(UPDATE: I totally blew this story, thinking McLovin’ was being cast as Kick-Ass, when in reality he’s taking the part of Red Mist. My apologies to everyone for the incorrect information. I just saw Mintz-Plasse as in negotiations for Kick-Ass and figured the perfect role for him WAS Kick-Ass. Wrong-o…)
Mark Millar promised us big news this week and he came through with flying colors.
The scene-stealer from Superbad, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, the self-named McLovin’, will play Red Mist in the upcoming Kick-Ass film adaptation. His character is the angry son of a mobster who is out to uncover the secret identity of Kick-Ass.
We also have other casting news and budget information for Kick-Ass. It’s going to be an indie project since no Hollywood studio wanted to take on this film that has such a violent nature to it. Matthew Vaughn, who will direct Kick-Ass, raised the needed $30 million on his own to make the movie.
I friggin’ love Vaughn, he did the recent underrated Stardust, along with two of my all-time favorites, Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
The 11-year old Chloe Moretz has been cast as a young girl who slashes and dices thugs with a ninja sword. You’ve most recently seen her in the television show, Dirty Sexy Money.
Kick-Ass is a comic book series written by Millar and drawn by John Romita Jr. It’s only three issues in, but has been such a huge hit, the movie was close on its heels.
Brilliant casting!
You've got your casting a bit mixed up. Mintz-Plasse has been cast as Red Mist, the character you report to be played by Moretz.
Ugh…wow, I really got this wrong, thanks Den…it just seemed to obvious to me that Mintz-Plasse would be Kick-Ass, that I thought the Hollywood Reporter was the one mistaken
I've corrected it…big error on my part. I just saw McLovin and figured he'd be perfect for the role
Oh man! I woulda thought McLovin would be awesome for the part of Kick-Ass.
I see Nicolas Cage has joined the cast, could be terribly bad or good. Kind of like finding an albatross in the middle of the ocean.
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