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Nicholas Cage to Star in 'Kick-Ass'
Nicholas Cage to Star in 'Kick-Ass'
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Nancy Tartaglione-Vialatte
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Friday, August 22, 2008
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Nicholas Cage
HOLLYWOOD
-
Nicolas Cage
,
Aaron Johnson
and
Lyndsy Fonseca
are set to star in
Kick-Ass
, an adaptation of the
Mark Millar
comic book.
The Hollywood Reporter says
Cage
will play a former cop aiming to bring down a drug lord in the film to be directed by
Matthew Vaughn
.
Written by
Millar
and drawn by John Romita Jr., the book is about a high school dweeb who decides to become a superhero. Although he has no athletic ability or coordination, things change when he eventually runs into real bad guys with real weapons.
Johnson
plays the dweeb, while
Fonseca
plays the object of his infatuation who believes he is gay.
Also in the cast is
Chloe Moretz
as
Cage
’s daughter whom he has trained as a lethal weapon.
Superbad
’s
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
has a role as well.
Vaughn
recently directed the fantasy film
Stardust
but is perhaps best known for the
Daniel Craig
/
Sienna Miller
film
Layer Cake
.
British actor
Johnson
had a cameo in
Shanghai Knights
and went on to star in
The Thief Lord
. He is also one of the stars of
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
.
Fonseca
is known for her work in TV's
Big Love
along with stints on
Desperate Housewives
and
How I Met Your Mother
.
Cage
next appears in
Bangkok Dangerous
.
Kick-Ass
shooting is planned for the fall in London and Toronto.
Photo(s) by Hollywood.com Staff- © 2007- Hollywood.com Staff- All Rights Reserved
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