Matthew Vaughn just isn’t solely seeking to reboot Kick-Ass — he’s already engaged on a number of films that may join with the brand new model of the movie create a Kick-Ass cinematic universe.
The authentic movie, which got here out in 2010, was directed and co-written by Vaughn, and primarily based on the comedian e book by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. The movie imagined what would occur in a world the place comic-book followers determined to develop into superheroes (with out essentially gaining the tremendous powers that are inclined to make it attainable to battle crime in spandex and capes). The movie was an indie hit and spawned one sequel.
Now Vaughn has apparently been engaged on a new trilogy of interconnected movies, principally in secret. The first, titled School Fight has already been shot. The second, known as The Stuntman is in manufacturing now. And the third could be known as Kick-Ass as soon as once more. Vaughn just lately mentioned that the script for the reboot was half completed.
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According to Variety, School Fight is “the story of a teenager who gets into a fight with a love rival at school,” whereas The Stuntman “tells the story of two brothers who both become stuntmen.” How the 2 tales hook up with Kick-Ass — which was beforehand about an unusual comic-book nerd named Dave Lizewski (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) who decides to develop into a costumed vigilante named Kick-Ass, and winds up entangled with a Batman-esque crimefighter named Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and his precocious daughter Hit-Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz, in her breakthrough function) — or how the brand new Kick-Ass differs from the unique one stays to be seen.
Although Vaughn has already shot one of many movies and is tough at work on the second, not one of the trilogy has official launch dates but. While there have been solely two Kick-Ass films prior to now, Millar and varied creative companions have created many different Kick-Ass comics. Millar just lately made a crossover collection known as Big Game, which featured characters from a number of of his comics, together with Kick-Ass, Kingsman, and Wanted, simply in case you’re questioning the place a cinematic universe tied to Kick-Ass may probably go.
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