In one of the least surprising movie confirmations for comic book readers this week, director Matthew Vaughn says that adaptation of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s "Kick-Ass" will have an R rating. He also expressed his desire to see the largely independently produced film get a Comic-Con premiere as he readies the ultra-violent superhero tale to be shopped around to studios for distribution.
"Yes," Vaughn told Ain't It Cool News when asked if the film would receive an "R" rating. "Although we've got no sex in it."
The "Layer Cake" director left the door open to speculation about the film's eventual release date, which probably won't be determined until after he has found a studio to buy and distribute his nearly-finished superhero tale. Vaughn already has a few ideas of his own about how "Kick-Ass" will premiere, however, and he wants to take a page from Zack Snyder's "300."
"I don't want to tempt fate, but I would say we'll probably copy the '300' model of watching it for the first time at Comic-Con, fingers crossed people like what they see, and, if they do, build off of that and release in the first quarter of next year during spring break," Vaughn explained.
"300" screened for the first time for attendees at San Francisco's WonderCon in 2007. Whether that show would also be a candidate for "Kick-Ass" or if it would be saved for next year's con-season focal point, Comic-Con International in San Diego, remains to be seen.
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