'Kick-Ass 2' Could Happen Minus Matthew Vaughn?

Everyone loved Kick-Ass, and there's obvious fan demand for a sequel.  So, why isn't Kick-Ass 2 in development already?  You can't point to a number of reasons, though as of right now the blame is being placed on the availibility of director Matthew Vaughn.

Kick-Ass comic book author Mark Millar spoke with the Los Angeles Times recently about the second series run of the comic, and of course the question of a second film popped up.

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Chloe Moretz on 'Dark Shadows', 'Kick-Ass 2', 'Hugo' & 'Hick'

So we got our first look at Tim Burton's feature film adaptation Dark Shadows, based on the classic 60s vampire television series, and well... Johnny Depp is very pale as Barnabas Collins.  Also starring in the film is Chloe Moretz (as Carolyn Stoddard), who spoke with Movies.com about the tone in Burton's vampire film, as well as her upcoming film Hugo, controversial film Hick ("from author/screenwriter Andrea Portes’ autobiographical story and writer/director Derick Martini") and the possibility of Kick-Ass 2.

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Mark Millar Claims "Most High Profile Actor of 2010" On Board for 'Superior'

For those of you that don't know, Mark Millar is one of the most influential and cutting edge comic book writers today.  Some of his more noteworthy work includes Kick-Ass, Marvel's Civil War, and Ultimate X-Men.  Another thing you should know about Millar is that he has terrible diarrhea of the mouth.  He tends to release "news" by saying things without thinking and some of which aren't even true.  For example, Kick-Ass 2 has been greenlit or that Wanted 2 is definitely still happening.

Today, Millar opened his mouth again with some pretty significant "news" about the adaptation of his most recent work, Superior.  Hit the jump to see what he had to say and to find out a little more about the source material.

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'Kick-Ass' Sequel Could Shoot Next Summer

Mark Millar gave an update about all things Kick-Ass to MTV News (while showcasing some preview images of the film's companion comic) and he says Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall has been given the studio blessing and it will go into production next summer, most likely. That's not hard to buy. Matthew Vaughn has to finish X-Men: First Class and then he'll bounce back over to this less powerful group of heroes. And then there's this:

"[There's] massive pressure because Chloe [Moretz] is going to change physically quite dramatically over the next few years, so we have to do the sequel while everyone still looks like they're in high school." Yeah, here's the timeline: Kick-Ass shot in late 2008, when Moretz was 11. She'll be 14 when they do the sequel and probably 15 when it's released. So the rush is understandable.

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Aaron Johnson Not Joining 'X-Men: First Class'?

Kick-Ass is out on Blu-ray and DVD now, so get it. The star (at least the titular star), Aaron Johnson, had been all but guaranteed for X-Men: First Class, playing the young Cyclops. But MovieWeb just found out something different.

Interviewing producer Tarquin Pack, who was promoting Kick-Ass and is working with director Matthew Vaughn on First Class, MovieWeb asked about other casting news. "Nothing you don't know about, yeah. Don't believe everything you read in the papers about Aaron, unfortunately. Aaron's kind of busy, yeah." Oh. OK then.

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