One scene from a few clips shown of Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass got a standing ovation during its panel at Comic-Con in San Diego. To get a standing ovation is suppose to be a rare thing at Comic-Con and that is a sign that this adaption of a Mark Millar (Wanted) creator-owned comic book has legs and will ultimately find a distributor.
Whether or not your taste is for the ultra-violent, is something to consider. Vaughn admits that part of the problem with finding a distributor is that “the script broke every taboo known to man.” But it sounds like this film about teenagers who want to be superheroes is going to turn out to be pretty cool.
Keep in mind, Matthew Vaughn, the co-writer and director of Kick-Ass, also produced Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in 1997 and that was a fun ride. Is this something you’re looking forward to? I think I’d give it a try. It is Mark Millar after all.
July 28th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I’ve been reading and enjoying the comic (which needs to end already) and I was at the panel- the footage was amazing!
July 29th, 2009 at 8:03 am
The comic is supposed to be an ongoing series, right? Although, with the way this kid keeps getting beaten up, it’s sort of surprising he’s still going. “I’ll hit you so hard, your next issue will be six months late!”
July 30th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Sucks.
May 8th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Kickass was aweseome.I love Hitgirls fight scenes.