Mark Millar, comic book artist and notorious exaggerator, is uncharacteristically apprehensive about a third Kick-Ass movie. Though he’s written enough material for a new Kick-Ass film, Millar is in doubt the people with the money will want to fund it. He gave Comic Book Resources the math: “With Kick-Ass, it was a no brainer. It […]
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Live action Pinocchio tempts Kick-Ass screenwriter
November 20, 2012 
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Warner Brothers’ live-action Pinocchio finds new writer in Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, X-Man: First Class), according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film looks to be directed by Tim Burton (Frankenweenie, Dark Shadows), with Robert Downey Jr. set to star as Gepetto, marking the first time these two Hollywood heavyweights have worked together. While neither has officially […]
Continue readingThe top 10 movie dads
August 24, 2012 0 Comments
The top 10 movie dads. By Simon Miraudo. Dads: we’ve all got ’em. Well, everyone except Anakin Skywalker (remember when Shmi Skywalker dropped that bombshell in The Phantom Menace?“There was no father that I know of.” Ugh, that movie). With Father’s Day around the corner, we’re sharing our picks for our favourite movie pops of all […]
Continue readingThe top 10 foul-mouthed friends
July 6, 2012 0 Comments
The top 10 foul-mouthed friends. By Simon Miraudo We’ve all got one. Sometimes they can be your hero, but often they’re an unending personal embarrassment. They say the things we think but could never articulate for fear of offense. Mostly though, they say the things no one ever should. In the case of Ted, that […]
Continue readingThe 10 best Nicolas Cage performances
February 16, 2012 16 Comments
The 10 best Nicolas Cage performances. By Simon Miraudo. Once upon a time, Nicolas Cage was one of the most respected actors on a planet. That time was before The Wicker Man, and public perception of the actor has shifted drastically in its wake. Though Cage has evolved from “bankable movie star” to “human punch […]
Continue readingInterview: Leon Ford, writer/director of Griff the Invisible
March 14, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Leon Ford, writer/director of Griff the Invisible. By Simon Miraudo. Back in the 1990s, audiences were spoiled for choice when it came to offbeat DIY superhero movies (Blankman, Mystery Men, Orgazmo, Three Ninjas, kinda). Then Bryan Singer went and ruined it for everyone with his mopey X-Men films, and suddenly “gritty” superheroes were the […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Super
March 9, 2011 0 Comments
“SHUT UP CRIME!” Now there’s a catch phrase we can all relate to. Yep, the superhero film craze seems finally to be finished with its 180 on self-reflexivity. Turning the protractor another six degrees of Kevin Bacon back towards the audience, Super is a superhero flick that looks as though it’s going to implode. From […]
Continue readingVaughn to recruit Eastwood, Nicholson and Beatty as old superheroes?
February 18, 2011 3 Comments
Adjust your spectacles, adhere those dentures and ready your walking frames. Writer/director/producer Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) has the elderly in his sights. Vaughn has told Deadline London that a major Hollywood studio has shown interest in his next project, The Golden Age, about a retirement home for old superheroes. Based on an unpublished […]
Continue readingThe most complained about films of 2010
January 25, 2011 11 Comments
Something we take a sort-of bizarre pleasure in here at the Quickflix Blog is discovering which films Australian consumers are so disturbed by they feel compelled to register complaints with the Australian Classification Board. We asked the Board which films received the most vitriol in the past twelve months. The results are as follows… 1. […]
Continue readingChloe Moretz to star as Emily The Strange
September 24, 2010 0 Comments
Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass, Let Me In) is attached to star as Emily the Strange in the film adaptation of the much-loved, umm, sticker. The Emily the Strange character was created by Rob Reger for his clothing line company Cosmic Debris in 1993. Although she began life as a sticker, the character has since expanded into […]
Continue readingKick Ass 2 is happening, says wild exaggerator.
September 2, 2010 0 Comments
Mark Millar has built a reputation for himself as one of the entertainment industry’s least reliable sources of information. Therefore, we take his declaration on BBC Radio that Kick Ass 2 has been greenlit with a pinch of salt. Millar is, of course, the creator of the Kick Ass comic, and a pathological exaggerator (lest […]
Continue readingCandy coloured carnage – Kick Ass review
August 18, 2010 0 Comments
Kick Ass – Starring Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Nicolas Cage. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Rated MA. Originally published April 6, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. I make two pledges in this review. The first: I shall not specifically refer to the film’s quality as being “kick-ass”, nor will I directly infer that my own ass […]
Continue readingKick Ass director to helm X-Men: First Class
May 4, 2010 0 Comments
Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass, Layer Cake) is reportedly in negotiations to direct X-Men: First Class for Fox Studios. UPDATE (May 5): It’s been confirmed! Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class will open June 3, 2011. Now, back to the story! Entertainment Weekly revealed last week that Vaughn was being courted by Fox to direct the long-gestating film, […]
Continue readingThe Rundown: April 1-7
April 7, 2010 2 Comments
Hey Quickflixers! Welcome to a new feature that will appear on the blog every Wednesday, highlighting our favourite news items from the past 7 days, as well as notable box office and weekly rental figures. So, what did we learn this past week? On April 1st, there were three surprise announcements: 1) there would be […]
Continue readingCandy coloured carnage – Kick Ass review
April 6, 2010 15 Comments
Kick Ass – Starring Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Nicolas Cage. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. I make two pledges in this review. The first: I shall not specifically refer to the film’s quality as being “kick-ass”, nor will I directly infer that my own ass was somehow “kicked” by its […]
Continue readingKick Ass rating controversy
March 30, 2010 15 Comments
Australian family groups have spoken out against Kick Ass‘ MA15+ rating in Australia, saying it is inappropriate considering the film’s “perverse” content. The Herald Sun were good enough to round up all the hyperbolic comments from various family advocates, in a move that is surely only adding fuel to the unstoppable Kick Ass hype machine. […]
Continue readingThe birth of a Kick Ass cultural icon – Hit Girl poster debut!
February 16, 2010 0 Comments
source: cinemablend.com The promotional materials for Kick Ass are coming thick and fast. Today we feature a poster that captures one of the films more controversial DIY-vigilantes, 12-year-old assassin Hit Girl. Of course, if I show you any more of the poster than this brief excerpt, you would likely be plunged into a morality-free madness […]
Continue readingKick Ass poster debut!
January 17, 2010 0 Comments
source: hitfix.com The poster for Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming superhero flick Kick Ass has debuted online. Quick, lock up your kids!!! They’ve already seen it?! Burn their eyes!!! If you want to learn more about Kick Ass, please visit this previous posting here. But be warned! Reading the plot synopsis, or even glimpsing a moment from […]
Continue readingAustralian family groups decry Kick Ass
January 14, 2010 1 Comment
source: dailytelegraph.com Australian family groups are outraged with the upcoming superhero flick Kick Ass. Why? Well, why not! Australian Family Association spokesman John Morrissey told The Daily Telegraph that family groups are upset with the film’s MA15+ rating. “The language is offensive and the values inappropriate – without the saving grace of the bloodless victory […]
Continue readingKick Ass secures Australian release date
November 24, 2009 1 Comment
Universal Pictures have acquired the Australian distribution rights to Matthew Vaughn‘s highly anticipated superhero flick Kick Ass. The film will hit Australian cinemas April 8th, 2010. That is one week before its American release. Kick Ass is based on Mark Millar’s comic book series of the same name. It stars Aaron Johnson as a teenage […]
Continue readingKick Ass trailer debut!
November 11, 2009 2 Comments
source: traileraddict.com The trailer for Matthew Vaughn‘s highly anticipated superhero satire Kick Ass has landed online with a bang. Literally. The film, adapted from Mark Millar‘s comic series of the same name, has been building buzz ever since Vaughn showed off some footage at Comic Con this year. Check out the trailer and let us […]
Continue readingNew Kick Ass pics from new Kick Ass movie
January 14, 2009 0 Comments
source: hitfix.com A bunch of new pictures from Matthew Vaughn‘s upcoming superhero flick Kick Ass have landed online. The above picture shows young actor Aaron Johnson as Dave Lizewski, in uniform as his alter-ego Kick Ass. Dave is an ordinary kid, who is inspired by his comic heroes to get into the masked vigilante game. […]
Continue readingMclovin the superhero – first Kick Ass pics!
December 11, 2008 0 Comments
source: aintitcool.com The first official photo of Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Red Mist in Matthew Vaughn‘s upcoming film Kick Ass has debuted on AICN.Kick Ass is about Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a regular kid who decides to become a superhero, as a means of providing himself with an identity and also to defend himself from constant […]
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