Tag Archives: Mark Millar

Kick-Ass – Brits take on Hollywood at Comic-Book action

Posted on 6 September 2010 by Jason Best

“Kick-Arse”. That’s how director Matthew Vaughn, comic-book writer Mark Millar and co all say the title of their movie Kick-Ass on the engaging making-of-the-movie extra features on the film’s Blu-ray and DVD release. The unapologetically Anglo-Saxon pronunciation tells you just … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Kick-Ass – Comic-book hero gets a kicking from the tabloids

Posted on 23 March 2010 by Jason Best

  Forcing my way through the post-screening throng after London’s first Kick-Ass preview, I bumped into a journalist friend who was fizzing with excitement over Matthew Vaughn’s new comic-book movie. A few paces more and I came upon two other … Continue reading →

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Kick-Ass book signing & premiere

Posted on 18 March 2010 by Jason Best

We’ve just learned that comic-book heroes Mark Millar and John Romita Jr – the creators of the series on which new superhero movie Kick-Ass is based – will be signing copies of their graphic novel and the movie companion book … Continue reading →

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The Best view | James McAvoy goes from zero to hero in Wanted

Posted on 27 October 2008 by Jason Best

I can’t see the name of James McAvoy ever becoming an object of speculation as a future big-screen James Bond, but he’s been ideally cast as the protagonist of Wanted, a dizzyingly frenetic action thriller based upon the comic-book series … Continue reading →

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