- by MTV News Team
- MTV Splash Page
'Kick-Ass' tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. As any good superhero would, he chooses a new name -- Kick-Ass -- assembles a suit and mask to wear, and gets to work fighting crime. There's only one problem standing in his way: Kick-Ass has absolutely no superpowers. His life is forever changed as he inspires a subculture of copy cats, meets up with a pair of crazed vigilantes -- including an 11-year-old sword-wielding dynamo, Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz) and her father, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) -- and forges a friendship with another fledgling superhero, Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). But thanks to the scheming of a local mob boss Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong), that new alliance will be put to the test.
- 5/18/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
From MTV Movies Blog: Many will enter, but only one match-up will walk away unscathed. That's right, it's MTV Movie Awards time, and it's not just any normal category we're talking about, either — it's time to zero in on the Best Fight of the year!
From an extraordinarily trained and deadly teenage girl kicking Mark Strong's ass to a clash of witchcraft and wizardry of epic proportions, there's no shortage of awesome fight scenes to choose from at this year's Movie Awards. Preview one of the Best Fight nominees below, and make sure to cast your vote today!
Chloe Grace Moretz vs. Mark Strong, "Kick-Ass"
As Hit-Girl works her way up the food chain to disassemble a drug kingpin's empire, she finds herself face-to-face with the main mob boss himself. But while his strength lies in making ruthless business decisions, Frank D'Amico proves he's no slouch in the ring.
From an extraordinarily trained and deadly teenage girl kicking Mark Strong's ass to a clash of witchcraft and wizardry of epic proportions, there's no shortage of awesome fight scenes to choose from at this year's Movie Awards. Preview one of the Best Fight nominees below, and make sure to cast your vote today!
Chloe Grace Moretz vs. Mark Strong, "Kick-Ass"
As Hit-Girl works her way up the food chain to disassemble a drug kingpin's empire, she finds herself face-to-face with the main mob boss himself. But while his strength lies in making ruthless business decisions, Frank D'Amico proves he's no slouch in the ring.
- 5/31/2011
- by MTV News Team
- MTV Splash Page
Many will enter, but only one match-up will walk away unscathed. That's right, it's MTV Movie Awards time, and it's not just any normal category we're talking about, either — it's time to zero in on the Best Fight of the year!
From an extraordinarily trained and deadly teenage girl kicking Mark Strong's ass to a clash of witchcraft and wizardry of epic proportions, there's no shortage of awesome fight scenes to choose from at this year's Movie Awards. Preview all of the Best Fight nominees below, and make sure to cast your vote today!
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint vs. Death Eaters, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"
Harry, Ron and Hermione pause to catch their breath in the midst of their search to find and destroy all of Lord Voldemort's soul-containing horcruxes, but their time-out from battle is all-too-brief when a pack of Death Eaters...
From an extraordinarily trained and deadly teenage girl kicking Mark Strong's ass to a clash of witchcraft and wizardry of epic proportions, there's no shortage of awesome fight scenes to choose from at this year's Movie Awards. Preview all of the Best Fight nominees below, and make sure to cast your vote today!
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint vs. Death Eaters, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"
Harry, Ron and Hermione pause to catch their breath in the midst of their search to find and destroy all of Lord Voldemort's soul-containing horcruxes, but their time-out from battle is all-too-brief when a pack of Death Eaters...
- 5/31/2011
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
Kick-Ass The movie tells the story of an ordinary teenager, Dave, who sets out to become a real-life superhero, calling himself "Kick-Ass". Dave gets caught up in a bigger fight when he meets Big Daddy, a former cop who, in his quest to bring down the drug lord Frank D'Amico, has trained his 11-year-old daughter to be the ruthless vigilante Hit-Girl. vs Scott Pilgrim vs The World Spin Palace, Meccabingo, Free Online Poll, Tote, europacasino The Soundtrack Personal Favorite....
- 2/23/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Director/ Producer: Matthew Vaughn Writer: Jane Goldman, Mark Millar, Matthew Vaughn DVD/Blu-ray release date: September 6 2010 Studio: Universal Pictures UK Number of discs: 1 Price: From £9.99-£15.91 Running Time: 113/117 mins Certificate: 15 Starring: Nick Cage, Chloe Moretz, Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Clark Duke, Evan Peters, Dexter Fletcher, Lyndsy Fonseca A violent potty-mouthed 12-year-old girl, a comic obsessed nerdy prolific wanker and a widower hell bent on revenge make up Kick-Ass’ controversial band of oddball “super heroes.” Based on Mark Millar’s comic, the film follows geeky Dave Lizewski’s (Aaron Johnson) social experiment. As a huge fan of comic book superheroes, Dave begins to wonder why no-one ever tries becoming one and decides to try his hand by ordering a superhero “wet suit” online. Not your typical hero, Dave’s “only super power [is] being invisible to girls,” “like most people [he] just exists” and his mother wasn’t killed by a...
- 9/8/2010
- by Salty Or Sweet
- t5m.com
With Kick-Ass all set to arrive on DVD and Blu-ray, we take a timely second look at what is arguably one of the year’s greatest comic book adaptations…
Sometimes missing a film's theatrical release isn't such a bad thing. Freed from the weight of expectation, the rave reviews and the hype, you're free to enjoy a film for what it really is. At least, this is my excuse for having missed the mighty Kick-Ass the first time around.
In a year that has seen a colossal glut of highly capable heroes take to the screen, it's refreshing to see a movie that runs so counter to the Hollywood and comic book myth of the indestructible, caped protagonist.
In Kick-Ass, superheroes are, in several instances, exactly as you might expect them to be in real life: well meaning, but ultimately deluded vigilantes whose reach constantly exceeds their grasp.
Dave Lizewski...
Sometimes missing a film's theatrical release isn't such a bad thing. Freed from the weight of expectation, the rave reviews and the hype, you're free to enjoy a film for what it really is. At least, this is my excuse for having missed the mighty Kick-Ass the first time around.
In a year that has seen a colossal glut of highly capable heroes take to the screen, it's refreshing to see a movie that runs so counter to the Hollywood and comic book myth of the indestructible, caped protagonist.
In Kick-Ass, superheroes are, in several instances, exactly as you might expect them to be in real life: well meaning, but ultimately deluded vigilantes whose reach constantly exceeds their grasp.
Dave Lizewski...
- 9/2/2010
- Den of Geek
Boxing, wrestling and the Ufc aren't the only sports where you'll find people kicking the ever-loving tar out of each other. In fact, even in a game as mild-mannered as baseball, players can come to blows. Look no further than last night's heated altercation between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning of their game, when Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips' venomous words towards the Cardinals escalated into a big — and stupid — seven minute brawl.
But fights have a tendency to escalate. What starts out as an intimate one-on-one display of dominance quickly evolves into an all-out brawl with several fists flying from all directions. Really, the Cards and Reds brawl could have escalated a whole lot worse — just check out some of these horribly escalated fictional fights for further proof!
"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy"
Talk about things really getting out of hand,...
But fights have a tendency to escalate. What starts out as an intimate one-on-one display of dominance quickly evolves into an all-out brawl with several fists flying from all directions. Really, the Cards and Reds brawl could have escalated a whole lot worse — just check out some of these horribly escalated fictional fights for further proof!
"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy"
Talk about things really getting out of hand,...
- 8/11/2010
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
Without being a masterpiece, Kick-Ass should please to anyone who is tired after a day at work. In fact, the film is rather effective at providing us with load of laughs and spectacular action scenes.
Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is an ordinary high school student, likes comic books and has a crush on Katie Deauxma (Lyndsy Fonseca). One day, Dave decides to be a superhero even though he has no power, training or reason to do so. Even though he got his ass kicked on his first try, Dave still believes that without great powers still comes responsibility. As he tries to fight crooks, Dave comes across Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage), a former cop, Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz), a thirteen-year-old girl who was highly trained by Big Daddy to kill. In fact, both Hit Girl and Big Daddy are hell-bent on having Frank d'Amico (Mark Strong), a crime boss, go down.
Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is an ordinary high school student, likes comic books and has a crush on Katie Deauxma (Lyndsy Fonseca). One day, Dave decides to be a superhero even though he has no power, training or reason to do so. Even though he got his ass kicked on his first try, Dave still believes that without great powers still comes responsibility. As he tries to fight crooks, Dave comes across Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage), a former cop, Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz), a thirteen-year-old girl who was highly trained by Big Daddy to kill. In fact, both Hit Girl and Big Daddy are hell-bent on having Frank d'Amico (Mark Strong), a crime boss, go down.
- 8/8/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
The star of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood on chainmail, anger-management – and his favourite German word
In Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, you are involved in several fight sequences. Were you wearing real chainmail?
Not real chainmail. I don't know if you've ever tried it on, but it's heavy. All these portrayals we see of knights fighting must be absolute rubbish because knights in armour could literally have only had two or three blows and then they'd have had to sit down to have a cup of tea.
Sir Godfrey is a nobleman who betrays his country to the French. Can you understand what drives him?
With Godfrey, I tried to find a way of creating this traitor, who is the way he is because, basically, he thinks he can run things better than everybody else.
Are you like that?
Um, that's an interesting question. I'm very organised and tidy...
In Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, you are involved in several fight sequences. Were you wearing real chainmail?
Not real chainmail. I don't know if you've ever tried it on, but it's heavy. All these portrayals we see of knights fighting must be absolute rubbish because knights in armour could literally have only had two or three blows and then they'd have had to sit down to have a cup of tea.
Sir Godfrey is a nobleman who betrays his country to the French. Can you understand what drives him?
With Godfrey, I tried to find a way of creating this traitor, who is the way he is because, basically, he thinks he can run things better than everybody else.
Are you like that?
Um, that's an interesting question. I'm very organised and tidy...
- 5/8/2010
- by Elizabeth Day
- The Guardian - Film News
The Dukes are washed up. Once the biggest group of the 60s, the doo-wop vets are now relegated to a circuit dominated by infrequent bouts of nostalgia-driven TV commercials. Fellow crooners and long-time friends Danny (Robert Davi, who also directs, produces and is a co-writer) and George (a comfortable Chazz Palminteri) talk the talk on a daily basis, putting their heads together about how to make ends meet, not only for themselves but the rest of the group, including former-Duke-now-diabetic Armond (Frank D'Amico) and Murphy (Elya Baskin), a friend of the group who always seems to be on the verge of nervous breakdown. When Danny happens to overhear a vital bit of information while accompanying George to the dentist, the Dukes decided that the only way to meet their financial needs is to crack a safe – but they can’t do it alone…
Clearly a labor of love for Robert Davi...
Clearly a labor of love for Robert Davi...
- 5/6/2010
- by Mark Zhuravsky
- JustPressPlay.net
"Kick-Ass" comic book creator Mark Millar, in an 'official statement', commented on the opening of director Matthew Vaughn's Toronto/UK/New York-lensed big screen comic book adaptation:
"...I'm just back from a weekend's break to find messages from Lionsgate, Matthew Vaughn and various actors on the movie buzzing that we were #1 in America this weekend. We were top Friday, Saturday and Sunday — which is amazing, considering we're in the middle of a holiday season and up against 3-D competition with an R-rated superhero movie.
"It's also worth remembering that we only cost $28 million after the U.K. tax breaks, and our U.K. and U.S. gross alone is already at $38 million as of last night.
"We're looking at a very nice profit here and word of mouth is spectacular — the reviews being among the best I've ever seen — and so we're all very proud to find ourselves in this position.
"...I'm just back from a weekend's break to find messages from Lionsgate, Matthew Vaughn and various actors on the movie buzzing that we were #1 in America this weekend. We were top Friday, Saturday and Sunday — which is amazing, considering we're in the middle of a holiday season and up against 3-D competition with an R-rated superhero movie.
"It's also worth remembering that we only cost $28 million after the U.K. tax breaks, and our U.K. and U.S. gross alone is already at $38 million as of last night.
"We're looking at a very nice profit here and word of mouth is spectacular — the reviews being among the best I've ever seen — and so we're all very proud to find ourselves in this position.
- 4/22/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The new "Hit-Girl" 12-inch action figure will be released September 2010, based on the 11-year old costumed vigilante character, starring in the comic book adaptation "Kick-Ass", directed by Matthew Vaughn.
"...She may be cute, but she's got a filthy mouth! 'Hit-Girl', a.k.a. 'Mindy McCready' is an 11-year-old, pigtail-wearing waif with the fighting skills of a ninja. And the little superhero has proven that she has some real kick-ass skills! This highly detailed Hit Girl Action Figure stands approximately 12-inches tall, features multiple points of articulation, and includes her signature plaid cloth skirt, purple wig, and cape. Armed with a pair of butterfly knives and her double Gitano-bladed Mindy Stick, Hit-Girl is ready for action!
"Kick-Ass" the movie is based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. following teenager 'Dave Lizewski', who decides to become a real-life superhero after being...
"...She may be cute, but she's got a filthy mouth! 'Hit-Girl', a.k.a. 'Mindy McCready' is an 11-year-old, pigtail-wearing waif with the fighting skills of a ninja. And the little superhero has proven that she has some real kick-ass skills! This highly detailed Hit Girl Action Figure stands approximately 12-inches tall, features multiple points of articulation, and includes her signature plaid cloth skirt, purple wig, and cape. Armed with a pair of butterfly knives and her double Gitano-bladed Mindy Stick, Hit-Girl is ready for action!
"Kick-Ass" the movie is based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. following teenager 'Dave Lizewski', who decides to become a real-life superhero after being...
- 4/21/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
What you'll talk about after seeing Kick-ass can be summed up like so: Hit Girl. In the new ensemble superhero film, Chloe Moretz plays Mindy Macready a.k.a. Hit Girl, an eleven year-old trained in the deadly arts by her father Damon (Nicolas Cage.) We meet Mindy at the end of dad's sights. He's firing at her with a handgun, he says, to prepare her for the real thing - and he promises to take her for ice cream after.
Some will say the sight of a child committing murder is disturbing. And that would only be a testament to, you know, their decency. Me, I guess I'm indecent, or indecent enough not to be alarmed by the sight of Hit Girl in action. What I didn't appreciate was that the character of Mindy/Hit Girl gets less interesting, and her sadist shtick less enjoyable as it grows clear...
Some will say the sight of a child committing murder is disturbing. And that would only be a testament to, you know, their decency. Me, I guess I'm indecent, or indecent enough not to be alarmed by the sight of Hit Girl in action. What I didn't appreciate was that the character of Mindy/Hit Girl gets less interesting, and her sadist shtick less enjoyable as it grows clear...
- 4/19/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Actor Aaron Johnson recently sat down to chat with CinemaBlend about all things Kick-Ass (well, a few key things), chiefly his opinion on what should happen with his character in a sequel…and how director Matthew Vaughn planned the original ending of the current film.
Be advised, *Spoilers* follow.
"Oh, I don't know about that," Johnson said about becoming more bad-ass in a sequel. "I don't think my character should change too much. If I came back it was like, oh yeah, Kick-Ass is now bulky, and he can fight. That's not Kick-Ass. No one would give a f*ck then. My character Dave Lizewski, when he's Kick-Ass he's still Dave Lizewski, he's still just a kid who loves comic books. He's just persistent, he's got a lot of heart and soul. That's who he is, that's why you like him, you relate to him. If he came back like f*cking Arnold Schwarzenegger,...
Be advised, *Spoilers* follow.
"Oh, I don't know about that," Johnson said about becoming more bad-ass in a sequel. "I don't think my character should change too much. If I came back it was like, oh yeah, Kick-Ass is now bulky, and he can fight. That's not Kick-Ass. No one would give a f*ck then. My character Dave Lizewski, when he's Kick-Ass he's still Dave Lizewski, he's still just a kid who loves comic books. He's just persistent, he's got a lot of heart and soul. That's who he is, that's why you like him, you relate to him. If he came back like f*cking Arnold Schwarzenegger,...
- 4/19/2010
- CinemaSpy
CinemaBlend caught up with Aaron Johnson, the star of "Kick-Ass," which is currently playing in theaters. The actor gives his opinion on what should happen to his character in the sequel, and the original ending for the film. Spoilers Ahead: Regarding becoming tougher in the sequel: "Oh, I don't know about that. I don't think my character should change too much. If I came back it was like, oh yeah, Kick-Ass is now bulky, and he can fight. That's not Kick-Ass. No one would give a f*ck then. My character Dave Lizewski, when he's Kick-Ass he's still Dave Lizewski, he's still just a kid who loves comic books. He's just persistent, he's got a lot of heart and soul. That's who he is, that's why you like him, you relate to him. If he came back like f*cking Arnold Schwarzenegger, it would be dumb. You don't want that person to change.
- 4/18/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
Chloe Moretz, an action kid for the ages.
Chloe Moretz in "Kick-Ass"
Photo: Lionsgate Films
Sitting through "Kick-Ass" is like seeing a Tarantino movie for the first time. Terrible things are happening up onscreen — a musical ear-removal, say, or a nasty basement geek interlude — and yet, somehow, they're breathtakingly funny. Tarantino's discursive tone and giggly humor allow us some distance from the horrors he works up. "Kick-Ass" director Matthew Vaughn isn't as jokey as Tarantino — he unapologetically plunges us right into the ultra-bloody mayhem. But this movie's juicy comic-book colors and exuberant fight choreography remove the action from any possible real world and anchor it firmly in the land of fantasy, where no one, of course, ever actually gets hurt.
The movie is wonderful in several ways. Apart from its gasp-inducing hilarity, it marks a welcome return to form for Nicolas Cage, who portrays the hulking vigilante Big Daddy in the halting,...
Chloe Moretz in "Kick-Ass"
Photo: Lionsgate Films
Sitting through "Kick-Ass" is like seeing a Tarantino movie for the first time. Terrible things are happening up onscreen — a musical ear-removal, say, or a nasty basement geek interlude — and yet, somehow, they're breathtakingly funny. Tarantino's discursive tone and giggly humor allow us some distance from the horrors he works up. "Kick-Ass" director Matthew Vaughn isn't as jokey as Tarantino — he unapologetically plunges us right into the ultra-bloody mayhem. But this movie's juicy comic-book colors and exuberant fight choreography remove the action from any possible real world and anchor it firmly in the land of fantasy, where no one, of course, ever actually gets hurt.
The movie is wonderful in several ways. Apart from its gasp-inducing hilarity, it marks a welcome return to form for Nicolas Cage, who portrays the hulking vigilante Big Daddy in the halting,...
- 4/16/2010
- MTV Movie News
Chloe Moretz as Hit Girl and Mark Strong in Kick-Ass
Photo: Lionsgate The reason to see Kick-Ass is to see Chloe Moretz as the mature beyond her years, trained killer Hit Girl. The reason to call it Kick-Ass, and center it around the film's title character, is to give audiences a human connection to the story, even if it is a paper thin character that offers very little to the overall proceedings. In fact, I'd be open to watching an edited version of the film only featuring the scenes involving Hit Girl as everything else is down time until the 11-year-old Moretz is back on screen taunting villains with foul language, her double edged-blade and an arsenal of firearms. It's a character I won't soon forget, but a movie I just might.
Based on the John S. Romita Jr. and Mark Millar comic, Kick-Ass tells the story of Dave Lizewski...
Photo: Lionsgate The reason to see Kick-Ass is to see Chloe Moretz as the mature beyond her years, trained killer Hit Girl. The reason to call it Kick-Ass, and center it around the film's title character, is to give audiences a human connection to the story, even if it is a paper thin character that offers very little to the overall proceedings. In fact, I'd be open to watching an edited version of the film only featuring the scenes involving Hit Girl as everything else is down time until the 11-year-old Moretz is back on screen taunting villains with foul language, her double edged-blade and an arsenal of firearms. It's a character I won't soon forget, but a movie I just might.
Based on the John S. Romita Jr. and Mark Millar comic, Kick-Ass tells the story of Dave Lizewski...
- 4/16/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Kick-Ass Directed by: Matthew Vaughn Written by: Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn (screenplay), Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. (comic book) Starring: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong, Clark Duke The long-awaited release of Kick-Ass this weekend feels a little bit like the release of Zack Snyder's Watchmen did last year -- not that Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s Kick-Ass is even in the same league of storytelling as Watchmen, but the divide between comic book fans and the rest of the world is just as wide. The Kick-Ass comic book was a sensation when it was first released, flying off shelves faster than stores could stock it. For the many fans of that comic, this is quite possibly one of the most anticipated movies of the year. For the general population, on the other hand, it's just a really big unknown. Is...
- 4/16/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Courtesy of Lionsgate. Kick-Ass and Hit Girl.
Move over Dark Knight, Kick-Ass is officially the best superhero movie ever! If you told me that would be my opening line for this movie review, I may have tried to kick your rump for being a fool. After being tossed around in a world of pure enjoyment and mental stimulation, for 118 minutes. One will easily feel the same as yours truly.
Our journey begins with Dave (Aaron Johnson), a high school student, who is your typical comic book geek. Which means he is invisible to the ladies. He wonders why no one has ever tried to become a superhero. His seemingly only two friends Marty (Clark Duke) and Todd (Evan Peters) give him every possible reason why no person has attempted this foolish feat. Dave ignores the instincts that tell him this is a bad idea and becomes Kick-Ass. Why? Because someone has to.
Move over Dark Knight, Kick-Ass is officially the best superhero movie ever! If you told me that would be my opening line for this movie review, I may have tried to kick your rump for being a fool. After being tossed around in a world of pure enjoyment and mental stimulation, for 118 minutes. One will easily feel the same as yours truly.
Our journey begins with Dave (Aaron Johnson), a high school student, who is your typical comic book geek. Which means he is invisible to the ladies. He wonders why no one has ever tried to become a superhero. His seemingly only two friends Marty (Clark Duke) and Todd (Evan Peters) give him every possible reason why no person has attempted this foolish feat. Dave ignores the instincts that tell him this is a bad idea and becomes Kick-Ass. Why? Because someone has to.
- 4/16/2010
- Tampa Film Examiner
It's been hip to be square for so long now, I'm afraid for what happens when the pendulum swings back the other way. Skipping gym class to hide with a 20-sided die and a prepared rant about canon contradictions in expanded universe tales has somehow morphed into a way to . . .win friends and influence people. It's a mirror realm, to be sure, and one that has no end in sight, but a new apogee has been reached with the feature film release of Kick-Ass. It is a movie created so purely from a champion nerd culture that it eschews any embarrassment or excuse-making. It also offers no mile-markers for norms.
The first half of Kick-Ass is a fine expose of what growing up in this new, nerd-friendly world is like. Friends congregate at comics shops, stay in touch digitally and aren't afraid to have a rich imagination. Aaron Johnson, who...
The first half of Kick-Ass is a fine expose of what growing up in this new, nerd-friendly world is like. Friends congregate at comics shops, stay in touch digitally and aren't afraid to have a rich imagination. Aaron Johnson, who...
- 4/15/2010
- UGO Movies
Despite the incalculable value they bring to their movies, the problem with most "that guy" actors - those character-types who add color to supporting roles time and again - is that they ultimately want to be "this guy" actors - leading-man and -lady types who command the screen. But Mark Strong is a unique case of both this and that: handsome and immediately familiar, he effectively dominates almost any scene in which he appears, but does so by transforming himself completely, and more importantly, generously sharing the screen with his co-stars. In just the past two years, among many other, he appeared opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Blunt, and most recently, Robert Downey Jr., not only holding his own but bolstering both the entertainment and emotional value of each film.
His latest film is Kick-Ass, Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of the Mark Millar-John Romita Jr. comic book of the same name,...
His latest film is Kick-Ass, Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of the Mark Millar-John Romita Jr. comic book of the same name,...
- 4/14/2010
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Cinematical
In the nearly three years since he made his screen debut in Superbad, Christopher Mintz-Plasse has yet to come across a role as instantly iconic and memorable as McLovin, the dweeby high schooler with way more confidence than he has any right to have. But this weekend, Mintz-Plasse may finally be changing that. As Red Mist in Kick-Ass, a teenager simultaneously aspiring to be a superhero and supervillain, Mintz-Plasse is both perfect casting and surprising-- the role requires him to be both dopey and potentially evil, especially as the son of horrible mob boss Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong). Even though the role existed in the comic book by Mark Millar, screenwriter Jane Goldman reshaped the character specifically for Mintz-Plasse, and he's perfect for it all the way through. Last week we talked to Mintz-Plasse about playing a superhero with no super skills, being face-to-face with Nic Cage's Adam West impression,...
- 4/14/2010
- cinemablend.com
This is my third and final attempt to get you to see "Kick-Ass" this weekend. Chances are your mind is already made up, you're either waiting to see how the movie plays and already half in-love with it or completely uninterested at this point.There are a few reasons why I've developed a man-crush on this movie and the one that might be overlooked is "Kick-Ass'" origins as an independent film. Matthew Vaughn and his motley crew of filmmakers self-financed the pic, then a good showing at Comic Con and Butt Numb A Thon drummed up enough interest to bait Lionsgate.Everything that happened to the film after the Lionsgate buy is less consequential than the idea that we might be looking at the business plan that could fill the gap left by the closing of Miramax. Buy a film "low" and sell it high - use marketing to widen the gap.
- 4/14/2010
- LRMonline.com
Okay, world, are you ready for Kick-Ass (2010)? Kick-Ass is a superhero movie like no other -- and that's the whole idea. Based on the comic book of the same title by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr, Kick-Ass follows the unlikely adventures of Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a dorky teen and comic book fan who decides it's time to stand up and make a difference in New York City, where he lives. He assembles a fairly embarrassing costume, jumps online to introduce himself to the world as Kick-Ass, and then pretty much gets his ass kicked for everyone to see. But here's the thing: He's brave and he's bold and people take notice. There are a few copycats, of course. There's the smoking-hot, out-of-Dave's-league classmate (Lyndsy Fonseca) who think's he's gay, but that's a whole other story thread. The key people taking are the father-daughter tandem of Big Daddy...
- 4/14/2010
- by ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
- ScreenStar
Okay, world, are you ready for Kick-Ass (2010)? Kick-Ass is a superhero movie like no other -- and that's the whole idea. Based on the comic book of the same title by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr, Kick-Ass follows the unlikely adventures of Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a dorky teen and comic book fan who decides it's time to stand up and make a difference in New York City, where he lives. He assembles a fairly embarrassing costume, jumps online to introduce himself to the world as Kick-Ass, and then pretty much gets his ass kicked for everyone to see. But here's the thing: He's brave and he's bold and people take notice. There are a few copycats, of course. There's the smoking-hot, out-of-Dave's-league classmate (Lyndsy Fonseca) who think's he's gay, but that's a whole other story thread. The key people taking are the father-daughter tandem of Big Daddy...
- 4/13/2010
- by ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
- ScreenStar
With a one-off London concert date on the horizon, the New York Dolls have been thrust back into the spotlight with their song We're All In Love, which is on the album soundtrack to superhero film Kick-Ass.
The song was originally featured on the American rockers' 2006 comeback album One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This.
We're All In Love is one of the songs the Dolls will perform at their only upcoming UK concert, to be held at the Koko club in Camden Town, London, on Monday April 19.
For tickets: 08700 603 777 or www.seetickets.com
Other artists featured on the Kick-Ass album include Primal Scream, The Prodigy, Sparks, Ellie Golding, Mika, The Dickies and Elvis Presley.
Kick-Ass, directed by Matthew Vaughn, stars Aaron Johnson as a teenager who decides to become a costumed crimefighter, despite having no superpowers or physical training.
As he becomes an internet phenomenon, he...
The song was originally featured on the American rockers' 2006 comeback album One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This.
We're All In Love is one of the songs the Dolls will perform at their only upcoming UK concert, to be held at the Koko club in Camden Town, London, on Monday April 19.
For tickets: 08700 603 777 or www.seetickets.com
Other artists featured on the Kick-Ass album include Primal Scream, The Prodigy, Sparks, Ellie Golding, Mika, The Dickies and Elvis Presley.
Kick-Ass, directed by Matthew Vaughn, stars Aaron Johnson as a teenager who decides to become a costumed crimefighter, despite having no superpowers or physical training.
As he becomes an internet phenomenon, he...
- 4/10/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Kick-Ass would be great if it had the balls it claims to have. I'm not talking about a commitment to violence or excess; the film, based on the comic book of the same name launched in 2008 by author Mark Millar, is an often ridiculously over-the-top mash-up of frenetically edited lacerations, shootings, and bizarre deaths, including one thug being cooked to the point of explosion in a giant microwave. No, when I talk of the film lacking the courage of its ignoble convictions, I'm referring to the weird schism between its superficial populist crusader and the underlying current of superhero elitism as defined by the indulgent fantasies of lonely young boys. The story is designed to be a mold-breaker for the comic book movie field, but it winds up just another flimsy cartoon whose attempts at humor come off as ignorance, and whose cries to be taken seriously only make the whole thing more absurd.
- 4/2/2010
- by Daniel Carlson
Another sneak peek to "Kick-Ass" has been provided by Lionsgate Films to promote the film which will be launched in the U.S. on April 16. An exclusive courtesy of MSN, the fresh age-restricted clip sees Mark Strong's Frank D'Amico and other two guys who watch Nicolas Cage's Big Daddy embarking on a solo action to fight a number of badass.
Adapted from a comic book series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., "Kick-Ass" promises to offer a twisted, funny, high-octane adventure from director Matthew Vaughn. It follows the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski who decides to take his comic-book obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero.
Assembling green-colored suit and mask to wear, he opts to be called Kick-Ass and gets to work fighting crime. As a superhero wannabe, Kick-Ass actually has no superpower. However, his life is forever changed as he inspires a subculture of copy cats,...
Adapted from a comic book series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., "Kick-Ass" promises to offer a twisted, funny, high-octane adventure from director Matthew Vaughn. It follows the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski who decides to take his comic-book obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero.
Assembling green-colored suit and mask to wear, he opts to be called Kick-Ass and gets to work fighting crime. As a superhero wannabe, Kick-Ass actually has no superpower. However, his life is forever changed as he inspires a subculture of copy cats,...
- 4/1/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
A hilarious, very violent black comedy puts a new twist on superheroics, says Peter Bradshaw
Like an explosion in a bad taste factory, Matthew Vaughn's teen-superhero black comedy Kick-Ass is a thoroughly outrageous, jaw-droppingly violent and very funny riff on the quasi-porn world of comic books – except that there is absolutely no "quasi-" about it. Vaughn and screenwriter Jane Goldman have adapted a comic-book series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr by crushing the essence of Kill Bill, Spider-Man and Ghostbusters to create something fantastically anarchic and gloriously irresponsible: a surrealist fantasy of adolescent wish-fulfilment and fear, sploshed on to the screen in poster-paint colours.
In its monumentally mad and addled way, Kick-Ass might even be saying something about the ethics of civilians "having a go" at criminals, about teenagers getting bullied and about our brave new world of homemade internet celebrity. And between them, Vaughn and Goldman...
Like an explosion in a bad taste factory, Matthew Vaughn's teen-superhero black comedy Kick-Ass is a thoroughly outrageous, jaw-droppingly violent and very funny riff on the quasi-porn world of comic books – except that there is absolutely no "quasi-" about it. Vaughn and screenwriter Jane Goldman have adapted a comic-book series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr by crushing the essence of Kill Bill, Spider-Man and Ghostbusters to create something fantastically anarchic and gloriously irresponsible: a surrealist fantasy of adolescent wish-fulfilment and fear, sploshed on to the screen in poster-paint colours.
In its monumentally mad and addled way, Kick-Ass might even be saying something about the ethics of civilians "having a go" at criminals, about teenagers getting bullied and about our brave new world of homemade internet celebrity. And between them, Vaughn and Goldman...
- 3/31/2010
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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