Matthew Vaughn Tells Mr. Beaks How He Plans To KICK-ASS At Comic Con!
aintitcool.com 7/13/2009 — Modesty does not exist in KICK-ASS' dojo. It's all right there on the cover of the first issue: "The Greatest Superhero Book of All Time Is Finally Here!" So why should anything change now that it's a film? Though director Matthew Vaughn isn't ...

Lionsgate Will Distribute Matthew Vaughn's 'Kick-Ass'
getthebigpicture.net 8/17/2009 — Lionsgate has won the bidding for Matthew Vaughn 's Kick-Ass , the comic book adaptation that knocked people flat on their asses at Comic Con. The irony is, Lionsgate or whichever studio would have become the home for this film likely had to pay more than it wanted to, since nobody wanted ...

Lionsgate is Kick Ass
atomicpopcorn.net 8/17/2009 — Lionsgate nabs itself some purely awesome property when earlier today they made the move to take the domestic distribution rights to Matthew Vaughn’s film Kick Ass . Originally an American comic book that’s been published out for many to see since spring of 08, this film caught the ...

Lionsgate Acquires Kick-Ass
filmofilia.com 8/18/2009 — Last week it was reported that the Comic-Con presentation of Mark Millar ’s creator-owned title “ Kick-Ass ” had generated a ton of interest, and that several studios are all in the running to bid on the picture. Lionsgate announced that it has acquired U.S. and Canadian ...

Four New “Kick-Ass” Posters
moviecarpet.com 17 days ago — Lionsgate has premiered the first official character posters for Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic book “Kick-Ass” . Kick-Ass tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) , a comic-book fanatic who is inspired by his obsession ...

Don’t Worry: ‘Kick-Ass’ Has Distribution
filmschoolrejects.com 8/17/2009 — All day long, I’ve been geeking out about Kick-Ass . Why? Because I like Matthew Vaughn , everything about the film seemed to be Vaughn at his best, and I have a soft spot for any film with cinematic violence committed by young girls in skirts. D.E.B.S. doesn’t technically ...

Kick-Ass Teaser Trailer
filmofilia.com 12 days ago — Lionsgate has just released the first teaser trailer for Matthew Vaughn ’s latest flick, the comic book adaptation “ Kick-Ass .” “Kick-Ass” tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as ...

Lionsgate Set to Kick-Ass
superherohype.com 8/17/2009 — Lionsgate announced today that it has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Kick-Ass , the hotly anticipated action-comedy from writer/director Matthew Vaughn ( Layer Cake , Stardust ). Based on the groundbreaking, best-selling comic by ...

Fanfrickintastic New Trailer for 'Kick-Ass'
getthebigpicture.net 12 days ago — Yeah, this one's going to rule. Studios were scared to death of Mark Millar 's Kick-Ass when director Matthew Vaughn started shopping the comic book adaptation around, so much so that Vaughn had to finance the movie himself because nobody else would take the risk. Then Comic Con ...

First set of official Kick-Ass posters released
filmonic.com 18 days ago — Back in August Matthew Vaughn brought his independently financed superhero movie Kick-Ass to Comic Con and the huge positive response to the footage provoked a bidding war between a few studios for distribution rights. Lionsgate eventually claimed victory after shelling out $50 million, and ...