Via MySpace, here’s the new poster for Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass. That’s Aaron Johnson, the movie also stars Nic Cage and McLovin Mintz-Plasse. One of the subplots of the comic book is that Kick-Ass shows up to school covered in bruises, it spawns rumors that he’s a gay prostitute. I don’t know how much you can say about a poster, but this one’s pretty good as far as not having sunglasses badly Photoshopped onto anyone’s face or a punny tagline that’d make a greeting card writer puke. Also, I’m not sure what’s up with those boots. Between those, that haircut, and the two giant dildos he’s carrying, I think he might be a lesbian.
I’m not usually one to get excited about comic book movies because they usually suck, but Kick-Ass sounds, well, kick ass. First of all, when Matt Vaughn wanted to make it his way — hyperviolent like the source — the studios passed. So instead of letting them cut its balls off, he secured independent financing and made it himself. Oh and hey, did I mention it also features Nic Cage doing an Adam West impression and stunts by this guy? The trailer doesn’t give us much, but from what I know of the project it sounds like if Superbad, Kill Bill, and Nic Cage had a butt baby, and that’s one butt baby I’d give a quaalude and invite over for a photography session.
[hat tip, crotch grab to FilmSchoolRejects for the video]
This is the first trailer for Nowhere Boy, based on the memoir by John Lennon’s half sister, Julia Baird. I’m sure everyone’s sick of slick music biopics by now, but Lennon seems like an obvious subject, even if Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, et. al. flicks got made first. It’s got a few other factors going for it as well that give me hope it won’t be the usual hokey tear/penis jerker.
Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass is the rare comic book movie that actually sounds interesting. It stars Nic Cage and McLovin, and a kid named Aaron Johnson in the lead. This is a picture of Johnnson’s stunt double. I often wear a similar outfit to my Big Brothers Big Sisters meetings, though mine has a much bigger codpiece. I need something that lets me move for when I’m doing my stretches.
