2. The IdeaKick-Ass the movie is originated from Marvels Comics
Kick-Ass created by Scottish writerMark Millar and illustrated by
John Romita, Jr. It is the story of Dave Lizewski, a teenagerwho
sets out to become a real life superhero. His actions are
publicized on the Internet andinspire others. He gets caught up
with ruthless vigilantes Hit-Girl and Big Daddy who are ona mission
to take down the gangster John Genovese.Jane Goldman and Matthew
Vaughn the director co-wrote the screenplay for the movie. Matthew
Vaughn Jane Goldman Kick-Ass Movie Kick-Ass Comic Poster Book
3. Development FinanceVaughn initially went to Sony, which
distributed his directorial debut film LayerCake who wanted to
toned down the violence in the film which Matthew Vaughndisagreed
with. Other studio expressed interest but wanted to make the
charactersolder. Studios in particular wanted to change Hit-Girls
character which JaneGoldman disagreed with.Kick-Ass was
independently financed as many studios felt that the film would
betoo violent and offensive for audiences. Matthew Vaughn secured
the financingfor the film.Kick-Ass had many producers to help raise
funding, hire key personnel, andarranging for distributors for the
film. The films producers: Matthew Vaughn, BradPitt who owns Plan B
Entertainment, Kris Thykier who produced The Debt whichscreenplay
was written by Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman, Adam Bohling
andTarquin Pack who produced X-Men: First Class with Vaughn
directing the film, andalso David Reid who produced Layer Cake. All
these producers helped to producedKick-Ass.
4. Script Development As Vaughn had no studio at the time to
back the film, he had little trouble adapting the comics into a
screenplay. Millar and the screenwriters tried to keep as close to
the comic books feel and plot, yet some characters had to be
changed to attract more audiences not just the fans of the comic.
There are many differences between the film and the comic, but none
that alter the storyline too much. For example one of the many
differences in the comic and the film is, Kick-Ass has been shown
to be the only character in the film with a similar costume to his
comic book counterpart. All of the other main characters have
different costumes in the film
5. Casting: Pre-ProductionCasting for Kick-Ass was done by
Sarah Finn and Lucinda Syson. Finn has done casting for otherfilms
based off marvel comic books. Aaron Johnson portrays Dave Lizewski
and Kick-Ass. Johnson was the right age range for the part.
Christopher Mintz-Plasse originally auditioned for the role of
Kick-Ass, but during the audition the producers believed that his
acting was too loud and obnoxious for the lead, so they immediately
gave Mintz-Plasse the role of Red Mist instead. Nicolas Cage
portrays Damon Macready and Big Daddy. Vaughn described Cages
performance as a little bit Elvis and a little bit Adam West. A
character in the film even says his costume looks like that of
Batman. Chlo Grace Moretz portrays Mindy Macready and Hit-Girl.
Vaughn commented on the maturity of Moretz, who said that because
she has four older brothers, she was no stranger to much of the
language in the script. Christopher Mintz-Plasse plays Chris DAmico
and Red Mist: Frank DAmicos son Mark Strong portrays Frank DAmico:
The head of a criminal organization. Strong says he is drawn to
playing the antagonist. Christopher Mark StrongAaron Johnson
Nicolas Cage Chlo Grace Moretz Mintz-Plasse
6. The ShootFilming locations include Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada; Dip N Sip Donuts on Kingston Road inToronto, Sir Winston
Churchill Secondary School, and "many Toronto landmarks that play
cameos;and various locations in the UK, including Elstree
Studios.The opening sequence with Nicolas Cage was filmed in a
sewage plant in East London.The Atomic Comics store in the film is
based on the real-life chain whose owner, Millar said, is a
friendof artist John Romita Jr.s. Millar asked Mike Malve for
permission to use Atomic Comics in thefilm, and a model version of
Atomic Comics was created at the London pilot studio for use in
thefilming.Atomic Comics Store in Dip N Sip Donuts in Toronto.
Elstree StudiosMesa, Arizona, USA This is used in Kick-Asss first
fight scene.
7. Post-ProductionThe soundtrack for Kick-Ass has various
artist. It includes 14 tracks and was released on29 March 2010 .The
films score was released on 17 May 2010 in the UK. Two of the
instrumentals inthe film are altered versions of songs from other
John Murphy composed soundtracks.The score includes 39 tracks and
one track, walk To Rasuls was composed by DannyElfman, who was
referenced in the original comic. The is the album cover for The is
the album cover for the Kick-Ass soundtrack Kick-Ass: The
Score
8. Marketing/ExhibitionMarketing: There were a few TV spots for
Kick-Ass There were three trailers released: A teaser trailer,
extended trailer, and a international trailer. Movie poster were
released. Interviews with the cast and crew on set and other
interviews which they all spoke positively about the film
itself.Exhibition: The film had a few premieres with one in London
The film was released on the 26th March 2010 in the UK and was
released on the 16th April 2010 in the United States. On the
opening weekend it made 3.8 million in the UK with it being shown
on 402 screens. In the USA it made just under $20 million with it
being shown on 3,065 screens. The films final worldwide gross was
$96,188,903
9. Other windowsThe film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 3
August 2010 in North America. Thisversion does not contain the
aforementioned deleted content. Selling 1.4 million unitswithin its
first week, one-third of these in Blu-ray format, Kick-Ass debuted
at numberone on the DVD sales chart. The discs were released in the
United Kingdom on 6September 2010.A video game was released for
iPhone/ipod touches in April 2010. Yet it received verynegative
reviews.A sequel to the film is currently being shot including most
of the original cast. The filmis said to be released on the 28th
June 2013. Including Jim Carrey and scrubs DonaldFaison.