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Box Office: ‘How To Train Dragon’ Makes 4th Week Comeback To Kick ‘Kick-Ass’ Ass Hard

April 18, 2010 5:45 pm

Let's just say that it wasn't quite the brutal beating that Hit Girl and Big Daddy would have liked. Matthew Vaughn's hyperviolent "Kick-Ass" drew blood from fellow opener "Death at a Funeral" and holdover "Dat...

In Theaters: ‘Kick-Ass,’ ‘Death at a Funeral,’ ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’

Hunter McClamrock

April 16, 2010 5:31 pm

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Two new films opening wide this week, both with R ratings, but aimed at wildly different audiences. With a modest budget of 28 million, "Kick-Ass" should find the road to profitability to be relatively free and...

Mark Millar Talks ‘Kick-Ass’ Sequels, Cites ‘A Clockwork Orange’ And ‘A History Of Violence’ As Inspirations

Simon Dang

April 13, 2010 1:33 pm

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"Kick-Ass" is already making big splashes in the comic book adaptation world with the film and it's Hit-Girl character, played by Chloe Moretz, generating massive buzz. Speaking with IGN, the graphic novel's cr...

Is Matthew Vaughn Adapting The Jonathan Ross Comic Series ‘Turf’?

Oliver Lyttelton

April 12, 2010 1:00 pm

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We're only a few days away from the U.S. opening of "Kick-Ass," and reviews for Matthew Vaughn's superhero comedy range from the ecstatic to the pleasantly surprised (us). Speculation is already mounting on the...

Matthew Vaughn To Direct ‘Bloodshot’ Next? Comic-Book Collaborator Mark Millar Says No

Kevin Jagernauth

March 29, 2010 5:45 pm

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With "Kick-Ass" gaining buzz in advance of its April 16th release date thanks to numerous advance screenings that have earned hearty thumbs up with from fanboys and the skeptical alike, director Matthew Vaughn ...

Liv Ullman To Direct Stephen King & John Mellencamp’s ‘Darkland County’; Hank Azaria To Voice Gargamel In ‘Smurfs’ Movie

Kevin Jagernauth

March 17, 2010 6:08 pm

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The legendary Liv Ullman has announced that she will be directing "The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," a musical by horror writer Stephen King and country rocker John "Don't Call Me Cougar Anymore" Mellenca...

First ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Poster Debuts At Showest’; Is Trailer Imminent?

Oliver Lyttelton

March 17, 2010 2:02 pm

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Updated: The official 'SPVSTW' site has the actual version of the teaser poster that's not shot off a stand.We're only six months away from the release of Edgar Wright's "Scott Pilgrim Versus The World," easily...

Can’t Wait To See ‘Kick-Ass’? Watch Mika’s Video For The Soundtrack Single

Kevin Jagernauth

March 15, 2010 6:36 pm

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The buzz surrounding "Kick-Ass" got deafening over the weekend as the film unspooled at SXSW to raves from film geeks. Even the doubters here at the The Playlist had to tip our hats, particularly to director Ma...

‘Kick-Ass’ Soundtrack Features Ennio Morricone, The Prodigy, New York Dolls, Elvis Presley & More

Kevin Jagernauth

March 14, 2010 3:52 pm

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With "Kick-Ass" not only leading the buzz out of SXSW, but seemingly drowning everyone else out, the people behind the film are wasting no time in getting word about the film out there. With the release date fi...

SXSW Review: ‘Kick Ass’ Actually Does

Kevin Jagernauth

March 13, 2010 9:29 pm

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The Playlist has been anti-"Kick-Ass" for some time now. Based on several silly looking posters, trailers and other media, most of the staff has been vehemently against for some time (and those of our clique th...

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