This Announcement about the Reboot will please fans of The Boys
Matthew Vaughn just released his latest film Argyle with Henry Cavill starring. But he is also working on a project in a field that he knows well since he is also developing a reboot of the saga Kick-Ass. In a recent interview, the director made an announcement that will please all fans of The Boys.
An announced reboot expected by fans
It’s been a while since we’ve known that the saga Kick-Ass will be entitled to a reboot directed by Matthew Vaughn, who was behind the camera for the first part released in 2010. In October 2023, he declared during a panel during NYCC 2023 that the filming of Kick-Ass The Reboot was going to start, and it wasn’t going well. Unlike anything that has ever been done before“.
Indeed, the director wants to reboot the saga, considering the events of the first two episodes. But let us note that this new Kick-Ass will be the third opus of a trilogy composed of the first part entitled School Fight, whose filming is completed, and a second feature film bearing the title of Vram. Vaughn wants to propose a trilogy to recreate the universe in which Dave Lizewski, the main character of the first two films, evolves before he puts his mask back on.
A new way to do Kick-Ass
A few months ago, Matthew Vaughn explained to The Hollywood Reporter that “Kick-Ass changed people’s perception of what a superhero movie was when it was released.”
In 2010, Kick-Ass was a pioneer in the field of Rated-R superhero films. Then came Deadpool from Marvel and The Boys on Prime Video. And good news for all Kick-Ass fans impatiently awaiting this reboot.
Indeed, in an interview for Collider, Vaughn explained that Rated-R superheroes have been growing in popularity for over a decade. After the box of The Boyshe made it known that his reboot project would be “a whole new way to do Kick-Ass, that couldn’t be more Kick-Ass.”
Fans will, therefore, be delighted to know that they will be entitled to a Kick-Ass trilogy and not a simple reboot, especially since the legacy left by R-rated superheroes will inspire it. Matthew Vaughn will only direct some episodes. The realization of School Fight will be entrusted to Damien Walters, who coordinated the stunts on Kick-Ass And Kingsman. For now, it is impossible to know if Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chloë Grace Moretz will return to reprise their roles.