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So we’ve got a couple of surprise Kick-Ass! treats this week. Lionsgate just hooked MySpace up with a new poster that reveals Aaron Johnson, the title character, all battered and bruised from…well…kicking a lot of ass. The superhero comedy was helmed by Matthew Vaughn and also stars Nicolas Cage and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Click here to watch the Kick-Ass! trailer and then check out the poster below. Tags: Aaron Johnson , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Mark Millar , Matthew Vaughn , Nicolas Cage Related posts Kick-Ass! For a 2010 Wide Release (August 17, 2009)"> Kick-Ass! For a 2010 Wide Release (August 17, 2009)"> Kick-Ass! For a ... Read Full Story

November 06, 2009 06:31:40 GMT Kick-Ass, Hit-Girl, Big Daddy and Red Mist are each put under the spotlight in the newly-released one-sheets for Matthew Vaughn's feature adaptation of Mark Millar's comic book series. Four of " Kick-Ass " major characters have become the center of attention in a set of newly-released character posters. Debuted by IGN, each of the one-sheets focuses individually on Kick-Ass, Hit-Girl, Big Daddy and Red Mist, the alter egos of Dave Lizewski, Mindy Macready, Damon Macready and Chris D'Amico respectively. All four posters capture the characters portrayed by Aaron Johnson , Chloe Moretz, Nicolas Cage and Christopher Mintz-Plasse from their ... Read Full Story

IGN has just premiered four character posters from Matthew Vaughn’s ( Layer Cake ) hugely anticipated action flick, Kick-Ass! Check them out below… The film, based on Mark Millar’s comic book, 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 ... Read Full Story

THE publicity machine has started to roll for Matthew Vaughn's upcoming comic book adaptation Kick-Ass ahead of its release on April 16, 2010. Four new character posters have been revealed on IGN , two of which are included here. Based on the comic by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr, which is published on Marvel's Icon imprint, the film centres on high-school student and comic book fanboy Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) who decides to become a costumed crimefighter, at first with disastrous results. He triggers a subculture of copy-cat vigilantes and encounters a sword-wielding 11-year-old called Hit-Girl (Chloe Moretz) and her father Big Daddy ... Read Full Story

Posted by Fiona 22 April, 2009 Here’s our first look at Chloe Moretz as Hit Girl/Mindy Macready from director Matthew Vaughn ’s “ Kick-Ass ,” based on Mark Millar and John Romita Jr .’s comic book. Aaron Johnson (Dave Lizewski) plays title character, an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. Lizewski 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. Nicolas Cage (Damon Macready) is a former cop who wants to bring down ... Read Full Story