Matthew Vaughn

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

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

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

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

Lionsgate has announced the purchase of U.S. and Canadian distribution rights for the upcoming Mathew Vaughn directed superhero action-comedy Kick-Ass. Starring “Nicolas Cage” , A aron Johnson, Christopher-Mintz-Plasse, and Chloe Moretz , this thrilling adventure is a big screen adaptation of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s popular comic book series of the same name. Here is the press release from Lionsgate: Lionsgate, the leading next generation studio, announced today that it has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Kick-Ass , the hotly anticipated action-comedy from writer/director Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, Stardust). Based on the groundbreaking, best-selling comic by Mark Millar and John ... Read Full Story