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Universal Pictures is in talks to make Kick-Ass 2, with Jeff Wadlow directing his script. I’m told the intention is to get the film in production by August. Discussions are just getting underway with such original castmembers as Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and they will have to be signed to new deals to reprise their roles. The raucous 2010 film was directed by Matthew Vaughn; it was made for $28 million and grossed $48.1 million domestic and $103 million worldwide. The original was released by Lionsgate but became a free ball controlled by Vaughn. He can’t direct the sequel because of his commitments to his X-Men: First Class follow-up, but he is backing it and is fully supportive of handing over the reins. Wadlow, who wrote and directed 2005′s Cry Wolf, wrote the Kick-Ass 2 script for Vaughn, and it has already come before Universal’s green-light committee.
Kick-Ass 2 will enter production this year for a May 2013 release, according to series artist John Romita Jr.
Speaking during a world record signing and sketching attempt over the weekend, the illustrator revealed that deals are in place for the follow-up and shooting is imminent.
Romita Jr, who worked on the Kick-Ass comic books with writer Mark Millar, did not divulge any details about the movie’s cast and crew, but did confirm that it could feature an animated sequence that he is hoping to develop.
Kick-Ass stars Aaron Johnson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse are expected to reprise their roles from the original, though reports suggest that Chloë Moretz, who portrayed Hit-Girl, could be caught up in a scheduling conflict.
Comic Book Movie understands that Moretz will be filming Carrie around that time frame, and has The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea lined up as her next venture.
Kick-Ass 2‘s cast and director is expected to be announced in the near future.
I hope Mark stays true to his word!
Although we haven’t heard anything official regarding the Kick-Ass sequel Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall in quite some time, comic book creator Mark Millar has revealed that the sequel will go into production this summer, along with American Jesus.
“We shoot Kick-Ass 2 and American Jesus this summer. Then Matthew (Vaughn) and I have Secret Service, which is a neddy James Bond.”
It doesn’t seem that Matthew Vaughn will return to direct Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall, although it is believed he will remain on board as a producer. We reported last month that Matthew Vaughn will direct the X-Men: First Class Sequel, although no production start date was released. We also have no official word regarding actors such as Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, or Christopher Mintz-Plasse returning for Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall.
Even more awesome Kick-Ass promo photos of Aaron have been added to the gallery. He’s sporting some pretty gnarly cuts and bruises in most of these shots. Love it!
GALLERY LINK:
- Kick-Ass (2010) > Promotional Shoot
I have some new Savages on set photos coming up soon, so watch out for an update on that via the site’s Twitter Page!
Over 70 shots from Aaron’s promotional shoot for Kick-Ass have been added to the gallery.
GALLERY LINK:
- Kick-Ass (2010) > Promotional Shoot
LOVE THEM!
Screencaptures from the Kick-Ass B-Roll and on set interview with Aaron have been added to the gallery.
GALLERY LINKS:
- Kick-Ass (2010) > On Set Interview
- Kick-Ass (2010) > B-Roll Footage
More bad news for fans of director Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass, the live-action adaptation of the comic book created by Mark Millar. Despite Millar’s assertion back in September that Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall would go into production “in nine months”—which would put the start date in June of this year, after Vaughn’s work on X-Men: First Class is completed—title star Aaron Johnson said only a few weeks later that he had heard that “they’re not going to make one any time soon.” Then, both Chloe Moretz and Lyndsy Fonseca publicly expressed their doubts about Millar’s timeline.
It seemed like Millar might turn out to be right after all when it was reported in January that Kick-Ass screenwriter Jane Goldman was “working on the script” for the sequel, but Goldman quickly shot down the rumor, calling it “erroneous.” Now, Goldman has revealed to Absolute Radio (via DigitalSpy) that the sequel may not happen at all.
I don’t think it’s going to happen. At the moment, it’s not in the works. We’re all doing different things at the moment. We would love to do it again, but we’ve all been pulled in different directions.
I really hope this doesn’t turn into a Sin City 2 fiasco where it’ll take them years just to start up on a sequel…
‘Kick-Ass’ has been nominated for six awards at this year’s Jameson Empire Awards.
The movie – starring Aaron Johnson as a comic-book fan turned self-made superhero – leads the way with nominations for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Newcomer, Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy and Best British Film in the awards voted for by the public.
Sky Movies Magazine speaks exclusively to Aaron Johnson about his role as self-styled superhero Kick-Ass…Sky Movies Magazine: Tell us about your so-geeky-he’s-cool character Dave Lizewski aka Kick-Ass…
Aaron Johnson: He’s got nothing going for him, but behind the mask he feels like he can do anything… It’s all about imagination and escaping and trying to find an outlet. That’s what Kick-Ass is.
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When Kick-Ass landed in theaters last year it was in no way the hit that anybody had expected. Making only $19 million in its opening weekend and precipitously falling in the weeks following, fans might want to see a sequel, but it doesn’t seem likely. Last we heard, star Aaron Johnson, who played the titular hero, said that the idea for the sequel was entirely in the hands of director Matthew Vaughn. Then, just a few days later, Chloe Moretz chimed in to say that everything we’ve heard about a Kick-Ass 2 has been all rumor. Today’s news doesn’t make the situation any brighter.
Jane Goldman, who has written the scripts for Vaughn’s Stardust, Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class, recently took to Twitter to clear up some rumors that she has been hearing about the sequel. First, she cleared up that she is not currently writing another Kick-Ass film. Instead, she is working on two other projects at the moment and then will be moving on to Vaughn’s next film – which also won’t be Kick-Ass 2 – after he finishes post-production on X-Men.