by Reymundo Salao
The sequel to the 2010 black comedy superhero movie Kick-Ass is now well into production and will start shooting September this year. Aaron Johnson confirmed that he would reprise his titular role in the sequel. Chloë Grace Moretz who plays Hit-Girl and Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse who plays the Red Mist are expected to reprise their roles as well. On the other hand, director Matthew Vaughn (who still acts as producer for the sequel) will be having his hands full on the sequel to the successful X-Men: First Class but he has chosen Jeff Wadlow, who also co-wrote the script along with Vaughn, to direct Kick-Ass 2. The sequel will maintain that Hard R rating.
Kick-Ass is an adaptation of the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. It is the story of Dave Lizewski, a teenager who sets out to become a real life superhero. His actions are publicized on the Internet and inspire others. He gets caught up with ruthless vigilantes who are on a mission to take down a notorious gangster. A sequel to the comic book has been published, and ran as a series from 2010 till March 2012. The story of Kick-Ass 2 follows the main character Kick-Ass who is trying to form a team of real life superheroes, as well as preparing for the arrival of The Red Mist, who has been gathering a team of "Supervillains" to take both Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl down. The series focuses on Hit-Girl's story between Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2.
This sequel comic-book will be the basis for the movie sequel; Universal has recently bought the rights to a film adaptation of the comic.
Fans would be pleased to know that according to a recent interview with Aaron Johnson, Matthew Vaughn has made sure: "The only way he was ever going to make a sequel was if it could be anywhere close to the first one, and keep that class and that quality, and just maintain something original and new and refreshing. And this script delivers all of that, right now."
Kick-Ass 2 is set to be released May 2013.
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