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2010

When Dave Lizewski, an ordinary teenager, sets about trying to become the no-power vigilante Kick-Ass, he soon discovers he's not alone. But he's out of his depth - a fearless and highly trained father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit Girl, have declared war on New-York mafioso, Frank D'Amico. As Kick-Ass and his .. Read more

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  Moretz's demanding training for Kick-Ass

  • 05 Apr 2010

  Actress Chloe Moretz endured months of demanding physical training for controversial new movie Kick-Ass - she had to perform 1,000 crunches every night and learn how to take apart a gun. The 13 year old was cast as assassin Hit Girl, a character who uses bad language throughout the movie and is seen savagely killing numerous villains. And to prepare for the physically intense role, Moretz learned martial arts and spent two months in a challenging training program, prompting co-star Aaron... Read more

  

  Vaughn dismisses Kick-Ass criticism

  • 31 Mar 2010

  Moviemaker Matthew Vaughn has brushed off criticism of his controversial new film Kick-Ass - because he's convinced the complaints are all down to media hype. The director has come under fire from critics who claim the film is too violent for the big screen, and that 13-year-old actress Chloe Moretz should not have been cast as assassin Hit Girl, a character who uses bad language throughout the movie. But Vaughn is adamant the controversy has been blown out of proportion - because he hasn't... Read more

  

  Kick-Ass is final U.S. box office winner

  • 21 Apr 2010

  Superhero action film Kick-Ass has done just that after a second successive turn around on the U.S. box office chart. The film, starring Nicolas Cage and Brit Aaron Johnson, finished just ahead of animated film How To Train Your Dragon in the final count on Monday (19Apr10) - a day after Dragon was judged the winner in early estimates. Kick-Ass grossed £12.4 million in its opening weekend, just £31,250 more than Dragon. Read more

  

  Dragons 'Kick-Ass' atop U.S. box office chart

  • 19 Apr 2010

  Animated hit How To Train Your Dragon has narrowly beaten action comedy Kick-Ass to the top of the U.S. box office chart, according to early studio estimates. The family film scraped ahead with a weekend (16-18Apr10) gross of £12.5 million on its fourth week on release, compared to Kick-Ass' opening takings of £12.38 million. But it will be another close call for the second week running - the two movies could easily switch positions when exact ticket sales for Sunday (18Apr10) are... Read more

  

  Actress Moretz defends Kick-Ass

  • 30 Mar 2010

  Newcomer Chloe Moretz has defended her decision to star in Matthew Vaughn's controversial new movie Kick-Ass. The director has come under fire from critics who claim the film is too violent for the big screen, and that 13-year-old Moretz should not have been cast as assassin Hit Girl, a character who uses bad language throughout the movie. But Moretz, who was 11 when she shot the scenes, insists she felt mature enough to tackle the role. She tells The Sun, "It's a movie. Obviously a little... Read more

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