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Kick-Ass (2010)

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Kick-Ass
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Action
Comedy
Crime

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a superhero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

Release Date
April 16, 2010
Director
Matthew Vaughn
Writers
Jane Goldman , Matthew Vaughn , Mark Millar
Cast
Aaron Taylor-Johnson , Nicolas Cage , Chloe Grace Moretz , Garrett M. Brown , Clark Duke , Evan Peters
Runtime
117 minutes

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Kick-Ass Reboot Will Address the Rise of R-Rated Superhero Stories Like The Boys

Matthew Vaughn comments on how the upcoming Kick-Ass movie will be providing commentary on R-rated superhero stories becoming more popular.

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Matthew Vaughn Explains Why He Won’t Direct Kick-Ass Reboot

Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn opens up about his decision not to helm the upcoming reboot of his R-rated superhero franchise.

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Kick-Ass Director Shares Exciting Update on Upcoming Reboot

Matthew Vaughn is working on the latest installment of the Kick-Ass franchise and the director has shared exciting news on its progress.

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Kick-Ass Director Says a 'Big Reboot' Is in the Works

Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn teases a reboot of the superhero hero franchise, saying that fans should expect more details in the next two years.

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Everything Coming to Hulu June 2021

Kick-Ass, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Love, Victor Season 2 and The Croods: A New Age are some of the hit titles arriving on Hulu in June.

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Kick-Ass 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack Arriving in November

Kick-Ass, the movie adaptation of the Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. comic book, is being released in a 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack in November.

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Studio Demanded Hit-Girl Be Cast as a 25-Year-Old Woman

Kick-Ass writer Mark Millar revealed that Hit-Girl was almost played by a 25-year-old woman after the studios gave notes.

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Kick-Ass Actor Reveals Hidden Layer Cake Easter Egg

Dexter Fletcher has explained how his role of Cody in Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass was a clever Easter egg.

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Nic Cage Is Why Kick-Ass' Big Daddy Sounds Like Adam West's Batman

Kick-Ass' Matthew Vaughn has opened up about the movie's production and explained Nicolas Cage is to thank for Big Daddy's Adam West-inspired voice.

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The Kick-Ass Movie Very Nearly Went Unmade

Director Matthew Vaughn reveals how difficult it was to ensure that the Kick-Ass film adaptation got made.

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Kick-Ass: How Chloë Moretz Came to Terms With Using the C-Word

Kick-Ass screenwriter Jane Goldman revealed how she talked Chloë Moretz through using the C-word in the decidedly adult superhero film.

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Kick-Ass Reboot, Kingsman Universe in the Works From Matthew Vaughn

Matthew Vaughn reveals he intends to reboot Kick-Ass, and expanded Kingsman into a cinematic universe, with spinoffs and a TV series.

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COMIC REEL: "Flash" Audition Videos Tease Cast Additions; More Aquaman Rumors Surface

DC Comics' Patty Spivot may join "Flash" next season; new unverified info hints that Aquaman might appear in "Suicide Squad" and more.

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Mark Millar Says He Has an Idea for a "Hit-Girl" Spinoff Movie

Creator says he's talked with director Matthew Vaughn about a film that "makes 'Kick-Ass' look like 'Finding Nemo.'"

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CCC09: Millar Kicks Ass in Chicago

Superstar Scottish scribe Mark Millar goes behind the scenes of his new film adaptation and enlists the fans to help determine the future of 'Kick-Ass' at his panel during Chicago Comic-Con.

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G.I. Joe, Kick-Ass, Graysons: November 7th Comic Reel

The Hard Master of the Arashikage Clan stands revealed, a gangster comes clean, Dick Grayson doesn't make it to the big time, plus "Dragonball," "The Losers" and more.

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Iron Man 2, The Spirit, Kick-Ass: August 22nd Comic Reel

Jon Favreau found something to do, Sam Jackson dresses like a Nazi (really!) and yet another truck full of money starts backing up towards Mark Millar's house, plus "Smallville," "Heroes" and more.

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