Kick-Ass (movie)

Lionsgate looks as if it will kick butt at the box office this weekend. The independent studio on Friday will release its satirical superhero film “Kick-Ass,” which it acquired after a successful screening at last year’s Comic-Con Internat...

If "Kick-Ass" plays in the U.S. like it has overseas, Lionsgate may have something of a hit on its hands despite its somewhat disappointing $19.75-million estimated opening. [Update, 12:25 p.m., April 19: "Kick Ass" ended up number 1 in the......

In a victory for families over fanboys, "Kick-Ass" opened to a surprisingly soft estimated $19.75 million and headed into Sunday in a virtual tie for first place at the box office with a still-fiery "How to Train Your Dragon." [Update,......

"Kick-Ass" may not have quite lived up to its name, but it did end up with a win. As final counting in the closest box office race of the year wrapped up this morning, Lionsgate's over-the-top superhero movie "Kick Ass"......

Chloe Grace Moretz arrives at AMC River East 21 theater for the Chicago premiere of "Kick-Ass" on April 15, 2010 (Chris Salata/for the Chicago Tribune) Chloe Grace Moretz did about six months of training to play the pint-sized assassin “Hit Girl” in...

After the coffee. Before realizing you didn't know Oklahoma City even had a basketball team. "Kick-Ass" tops "Dragon." All the numbers are in, and Lionsgate's "Kick-Ass" managed to squeak out a win over DreamWorks' "How to Train Your Dragon" when......

Christopher Mintz-Plasse at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place on April 16, 2010. (Tribune photo by Shauna Bittle) He wears glasses, is a bit on the scrawny side and has played a geek in a couple films, but Christopher Mintz-Plasse,...

"Kick-Ass" finally reaches theaters Friday, but a week ago we had a special free screening for Hero Complex readers in Hollywood. After the movie, I interviewed some of the key people behind the audacious film -- four of the young......

May 23 (TheWrap.com) - Evan Peters, an actor who has portrayed a lead in both seasons of FX's "American Horror Story," has been cast as super-fast mutant Quicksilver in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." As he's done with other additions to the upcoming...

With so many remakes, sequels and familiar subjects hitting theaters between now and Labor Day, this year's summer movie season should be dubbed as "deja viewed." There are sequels by the numbers: "Smurfs 2," "Red 2," "Kick-Ass 2," "Despicable Me 2,"...

For Season 2 of "American Horror Story" (10 p.m. Wednesdays, FX), co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk flipped the script by changing characters, plotlines and the show's setting from the "Murder House" to the dank and chilling Briarcliff Manor mental...

Long time comic-book readers know that it can be pretty tough to come up with something new to say in the medium. On top of that, the market is glutted with superhero books, most notably from Marvel and DC Comics, which makes getting noticed on store...