Kick-Ass 2 Shooting Details!

Speaking at London’s Kapow! convention (which last year may have well have been renamed ‘Millar-Con’) ‘Kick-Ass’ writer Mark Millar and KICK-ASS 2 co-writer/director Jeff Wadlow gave some snippets of info on the superhero sequel.

Millar considered the first KICK-ASS – directed by Matthew Vaughn –to be ‘the greatest superhero movie ever made’ (THN can hear Joss Whedon laughing from here), and said the sequel is set to outdo the original in every way possible.

For those that don’t know, Millar’s ‘Kick-Ass 2’ has been on the shelves for a while, so it will be interesting to see what becomes of the second film. Jane Goldman’s script for the first movie made some significant changes from the comic’s plotting – can we expect the same from the sequel? Here’s what Wadlow had to say:

‘Mark did the sequel to the comic book. So I had sort of this movie and the comic book and I had to find the intersection. An adaptation was quite a challenge, but one that I really enjoyed and loved. I think the most important thing that’s gonna change from the Kick-Ass 2 comic to Kick-Ass 2 the movie was just really finding an emotional story to tell. Because what I certainly loved about the first film, and what I think elevated it above most comic book adaptations, is the heart and the emotion in the film. It was sort of my challenge as the film maker and storyteller to find something as emotional in the second film and I think we have some stuff that people are gonna really respond to.’

Fans will be pleased to know that original director Vaughn will remain on board as a producer, so the sequel should maintain a similar tone and keep in the spirit of the original. And from what Wadlow says, the film is happening soon:

‘I’m here in London because we’re making the movie. They brought me over about a week ago and I’m going to be here for about a year. It’s happening. Our first day of photography is in September. It’s all moving forward. I wrote the script over the holidays. I’m just very happy to be here and I’m very lucky to be working with Matthew Vaughn, whose just an incredible producer. Obviously he’s a fantastic writer and director, but he’s produced even more movies than he’s directed and he’s having a tremendous experience so far. It’s moving forward and it’s happening.’

The big question, of course, is whether original stars Aaron Johnson and Chloe Moretz will return as Kick-Ass and Hit Girl respectively.

‘Nothing is official yet. But I had breakfast with Chloe two weeks ago and she’s read the script and she’s very excited about what we’re doing with Hit-Girl. If you’ve read the comic, you know, she gives up being Hit-Girl, which was a brilliant idea I thought on Mark’s part. It’s something I explore something quiet deeply in the movie because what happens in the comic is she sort of steps away from the story in many ways and she’s sort of sidelined while Dave is working with Justice Forever and Chris is becoming the Mother[frick]er. But I was quite interested in what happens to her when she’s not being Hit-Girl. Her story is a major, major part of the film and she’s excited about the ideas and we’re in talks.’

Either way, exciting time for KICK-ASS fans…

Source: SFX