Kick-Ass Set Report

Ain't It Cool News' Moriarty, aka Drew McWeeny, has posted the first part of a write-up about his visit to the London set of Kick-Ass. The Matthew Vaughn-directed movie based on the Mark Millar-penned comic stars Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong, Chloe Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (aka McLovin). I never fell completely in love with the comic, though it was definitely an interesting take on the superhero genre. I am a fan of Matthew Vaughn, though, and everything I've been hearing about this movie has me excited to see how it turns out. Click on through to AICN to also see an exclusive image from the film.

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Kick-Ass Set Report Online

Newsarama has the first images from the Matthew Vaughn-directed Kick-Ass online, per their set visit.

Based off Mark Millar's graphic novel of the same name, pic follows mild-mannered teen Dave Lizewski, who decides to become a super-hero despite not having any sort of super powers or formal training of any kind. Aaron Johnson is cast in the title role, with Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin from Superbad or Augie Farks from Role Models), Mark Strong, Lyndsy Fonseca, and Xander Berkeley rounding out the cast. Nicolas Cage will also play costumed vigilante Big Daddy, who shepards his crime-fighting partner/pre-teen daughter, Hit-Girl (played by 11-year-old Chloe Moretz).

The comic is ridiculously violent and fun, so I'm curious to see how far they'll push it with the adaptation. Vaughn directs from a script he co-wrote with his Stardust co-writer Jane Goldman, so I have a lot of faith going into this.

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