Kick-Ass (film)

Kick-Ass is a upcoming 2010 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.

Cast

 * Aaron Johnson as Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
 * Nicolas Cage as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
 * Chloe Moretz as Mindy Macready / Hit Girl
 * Mark Strong as Frank D'Amico
 * Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Red Mist
 * Lyndsy Fonseca as Katie Deauxma
 * Yancy Butler as Angie D'Amico

Development
The rights to a film version of the comic book were sold before the first issue was published. When the film is released there will be less than twelve issues of the comic in print.

The script for the film was reportedly written in May 2008, and filming occurred in late 2008 to early 2009. In an interview with Total Film, Aaron Johnson confirmed that the film will stay true to the adult nature of the comic series by featuring a large amount of profanity and graphic violence and that it had already received an R rating by the MPAA.Yancy Butler (of the television series Witchblade) also appears as Angie D'Amico, Frank's wife and the mother to the Red Mist. This is her first theatrical film since Drop Zone (1994).

Production
Filming locations include Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School.

Trivia

 * Joseph Gilgun was offered a role in this but had to pass because of his Emmerdale schedule.