Good news, British readers: Kick-Ass, the really exciting, very funny and slightly twisted new film from Matthew Vaughn, has found a UK distributor. Yes, Universal will be bringing us the tale of superheroes minus superpowers, which is good news for audiences still waiting more than a month after it found a US distributor. The film is based, of course, on the Mark Millar comics about a boy who decides to become a superhero without the benefit of superpowers, super-suits or super-anything else. Except for maybe super-ability-to-get-his-ass-kicked. It stars Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Moretz, Nicolas Cage and Mark Strong. We suspect that the UK release date will closely mirror the planned US release on April 16, but we'll bring you confirmation of that as soon as we have it.

Helen O'Hara

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Cool- I wonder if we'll actually HAVE THE NEXT FRIKKIN' ISSUE OF THE COMIC BY THEN! ... Read More raclements About me
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I've seen the film. And it is indeed exciting, funny & twisted - one of the very best films I've ever seen full stop! Vaughn has dared to go places even Tarantino wouldn't consider. Bring on April... ... Read More Riophoenix About me
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It was obviously going to be picked up at some point, but still - THANK GOD! Can't wait for this, the bootleg trailers from Comic Con are awesome! ... Read More spikemonkey3000 About me
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It was obviously going to be picked up at some point, but still - THANK GOD! Can't wait for this, the bootleg trailers from Comic Con are awesome! ... Read More spikemonkey3000 About me
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