Kick-Ass (film series)
| Kick-Ass | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Matthew Vaughn (1) Jeff Wadlow (2) |
| Produced by |
Matthew Vaughn (1–2) Brad Pitt (1–2) Adam Bohling (1–2) Tarquin Pack (1–2) David Reid (1–2) Kris Thykier (1) |
| Screenplay by |
Matthew Vaughn (1) Jane Goldman (1) Jeff Wadlow (2) |
| Based on |
Kick-Ass by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. |
| Starring |
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Christopher Mintz-Plasse Chloë Grace Moretz Mark Strong (1) Nicolas Cage (1) Jim Carrey (2) |
| Music by |
Henry Jackman (1–2) John Murphy (1) Marius de Vries (1) Ilan Eshkeri (1) Matthew Margeson (2) |
| Cinematography |
Ben Davis (1) Tim Maurice-Jones (2) |
| Edited by |
Eddie Hamilton (1–2) Pietro Scalia (1) Jon Harris (1) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates | 2010 – 2013 |
Running time | 220 minutes |
| Country |
United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $58 million |
| Box office | $155 million |
Kick-Ass is a British-American superhero comedy film series, based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. Its premise is that teenager Dave Lizewski sets out to become a real-life superhero, calling himself "Kick-Ass".
Films
Kick-Ass (2010)
Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
Cast and characters
| Character | Released films | |
|---|---|---|
| Kick-Ass (2010) |
Kick-Ass 2 (2013) | |
| Dave Lizewski Kick-Ass |
Aaron Taylor-Johnson | |
| Mindy Macready Hit-Girl |
Chloë Grace Moretz | |
| Chris D'Amico Red Mist / Mother Fucker |
Christopher Mintz-Plasse | |
| Marty Eisenberg Battle Guy |
Clark Duke | |
| Todd Haynes Ass-Kicker |
Evan Peters | Augustus Prew |
| Katie Deauxma | Lyndsy Fonseca | |
| Sgt. Marcus Williams | Omari Hardwick | Morris Chestnut |
| Mr. Lizewski | Garrett M. Brown | |
| Damon Macready Big Daddy |
Nicolas Cage | Photograph |
| Frank D'Amico | Mark Strong | Photograph |
| Big Joe | Michael Rispoli | |
| Det. Vic Gigante | Xander Berkeley | |
| Sal Bertolinni Colonel Stars and Stripes |
Jim Carrey | |
| Katryna Dubrovsky Mother Russia |
Olga Kurkulina | |
| Miranda Swendlow Night Bitch |
Lindy Booth | |
| Uncle Ralph D'Amico | Iain Glen | |
| Javier | John Leguizamo | |
| Doctor Gravity | Donald Faison | |
| Black Death | Daniel Kaluuya | |
| Genghis Carnage | Tom Wu | |
| The Tumor | Andy Nyman | |
| Insect Man | Robert Emms | |
| Mr. Kim | Benedict Wong | |
Crew
| Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Composer | Cinematographer | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick-Ass | Matthew Vaughn | Matthew Vaughn Brad Pitt Kris Thykier Adam Bohling Tarquin Pack David Reid |
Matthew Vaughn Jane Goldman |
Henry Jackman John Murphy Marius de Vries Ilan Eshkeri |
Ben Davis | Eddie Hamilton Pietro Scalia Jon Harris |
| Kick-Ass 2 | Jeff Wadlow | Matthew Vaughn Brad Pitt Adam Bohling Tarquin Pack David Reid |
Jeff Wadlow | Henry Jackman Matthew Margeson |
Tim Maurice-Jones | Eddie Hamilton |
Reception
Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Box office revenue | Box office ranking | Budget | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | Other Countries | Worldwide | All time US & Canada | All time Worldwide | ||||
| Kick-Ass | 26 March 2010 | $48,071,303 | $48,117,600 | $96,188,903 | #1413 | N/A | $30,000,000 | [1] |
| Kick-Ass 2 | 14 August 2013 | $28,795,985 | $30,760,119 | $59,556,104 | #2289 | N/A | $28,000,000 | [2] |
| Total | $76,867,288 | $78,877,719 | $155,745,007 | $58,000,000 | ||||
Critical reception
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| Kick-Ass | 76% (244 reviews)[3] | 66 (38 reviews)[4] |
| Kick-Ass 2 | 31% (189 reviews)[5] | 41 (35 reviews)[6] |
Future
A fourth graphic novel named Kick-Ass 3 was released in 2013 and is intended to close the story of both Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl. Millar has stated that if Kick-Ass 2 is successful, a third film will go into production soon. Taylor-Johnson, Moretz, and Mintz-Plasse have all stated they would reprise their roles for a third film with Moretz stating "I want to see something we haven't seen yet. Now we've seen who Mindy is, now we've seen who Hit-Girl is, I think we need to meld the characters together and have Mindy become Hit-Girl and Hit-Girl become Mindy. Maybe her natural hair has a streak of purple in it, maybe she really does go kind of crazy and go a bit darker since she lost her father." She also added, "I would only do the third one if it was logical. It needs to be a good script and a director, probably Matthew (Vaughn). The third film needs to fully wrap up the series and has to be a good note to end on."[7] On 30 August 2013, Millar says that the film is in the pipeline.[8] While at a press conference for Godzilla, Taylor-Johnson stated that he was prepared to act in a third film, but he wasn't contracted for it and that there weren't plans for one at the time.[9] In May 2014, while promoting his new film Neighbors, Christopher Mintz-Plasse said that he hadn't heard anything about a new film, but expressed doubt that a third would be made due to the second installment's disappointing box office performance.[10]
In June 2014, Chloë Grace Moretz echoed her co-stars sentiments when asked about Kick-Ass 3, stating that "I hope, I wish. That'd be fun. That'd be great. I doubt it but I would love it". She also cited the second film's lower box office gross as the key obstacle to the third chapter being produced and suggested file sharing was a factor: "The hard thing is if fans want a third movie, they’ve got to go buy the ticket to go see the movie. It was like the second most pirated movie of the year, so if you want a movie to be made into a second, a third, a fourth and a fifth, go buy a ticket. Don’t pirate it.”[11] In August 2014, Moretz told Digital Spy, "Sadly, I think I'm done with the character... I don't think there will be any more movies. You make these movies for the fanboys, but nowadays everyone seems to pirate them rather than watch them in the movie theatre. Kick-Ass 2 was one of the number one pirated movies of the year, but that doesn't help us because we need box office figures. We need to prove to the distributors that we can make money from a third and a fourth movie - but because it didn't do so well, we can't make another one. If you want more than one movie, everyone has to go and see movies at the cinema. It's all about the numbers in the theatre."[12]
In June 2014, Millar confirmed that the plans for Kick-Ass 3 will indeed move forward as the fan base is strong enough for interest to be sustained.[13] In August 2014, Millar confirmed that the plan has always been to make three films based off the three books.[14] In August 2014, Millar said a third film is still up in the air and that it's ultimately Matthew Vaughn's decision as he has the film rights.[15] In January 2015, Millar revealed that there was a planned Hit-Girl film with Gareth Evans directing, but the film got cancelled.[16] On 11 February 2015, Vaughn did talk about writing the third film, hoping to bring back Taylor-Johnson and Moretz to finished the film's story and even wanted to do the Hit-Girl film as a prequel first. He also confirmed that he would not be the director of Kick-Ass 3 though.[17] On 17 June 2015, Vaughn stated in an answer to Yahoo that he is working on a prequel on how Hit-Girl and Big Daddy became superheroes and plans to make Kick-Ass 3 after that.[18]
References
- ↑ "Kick-Ass (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ "Kick-Ass 2 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ "Kick-Ass (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ↑ "Kick-Ass Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ "Kick-Ass 2 (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ↑ "Kick-Ass 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ "Moretz: Bugatti for Kick-Ass 3?". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130904083818/http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/video/kick-ass-3-pipeline-133500204.html. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Kick-Ass 3 & Godzilla vs Kick-Ass - Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston & Gareth Edwards Interview". YouTube. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ David Crow (2014-05-05). "Exclusive: Christopher Mintz-Plasse Doubts There Will Be A Kick-Ass 3 | Den of Geek". Denofgeek.us. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ "Did Piracy Kill Kick-Ass 3?". Movies with Butter. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ "Chloë Grace Moretz: 'I'm done with playing Hit-Girl'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Stevens, Michael (2014-06-05). "SNEAK PEEK: "Kick-Ass 3": 'Hit-Girl' Becomes 'Hit-Woman'". Sneakpeek.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ "'Kick-Ass 2': Mark Millar Has Eyes On Completing The Trilogy - MTV". Splashpage.mtv.com. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ "Millar & Romita "Kick-Ass" Until The Very End". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ Tilly, Chris (27 January 2015). "Mark Millar On The Hit-Girl Movie That Never Was". IGN.
- ↑ Maidy, Alex (11 February 2015). "Exclusive: Matthew Vaughn Shares Details On Kingsman 2 and Kick-Ass 3". Joblo.
- ↑ Bovingdon, Edward (17 June 2015). "Matthew Vaughn Confirms Kick-Ass Prequel And Sequel Plans (Exclusive)". Yahoo Movies.