Matthew Vaughn

Exclusive Kick-Ass movie poster revealed

Right on the heels of the Kick-Ass movie trailer release (SEE HERE), MySpace has exclusively revealed the first theatrical one-sheet for the comic-based film. Kick-Ass hits theaters on April 16, 2010, and stars Aaron Johnson, Chloë Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Xander Berkeley, Tamer Hassan, Clark Duke, Lyndsy Fonseca, Omari Hardwick, Michael Rispoli, ….

Major film studios bidding for the right to Kick-Ass

Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass is close to securing a distributor, according to THR’s Risky Business blog. Three studios, including Lionsgate, Paramount and Universal, are currently eyeing the brutal comic-book adaptation. According to the report, the winner will have to pony up a high seven-figure sum, plus back-end residuals. Heavy interest was apparently sparked after the film’s ….

Kick-Ass movie updates: director Matthew Vaughn, Nicolas Cage & footage at Comic-Con, new images and animated sequences

New facts and images are popping up for John Romita Jr. and Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass movie adaptation, which is being directed by Matthew Vaughn. To begin with, Romita opened up during an interview with Comic Book Resources about how the source material and adaptation will likely differ. Apparently, he’s resolved to the fact that what ….

American Jesus coming to theaters

Director Matthew Vaughn and writer Mark Millar, who collaborated on the upcoming comic adaptation Kick-Ass, are in talks to reteam for another Millar-created comicbook adaptation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Vaughn is considering American Jesus for his next directing vehicle, which would be produced by Vaughn and his Marv Films partner Kris Thykier, and independently ….

Set photos from Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass adaptation

SlashFilm got some exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from the Toronto film set of Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass graphic novel. According to the spy who shot the pics, the scene appears to be the opening segment of the film, which is due to be in theaters sometime in 2009. Kick-Ass revolves around Dave Lizewski, ….

Wolverine to be produced by Jackman

Hugh Jackman’s recently formed Seed Productions has signed a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox, and includes a spinoff film centering on his X-Men character, Wolverine, Variety reported. Jackman and his producing partner, John Palermo, are awaiting a final draft of the script from screenwriter David Benioff (writer of Troy). Production on Wolverine won’t begin ….

X-Men 3 director-less again

The Hollywood Reporter wrote recently that X-Men 3, the sequel to 20th Century Fox’s two X-Men features, is once again without a director. The studio said Tuesday that Matthew Vaughn, citing personal reasons, is stepping down as director. Vaughn produced Guy Ritchie’s crime movies Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, and made his ….