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To date, Brad Pitt’s brief and humorous appearance as Vanisher in “Deadpool 2″His only onscreen appearance in the superhero movie genre. Okay, that’s not completely accurate: He provided the voice for Metro Man in the animated comedy “Megamind,” but that was a minor role and a parody of Superman. Nonetheless, Pitt has had decades to use his star power to don the spandex, yet he has remained distant from the genre.
At one point, Pitt was almost convinced to play a major part in a comic book film. Naturally, it was a project led by an auteur that rejected the typical elements of the genre. Moreover, if the director managed to secure the funding, it would have been the most violent and explicit superhero movie ever made. The script was a refreshing read—bold, funny, and well-organized. Although nothing is guaranteed until filming begins, this project seemed strangely fortunate.
Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman adapted Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s “Kick-Ass” into a screenplay that generated a lot of excitement in the late 2000s. However, there was one major issue: no studio was willing to take it on. Although the graphic violence and explicit R-rated language were off-putting, the main challenge was Hit-Girl, a ten-year-old who is a skilled killer trained by her Batman-like father, Big Daddy.
Understanding that he needed a top-tier actor for Big Daddy (as the title character, a teenager who becomes a masked vigilante, required a relatively new face), Vaughn brought in Brad Pitt, whom he had previously worked with onGuy Ritchie’s 2000 heist film “Snatch,”to work on the movie as a producer. His hidden intention was to have Pitt play Big Daddy, but that did not happen.
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Brad Pitt landed an outstanding part in a Quentin Tarantino film.
It remains just as valid now as it was in the late 2000s: If you manage to get Brad Pitt to appear in your film, a studio will likely produce your movie. Vaughn desperately needed Pitt as well. The director put his house up as collateral to fund “Kick-Ass,” according to a 2020 report.THRan article about the movie, he viewed it as a “terrifying” idea.
It remains uncertain how far along Vaughn was in discussions with Pitt, but we do know what caused him to step back. When Quentin Tarantino presented Pitt with the role of U.S. Army Lieutenant Aldo Raine in “Inglourious Basterds,” the actor became instantly unavailable. As a result, Vaughn shifted his attention to another actor who, although a vocal comic book enthusiast, wasn’t as commercially successful as Pitt.
Nicolas Cage was ideally cast as Big Daddy, a strangely sincere and affectionate father who uses his daughter to assist him in hunting down and eliminating the mobsters responsible for his dismissal from the police force and the suicide of his wife. Vaughn and casting directors Sarah Finn and Lucinda Syson made every decision perfectly, resulting in a movie that was intensely thrilling. However, it took a lively Hall H reception at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con to persuade a distributor, Lionsgate, to release the film. I was there, and, aside from the “Twilight” panels (which were like Beatles concerts),I have never witnessed a film command SDCC as “Kick-Ass” did.(and all Vaughn did was present three clips)
I’ve heard whispers about a “Kick-Ass 2,” but I can’t bring myself to believe it.
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