Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
You ready for a first look at the film adaptation of Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass? I’ll bet you are! So check it out early: Kick-Ass Trailer Park | MySpace Video Good stuff all around, courtesy of Trailer Addict and Lionsgate, who put the trailer up for all to see once it was somehow leaked to the Internet.
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The teaser trailer for the Matthew Vaughn-directed comic book adaptation Kick-Ass has come online earlier than was expected and can be watched using the player below! Opening April 16th, the action-adventure stars Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson, Lyndsy Fonseca, Mark Strong, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Chloe Moretz. Based on the comic by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., Kick-Ass tells the story of average...
Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Ready for news on some over-the-top costumes and violence grounded in the all-too-real world? KICK-ASS. The movie site — IamKick-Ass.com — is now up via Lionsgate, and a trailer will be out in 8 days. The film — based on the Mark Millar/John Romita Jr. comic of the same name — is due out April 16. [Hat [...]
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
IGN has debuted four character posters for the Matthew Vaughn-directed comic book adaptation Kick-Ass , opening in theaters on April 16. The action-adventure, based on the Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. comic, tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. As any good superhero...
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Mark Millar, who created the comic books that Wanted and the upcoming Kick-Ass were based on, has announced that he is lining up a superhero movie that will mark his directorial debut. He posted the following on his official forums : Bet you didn't see THAT coming, laddies and lassies! But this is one of several big surprises planned for next year and you'll hear a bit more about this in February when...
IGN (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
THE SEARCH FOR STEVE ROGERS CONTINUES! From the mad minds of MARK MILLAR (ULTIMATES 1 & 2) and CARLOS PACHECO (X-MEN), Nick Fury assembles a new team of deadly operatives to track down the renegade Captain America! But what will the Avenger's resident marksman HAWKEYE have to say about Fury's tactics and will these new faces make the cut when the %^&( hits the fan?
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
On the red carpet in London for the premiere of Fantastic Mr. Fox , we managed to grab Kick-Ass screenwriter Jane Goldman aside and Jason Schwartzman told us briefly his thoughts on Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World . Goldman said that production on Kick-Ass is "going great. We're nearly finished. We're coming out in April next year, we're just finishing up the visual effects and music right now, but...
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
When it comes to outspoken comic creators, you can't really top Rob Liefeld--okay, maybe Mark Millar--the young artist who came to fame in the early '90s on hot Marvel books like "The New Mutants," in which he created popular characters like Cable, Deadpool, Domino and others before departing Marvel to form Image Comics. Since his creation Deadpool was introduced in X-Men Origins: Wolverine...
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
Mark Millar ( Wanted , upcoming Kick-Ass ) was recently quoted by MTV as saying that Warner Bros./DC Entertainment couldn't afford him now for his take on Superman . "I don't think they could afford me now," MTV quoted Millar. "I'll stick with Marvel." The site also said that Millar pitched his idea for new Superman movies. Millar posted on his official website that he probably...
IGN (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
It's Wolverine versus the Hulk Gang to the death! Don't miss the flesh-rending final chapter to the greatest Wolverine story ever told by the peerless Mark Millar and Steve McNiven!
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
MTV talked to Kick-Ass comic book creator Mark Millar, who said a sequel to the April 16, 2010 release is a pretty sure thing. "There's a basic plot," Millar said. "The series ends on a teaser for the next one, and the movie ends on that teaser, too." He added that the first film "didn't cost that much money to make. There will definitely be another one." Matthew Vaughn...
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Less than a month after it was announced that Lionsgate would distribute Matthew Vaughn's movie based on Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s comic book series Kick-Ass , the company has picked a release date according to Variety . They're going for a late spring release on April 16, and at the same time, the company has moved Sylvester Stallone's action movie The Expendables , co-starring Jason Statham,...
downthetubes.net news blog (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
• Forbidden Planet International's Richard Bruton has been heaping praise on the work of Manchester-based Adam Cadwell , whose EveryDay webcomic . "Cadwell’s work is much more slice of life, observational style than others," says Richard. "This means that the majority of strips tend to be stand-alone things, relying on an interesting idea, event or gag than any narrative,...
IGN (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
This is it! The moment you've been waiting for! Prepare yourselves for the most brutal battle in the history of comics as Wolverine returns— and unleashes a tidal wave of bloody revenge! It's Wolverine versus the Hulk Gang to the death! Don't miss the flesh-rending final chapter to the greatest Wolverine story ever told by the peerless Mark Millar and Steve McNiven!
Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
Via this Lionsgate press release, Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of the Mark Millar/John Romita, Jr. action/comedy comic of the same name has finally found a home. It was turned down from studio to studio until a deal was struck with Lionsgate. There was a certain amount of buzz from the footage shown at this year’s SDCC [...]
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