The winds whistle with news about an adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic book Kick-Ass. we get the following scoop from the fabled caves of Yahoo:
The pieces are starting to fall into place for a feature version of “Kick-Ass,” a comic by Mark Millar that Hollywood studios have chosen not to adapt because of its violent nature. Filmmaker Matthew Vaughn (“Layer Cake,” “Stardust”), who is such a believer in the material that he raised the money for the $30 million project himself, will direct the independent film. Christopher Mintz-Plasse is in negotiations for a role, and Chloe Moretz has been cast.
Written by Millar — whose “Wanted” series was adapted for the screen earlier this year — and drawn by John Romita Jr., “Kick-Ass” follows a high school dweeb who attempts to reinvent himself as a real-world costumed superhero named Kick-Ass who seems doomed to failure because he’s not athletic or coordinated until he runs into real bad guys with real weapons.
I haven’t read this comic book, but it certainly sounds promising. It’ s cool that Matthew Vaughn believes in it so much that he was willing to raise the funds himself. I find it humorous that the comic book wasn’t considered by Hollywood due to the violent nature, and this could very well be the reason Vaughn has decided to pick it up. One man’s trash…
International Friends – for those of you that have picked up this series, please share your thoughts with us. Is the comic book any good, and would you like to see it adapted to film?
