Kick-Ass
Summary
Kick - Assis officially add up back with a reboot trilogy , but the plan for this getting even are already risking take over the same fault that stamp out the franchise a decade ago . The acclivity of the superhero genre in cinema thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe made way for other , more obscure and matured superheroes to be adapted to the big screen door . Among them isKick - Ass , created by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. , and which made the leap to the big screen with Matthew Vaughn as director and Aaron Taylor - Johnson as Dave Lizewski a.k.a . Kick - Ass .
Kick - Asstells the story of Dave , an ordinary adolescent who , inspired by comic ledger , decides to become a real - living superhero call “ Kick - Ass ” . Dave after touch fellow superheroes / vigilantes Big Daddy ( Nicolas Cage ) and Hit - Girl ( Chloë Grace Moretz ) , but he also end up in the middle of Big Daddy ’s pursuit for revenge against New York gangster Frank D’Amico ( Mark Strong).Kick - Asswas followed by a sequel that kill all plans for a film series , but it ’s now coming back with a reboot trilogy – however , the programme for this are already risking making the same mistakes that kill the franchise before .
The first two Kick - Ass movies were commercial striking , but now the superhero dealership is return in a reboot trilogy from the original creator .
Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass Reboot Plans Are Confusing
AKick - Assreboot had been rumored for years , and in 2021 , Vaughn uncover that theKick - Assright would revert to him in two years , so a “ big reboot ” forKick - Asswould happen in two year ( viaCollider ) . Vaughn kept this hope , and in late 2023 , he toldTHRthat theKick - Assreboot will include novel characters , but he intended to bring some of the original ones back after the reboot . The expectant and mostsurprising update on the newKick - Asstrilogyarrived in January 2024 , but it just made the whole project a number confusing .
Speaking toCollider , Vaughn revealedthey’re already midway through theKick - Assreboot trilogy , and that it ’s a “ very meta macrocosm ” . The reboot trilogy begins with a photographic film titledSchool Fight , which has already been shot and it ’s quick to go , and the second installment is tentatively titledVram . Vramis presently filming , and the trilogy will end withKick - Ass , with Vaughn assure that all three moving-picture show are connected .
The rubric of the movies from the newKick - Asstrilogy make them sound like they will explore Dave ’s ( or someone else ’s ) origins before his transformation into Kick - Ass , which would mean that the trilogy can possibly elaborate beyond just three movies , butthe third movie being the only one titledKick - Assis causing confusionamong followers of the movies .
Why Filming Two Kick-Ass Movies Before Release Could Backfire
As exciting as the idea of a newKick - Asstrilogy is ( despite the confusion about the characters , timeline , and stories ) , Vaughn ’s release design are a big endangerment for the trilogy . As mentioned above , Vaughn directed the firstKick - Assmovie , which was a hit with critic and viewers , granting it a sequel . Kick - Ass 2was directed by Jeff Wadlow , and it not only sparked a spate of controversy but was also a big critical failure , wipe out all plans for a third movie .
The Kick - Ass enfranchisement was loved for its intense violence and dreary humor but Kick - Ass 3 never came to fruition for this reason .
TheKick - Assmovies maintain the look and essence of the source material , being quite dark , violent , and vivid , and there ’s always a risk with picture like these . Vaughn has assured the hearing thathis reboot trilogy will keep the pure tone of the premature motion picture , so filming the first two movie before the first one is even release to try out how it ’s receive is a huge risk of infection . Vram ’s release could be canceled ifSchool Fightdoesn’t perform wellwith critics and ecumenical audience , but on the other hand , Vaughn ’s dream could work in his party favour with great and surprising results .
Sources : Collider , THR .
