Mark Millar Drops Some Big Kick-Ass 2 Plot Points
Ever since creator Mark Millar announced plans to create a sequel to KICK-ASS back in May, things have been all quiet on the KICK-ASS front… that is, they were all quiet until now. After claiming that KICK-ASS 2: BALLS TO THE WALL would be in production sometime in 2011 for a 2012 release following the comic version being completed, Lionsgate has yet to say a word about any such possibility. And they continue to do so, but that isn’t going to stop Millar from talking about a film that may or may not be made.
In an interview with MovieWeb, Millar described the timetable that should let the studio move forward on getting the sequel in front of cameras pretty quickly. “I am writing the comic book right now. Matthew Vaughn is directing X-Men: First Class, which he will be doing until about April. I will have finished writing the new comic by Christmas. Then, in April, we will begin working on Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall.” That would line KICK-ASS 2 up as Vaughn’s next project, following the release of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, which hits theatres next June.
KICK-ASS has done pretty well with DVD/Blu-ray sales since it hit the home market, and, even though a lot of people thought the film’s box office opening was a bit underwhelming and disappointing, it did make Lionsgate a nice profit on its small $28 million budget. So, regardless of KICK-ASS’ $48 million domestic take, that still put the film in the black. Therefore, if it’s possible to keep the budget down once more, The Kidd could totally see KICK-ASS 2 getting greenlit, something Millar has already claimed has happened.
Beyond that, Millar had a lot to say about the direction of KICK-ASS 2, where it would pick up, and how it would bring back the various surviving characters from the first installment. Therefore, if you don’t want to know anything over the next couple of years until KICK-ASS 2: BALLS TO THE WALL hits theatres, consider this your SPOILER ALERT. If you don’t care, then proceed with your reading.
“The film and the comic book are very closely tied together. There are only a few minor changes towards the end. It does led directly into a sequel, and I am writing the sequel as I always planned it to be. The actors may be a little bit older, or bigger. They can address that in the movie. But I am not changing anything for the comic book. We left things off with her being adopted by this extremely nice man. He is a cop. And she has to stop killing people, you know? That seems like an interesting starting point in the next one in regards to her character. She is going to be like Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven, where she hasn’t picked up a gun in years. It’s that type of thing. I like the idea of doing that with an eleven year old girl. She was part of this massive cacophony of violence. But she’s not allowed to kill people anymore. She is consumed with anger, and forced to watch TV shows instead. Halfway through the movie, or the comic, we will follow her as she picks up a gun again. It is going to be awesome.”
And, as for Red Mist…
“This is a guy who has had his entire family killed by Hit Girl. He heads off and develops his martial arts skills. He learns how to become a better villain. That type of thing. He is going to come back and wreck unholy vengeance on our team. But in reality, he just comes back and gets stoned, and he spends a lot of money. He can’t do anything, so he hires this bad ass girl from Russia, she comes into the story, and her plan is to kill Hit Girl. Red Mist becomes like Charles Manson. He goes on-line and influences a bunch of young villains to go against Kick-Ass and Hit Girl. The whole thing ends up as a big gang fight like you’d see in The Warriors. There is going to be a big gang fight in the middle of Times Square between all of these costumed heroes. And at the head will be the Red Mist and Hit Girl.”
A giant crime fighter brawl right smack in the middle of Times Square…? Sounds balls to the wall to me… oh, and awesome. Sign me up. I absolutely loved KICK-ASS when I caught it twice in theatres upon its release, and I have a feeling it’s going to be on my list of year-end favorites when it comes down to making those tough choices. So, do I want to see another movie made with these characters? Absolutely. Something about this just sounds like it’s going to kick more ass than the first one, which is a difficult act to follow.
