Kick-Ass
Production Company
LionsgateBonus Features
Ass-Kicking Bonus View Mode:
Synchronous with the feature film, this innovative multi-media presentation incorporates video and audio commentary, behind-the-scenes clips and illustrative graphics with Co-Writer/Producer/Director Matthew Vaughn, plus cast and crew providing an all-access perspective on Kick-Ass
Audio Commentary with Director Matthew Vaughn
A New Kind Of Superhero: The Making Of Kick-Ass:
This four-part documentary runs nearly two hours and encompasses a sweeping view of the film’s production and post-production
It’s On! The Comic Book Origin of Kick-Ass
Writer/Co-Creater Mark Millar discusses the origins of the comic, along with its themes and characters, while fellow contributors Dean White (colorist), Tom Palmer (inker) and John Romita Jr (artist) discuss their parts of the project. It’s great for comic fans, just watching the various stages of creation.
The Art of Kick-Ass:
A multi-part gallery, covering storyboards, costumes, on-set photography, production design, and John Romita Jr's art for the film. Extensive doesn't begin to describe this compilation, as there are seven storyboard galleries, each with a few images, seventy seven photos, and thirty eight images of pencils only artwork.
Synopsis
KICK-ASS tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. As any good superhero would, he chooses a new name—Kick-Ass—assembles a suit and mask to wear, and gets to work fighting crime. There's only one problem standing in his way: Kick-Ass has absolutely no superpowers whatsoever.
His life is forever changed as he inspires a subculture of copy cats, meets up with a pair of crazed vigilantes—including an 11-year-old sword-wielding dynamo, Hit Girl (Chloë Moretz) and her father, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage)—and forges a friendship with another fledgling crimefighter, Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). But thanks to the scheming of a local mob boss Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong), that new alliance will be put to the test.
His life is forever changed as he inspires a subculture of copy cats, meets up with a pair of crazed vigilantes—including an 11-year-old sword-wielding dynamo, Hit Girl (Chloë Moretz) and her father, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage)—and forges a friendship with another fledgling crimefighter, Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). But thanks to the scheming of a local mob boss Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong), that new alliance will be put to the test.