When director Matthew Vaughnās Kick-Ass launched in 2010, it felt like a bold, fresh deconstruction of what was then a blooming trend in cinema. With the twin successes of Iron Man and The Dark Knight having made 2008 a breakout year for superhero films, the emergence of Kick Ass two years later ā a story based on a ārealā attempt by a teenager to become a superhero ā satirised these films and demonstrated the potentially elastic nature of the genre. It also spawned a less successful sequel three years later. Itās been a decade now since weāve seen a new Kick-Ass movie, but Vaughn has revealed that plans are in the works to revive the series with a third instalment. Itāll reportedly feature a new cast of characters but will be set in the same world as the prior films. Speaking at New York Comic Con, Vaughn said, “Kick-Ass sort of changed people’s perception of what a superhero film is at that time. So we’ll be doing it again. So it’s none of the characters from the other Kick-Ass. We’d like to bring them back after the reboot. This reboot is just going off on a tangent that I can’t really talk about now. But it’s fun.” As far as we can tell, Vaughn didnāt confirm whether he will direct or produce the film, but heās a busy man indeed given that he has spy thriller, Argylle due next year, not to mention plans for another Kingsman film. Of course, 13 years on from the original Kick-Ass, the superhero world finds itself in a very different place, what with waning interest and overexposure being real factors standing in the way of its continued dominance. Should a new Kick-Ass film tap into this current state while maintaining the anarchic tone of the original, it could once again feel like a pointed and timely commentary on the superhero world. Itās also worth noting that in the years since the first filmās release, āreal-lifeā superheroes became an actual thing for a while with the Rain City Superhero Movement being led by real-life ācrimefighterā, Phoenix Jones. That all ended pretty badly from what we recollect, and we wonder if those events might somehow play into a new Kick Ass film. Rest assured, weāll certainly bring you more as we hear it. Knew thatād put your mind at ease. THR ā Thank you for visiting! If youād like to support our attempts to make a non-clickbaity movie website: Follow Film Stories on Twitter here, and on Facebook here. Buy our Film Stories and Film Junior print magazines here. Become a Patron here.
Matthew Vaughn confirms more Kick-Ass on the way
When director Matthew Vaughnās Kick-Ass launched in 2010, it felt like a bold, fresh deconstruction of what was then a blooming trend in cinema. With the twin successes of Iron Man and The Dark Knight having made 2008 a breakout year for superhero films, the emergence of Kick Ass two years later ā a story based on a ārealā attempt by a teenager to become a superhero ā satirised these films and demonstrated the potentially elastic nature of the genre. It also spawned a less successful sequel three years later. Itās been a decade now since weāve seen a new Kick-Ass movie, but Vaughn has revealed that plans are in the works to revive the series with a third instalment. Itāll reportedly feature a new cast of characters but will be set in the same world as the prior films. Speaking at New York Comic Con, Vaughn said, “Kick-Ass sort of changed people’s perception of what a superhero film is at that time. So we’ll be doing it again. So it’s none of the characters from the other Kick-Ass. We’d like to bring them back after the reboot. This reboot is just going off on a tangent that I can’t really talk about now. But it’s fun.” As far as we can tell, Vaughn didnāt confirm whether he will direct or produce the film, but heās a busy man indeed given that he has spy thriller, Argylle due next year, not to mention plans for another Kingsman film. Of course, 13 years on from the original Kick-Ass, the superhero world finds itself in a very different place, what with waning interest and overexposure being real factors standing in the way of its continued dominance. Should a new Kick-Ass film tap into this current state while maintaining the anarchic tone of the original, it could once again feel like a pointed and timely commentary on the superhero world. Itās also worth noting that in the years since the first filmās release, āreal-lifeā superheroes became an actual thing for a while with the Rain City Superhero Movement being led by real-life ācrimefighterā, Phoenix Jones. That all ended pretty badly from what we recollect, and we wonder if those events might somehow play into a new Kick Ass film. Rest assured, weāll certainly bring you more as we hear it. Knew thatād put your mind at ease. THR ā Thank you for visiting! If youād like to support our attempts to make a non-clickbaity movie website: Follow Film Stories on Twitter here, and on Facebook here. Buy our Film Stories and Film Junior print magazines here. Become a Patron here.