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Kick-Ass New Character Posters for Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass!

by Alex Billington
November 5, 2009
Source: IGN

Freakin' sweet! IGN has debuted the first four character posters for Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass tonight. By now everyone has probably heard about this (or seen the leaked Comic-Con footage), so I don't think it needs an elaborate introduction. Kick-Ass is the adaptation of Mark Millar's awesome comic series about a kid who decides to dress up and be a superhero. While it could've been a goofy, Hollywood spoof, Vaughn went all out to make sure it was a bloody, brutal, violent adaptation true to his own pure vision. And that's already starting to show even in the marketing, as these posters definitely look awesome. Check 'em out!

Kick-Ass is both written and directed by British filmmaker Matthew Vaughn, of Layer Cake and Stardust previously. The screenplay was co-written by Vaughn and his writing partner Jane Goldman, of Stardust as well. The story is an adaptation of Mark Millar's comic of the same name that is currently in the middle of its first series. Kick-Ass was funded entirely by Matthew Vaughn and his own private investors and sold once finished to Lionsgate earlier this year. They've currently set an April 16th, 2010 release date for the film, although I hope they change that, because that's a terrible opening day. Hopefully we'll see a trailer soon!

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Evo

Very nice! Actually looking forward to this one. Layer Cake was great. I was bored to tears with Stardust. But, Matthew Vaughn has obvious talent. Should be interesting to watch this come to fruition.
carfonexdo

Even though I am reading the comics I still thought to myself "Isn't Nic Cage Big Daddy, who's Damon Macready?.....oooooo I see now" LOL FAIL
whomever

I have faith in Matthew Vaughn. This movie will...kick ass.
sam

cant wait for this
sean

The script was shit... so, you know...
Jizzy

THIS POSTER KICKS FUCKING ASS!!!!!!!!!I LOVE IT.
cooo

So dope.
cooo

This movie better KICK ASS like this poster. A++++++++++++++++
CopyKat

DOMINATION. FUCK YA!
lego

rofl @ 2. nice.... this better be good
Tra la la la la di da

Big Daddy! lol Oh...comics are too much but this looks awesome!
Sabes

I like.
meatcarnage

@#2 Saying "fail" is the lamest shit ever to hit culture. Seriously stfu.
whomever

@#13 Saying "stfu" is the lamest shit ever to hit culture. Seriously.
Robbie

They look awesome.
carfonexdo

hating on people on the internet is the lamest thing ever to hit culture imo lol stfu & so on etc etc Can't wait for Kick-Ass! Next year is going to be an awesome year for film
tobi,leader of the akatsuki

can't fucking wait for this,very cool posters,i've seen a few clips very violent like kill bill with superhero costumes on sweet.
NeoSlyfer

AWESOME!!!
captain subtext

no idea what this is about. still kinda looking forward to it.
Esben

Is it me or does Big Daddy look a bit like Magneto?
branden

I am not hating, but I don't understand how people can think this poster is so awesome and say that others suck. Seriously, the Toy Story 3 posters are better than these. Stardust sucked and Vaughn hasn't really done anything else, so be weary.
Hedgehog

@13 & 14 & 16 Flame wars are the lamest shit ever to hit interweb culture. Seriously, stfu/fail/lolerskates/pwned.. Dont mind me, I just seek attention... Posters look amazing. I will agree that the Toy Story 3 posters are strong as well but these are straight to the point, but don't give us too much data. We still don't know what each character looks like. :goes back to my hole in the ground:
http://movies.iconocritic.com peloquin

@ 5...Could you elaborate why the script was shit? Your comment worries me because I've been looking forward to this and I usually don't read scripts so if the story is terrible then there's not much to look forward to.
smacky

I hope it's good.
Aaron

I'm freaking excited for this! It was a good choice on their part to have the character names on the poster rather than actor names. It kinda shows that this will be more about the film/comic than the actors in it...
Fisherr

Kick ass poster indeed.
Rachel

impressive touch to use the character names on teh poster instead of the actors...im suprised they allowed it!
That Awesome Norwegian Guy

Aren't all the actors wrong?
Daniel

@22 Thank you God! Posters look awesome. Movie should be awesome. Not totally psyched, but seems watchable. Still waiting for trailer for final analysis.