Background & Context

Based on Mark Millar's comic book by the same name. The rights to a film version of Kick Ass were sold before the first issue of the comic book was published. Both the film and comic book were developed at the same time but they took a different  direction. The film writers took the direction of a chick flick, with more emotional filled characters. Mark Millar took the direction of a somewhat autobiographical piece which included his ideologies of his life as a kid. He wanted to portray a relatable book which demonstrated the common gullible nature of a 15 year old kid. As the films took different direction they seem to reach the same conclusions. Mark Millar acknowledges the differences, explaining that a comic usually has eight acts, while a film usually has a three act structure.
Vaughn said that, "We wrote the script and the comic at the same time so it was a very sort of collaborative, organic process. I met Millar at the premiere of Stardust. We got on really well. I knew who he was and what he had done but I didn't know him."
Controversy
In January 2010, an uncensored preview clip of the film was attacked by family advocacy groups for its display of violence and offensive language. A particular line delivered by Chloe Grace Moretz, who was eleven years old at the time of filming, was criticised heavily.


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