Highly anticipated to Kick-Ass.
Kick-Ass. Has there ever been a more apt name for a franchise? It’s what it is, who’s in it, what happens and a pretty damn direct title. Based on Mark Millar and John Romita Jr’s 8 issue comic-book series of about a non-powered boy without a grim back story who chucks on a costume out of boredom and decides to play superhero. One single act that reshapes the world of crime fighting and spawns a wave of copy cats. Kick-Ass in both its comic and movie form is both utterly comic and brutal at the same time. Kick-Ass shows that being a superhero isn’t all catchphrases and Bat-mobiles. In fact a lot of it is about having your ass handed to you and learning to live with the bruises. ‘Kick-Ass’ is the the name our zero chooses to go by in his hero duds shortly before becoming an internet phenomenon. Being a Youtube hit doesn’t stop Kick-Ass biting off more than he can chew when he incurs the wrath of a ball busting mafia, the unwanted attention of hit-men, Hit-Girls and a copycat partner by the name of Red Mist(played by SuperBad’s McLovin himself, Christopher Mintz-Plasse). Kick Ass is different from other superhero stories. It’s as real as this genre is going to get with the bare-bones costumed fisticuffs of Batman with none of the psychologically scarred billionaires. The adaptation of Kick-Ass was being cast from the moment its very first issue was released via a marvel imprint. The comics are unusually graphic and coarse for a major comics company release, filled with language as colorful as the viscera.
The utterly violent Hit-Girl in print
Despite taking two years to complete its initial print run, and with previews for its April 2nd general release being screened from March 26th anticipation for more Kick-Ass content is high. Between its awesome trailers and rumors of a second volume to the comics its obvious this is not the end of the franchise, though after today, I was made aware of a poor looking movie tie in video-game. Though its hard to argue with a 12 year old girl disemboweling someone with a kitana.
This one character has caused a little bit of a stir in the british press as the screenplay was adapted by Jane Goldman, wife of Jonathan Ross who was scolded for writing such an outlandish young girl into the movie, though essentially all she has done is stay true to the source material. Personally, I think Hit-Girl is likely to be one of the most entertaining characters when this film hits cinemas on Friday.
Scroll down to see what all the fuss is about in the “Who is Hit Girl?” Kick-Ass trailer.
