Even after the mixed success of Kick-Ass 2, it looks like the franchise is far from dead, and the director is now teasing the idea of both a prequel and a sequel to extend the series.
In an interview with Yahoo Movies, Matthew Vaughn confirmed plans to make both a Kick-Ass prequel and sequel.
The prequel would be focused on the origin story of Hit Girl and Big Daddy. "If we make that, hopefully that will be the sorbet for the people that didn't like Kick-Ass 2," he said.
From there, depending on the success of that movie, they would then go on to make a proper Kick-Ass 3, but Vaughn, acknowledging that a lot of people were disappointed with the sequel, says he wants to make the prequel to get people on their side again.
But how likely is this to happen? Well, Slashfilm caught up with Mark Millar, author of the original Kick-Ass comic books, who said that the idea isn't really being developed in any official capacity just yet.
"Matthew is talking about an idea we had for Hit-Girl but it’s just been a few informal chats and we haven’t discussed Kick-Ass 3 at all," he said.
A Kick-Ass prequel could be cool though, especially considering Hit Girl and Big Daddy were the best things about the original movie. Unfortunately, a lot of that success was due to the magnificent Chloe Moretz, but she'd of course need to be recast for the prequel, as she's now far too old to play an even younger version of her Hit Girl character.
The original Kick-Ass, directed by Matthew Vaughn, was pretty successful, praised among critics and grossing almost $100 million at the box office. But Vaughn didn't return for the sequel, which wasn't nearly as well liked and which grossed only $60 million.
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