The Kick-Ass franchise was loved for its intense violence and dark humor but Kick-Ass 3 never came to fruition for this reason.
It's been a decade since the original Kick-Ass movie adaptations, following the teenager-turned-superhero Dave Lizewski, hit the big screen, but a third movie installation was notoriously never developed. The first Kick-Ass film was released in 2010, and despite facing backlash for explicit content, Kick-Ass was succeeded by Kick-Ass 2 in 2013. The films took inspiration from Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY The first movie in the series was directed by Matthew Vaughn and was well-received for its subversive nature, successfully marrying dark humor and high-energy action. Matthew Vaughn would eventually move on from the franchise, but not before passing the torch to Jeff Wadlow for the sequel that would bring back most of the original cast, including Aaron Taylor-Johnson as vigilante hero Kick-Ass.
The stark contrast in reception is mainly contingent on Kick-Ass 2's failure to emulate what made the comics and the original movie so unique. Instead, the second movie came across to followers of the franchise as disjointed and lacking cohesion instead of a seamless blend of ironic comedy and exuberant violence and profanity. As a consequence, Kick-Ass 2 failed considerably at the box office and obstructed the expectation of Kick-Ass 3 and other Kick-Ass proposals.
Will A Kick-Ass Reboot Ever Happen? In the face of Kick-Ass 2's lack of success - a Kick-Ass failure that Jim Carey regrets even starring in - there has been discussion of a re-establishment of the story on numerous occasions throughout the past decade. More recently, Matthew Vaughn let news of a Kick-Ass reboot slip in an interview with Screen Rant.
When asked to expand on any vision of revival, Vaughn replied, "So, I had this idea, and it was so nuts that I went, 'Yeah, great. It'll cause just as much controversy and everyone will talk about it. And then as many people will love it, will hate it. But I'm not saying it hasn't got the characters in it, I'm just saying, it's not what anyone could be imagining what it is.
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