Matthew Vaughn To Adapt And Direct Mark Millar’s “Kick-Ass” Comic Book?
HopefullyThorisn’t developing a serious beer belly waiting forMatthew Vaughn’s ambitious adaptation, once proposed for $300 million, to come to fruition. According to Moriarty atAICN, Vaughn (Star Dust,Layer Cake) is currently writing and set to direct an adaptation ofMark Millar’s nascent comic bookKick-Ass. Many know Millar from his work onUltimate Fantastic Fourand his acclaimed comicWanted, which hits theaters this summer with Angelina Jolie (and unfortunatelylooksextra-cheesy).
Kick-Assis only on its second issue, and tells the tale of a 15-year-old kid who decides to become a superhero, complete with suit, even though he lacks muscles, superpowers and apparently gets his ass handed to him on the reg. Off the top of my head, the plot recalls the upcoming Michael Rapaport semi-superhero indieSpecial, which we should have a trailer up for shortly, in that it takes Hollywood’s ‘roided comic book trend and posits it into harsh reality. Moriarty speculates that Millar will be hands-on, and we can only hope, given how disappointedWantedfans seem to be thus far with theMatrix-y film version.
Vaughn is clearly anxious to show fanboys what he has to offer the genre, and I think it’ll be worth the wait. As many will remember he somewhat notoriously vacated the thirdX-Menfilm, allowing Brett Ratner to rush in and rain mediocre on the franchise. More on this as it develops (Kick-Ass, I mean, not Ratner’s raining mediocrity).
Discuss: Who’s the precocious residentKick-Assfan on Slashfilm? Great news? Â
