The King's Man director Matthew Vaughn says that Kick-Ass will get a big, insane reboot in two years. Vaughn directed the original Kick-Ass in 2010, which was based on the Mark Millar comic of the same name drawn by John Romita Jr. The film starred Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Dave Lizewski, a nerdy comic-book-reading kid who decides to become a superhero, despite having no superpowers or training whatsoever. The result is a violent, hyper-realistic and R-rated take on the genre that pulls no punches in terms of action and profanity. The film co-starred Nicolas Cage as Big Daddy, Chloë Grace Moretz as Hit Girl, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Red Mist, and Mark Strong as gangster Frank D'Amico.
A Kick-Ass sequel was made in 2013, directed by Jeff Wadlow, which continued the adventures of Kick-Ass and Hit Girl, featuring Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes. The sequel was a disappointment in relation to box office and the last film made in the series to date. Millar continued the story in the comics, eventually giving the identity to a female Veteran named Patience Lee. Talk of a Kick-Ass 3 have popped up every so often throughout the years, but Millar said last month that there are "100 percent no plans" for a Kick-Ass 3.
However, in an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, Vaughn let slip that while there may not be a Kick-Ass 3 in the works, there's absolutely a Kick-Ass reboot happening in two years. Vaughn wouldn't say if the reboot would have a new cast or not, but calls the reboot "f**king nuts" and says he can't talk about it, but that it's "ready to go." The director went on to say that the reason for the two-year wait is because that's when the rights revert back. When pressed for more information during the interview, Vaughn gave a lengthier explanation, saying:
Exclusive: "I think the clue is in the title. I think Kick-Ass totally became a new type of genre. When we made it, everyone was like "Oh, you can't make r-rated superheroes. No one wants to see an r-rated superhero. You can't do this. You can't do that." So, I had this idea, and it was so nuts that I went, "Yeah, great. It'll cause just as much controversy and everyone will talk about it. And then as many people will love it, will hate it." But I'm not saying it hasn't got the characters in it, I'm just saying, it's not what anyone could be imagining what it is. And I'm going to need one very, very brave actor or actress to play the new Kick-Ass because it will scare the sh*t out of them."
After Kick-Ass, Aaron Taylor-Johnson went on to play Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron and is now set to play Kraven The Hunter in a solo film for Sony's Spider-Man Universe in 2023. While she hasn't ventured back into the superhero genre, Moretz said she's interested to play Hit Girl again, so long as Taylor-Johnson and Mintz-Plasse were back as well. Vaughn has also been busy adapting Millar's other comic book property, Kingsman, saying that a third entry in that franchise will begin filming in September 2022.
This is a very unexpected announcement from Vaughn, considering that Kick-Ass has been dormant for so long. Millar may have continued the comics for a while, but even he has moved on from the property to focus on new titles in the last decade. Still, if Vaughn has an idea that's as "nuts" as he says it is, then it could very well be a breath of fresh air for the genre, which has been heavily focused on mostly Marvel and DC properties. Indie comic titles are starting to gain more traction, however, with adaptations coming for Rob Liefeld's Prophet with Jake Gyllenhaal, along with Robert Kirkman's Oblivion Song (also with Gyllenhaal), and Jodorowsky's The Incal helmed by Taika Waititi. All of this leaves plenty of room for a return to the violent and profane world of Kick-Ass, and fans will be very excited to hear about its come back.
