Mark Strong: Kick-Ass is "Extremely Violent" But "Accessible"

Mark Strong: Kick-Ass is "Extremely Violent" But "Accessible"

In a recent interview, actor Mark Strong said playing the villain in Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass adaptation "twisted" his head!

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By bsprecher - Dec 25, 2009 12:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Kick-Ass
Source: CinemaBlend

Actor Mark Strong is currently out making the rounds in support of his new movie, the Guy Ritchie-directed Sherlock Holmes, but he's also been talking a great deal about his role in Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of the Kick-Ass comic book created by Mark Millar. In Kick-Ass, Strong plays the villain, mafia boss Frank D’Amico, a role that required him to "beat up" on young Chloe Moretz, who plays Hit Girl. Strong said that it was "an extremely strange way to go to work," and that the experience "really twisted" his head.

Strong went on to say that the humorous tone set by Vaughn will help the film from seeming too dark:






"[Vaughn's tone] allows a little more humor. It's so violent all the studios turned it down. People who love graphic novels tend to be disappointed by the films that are made of them, and Matthew I think felt a real responsibility to make this as close in tone as he possibly could to the graphic novels, which he has done. Consequently it's extremely violent. What he's done to make it accessible and great fun is to inject a very humorous note using the soundtrack. The scenes play very wryly humorous, and there's just enough wit and humor in there to allow this world to exist in another place. Even though it's violent, it's not the real violence that you encounter every day. It's on another plane. I can play with [Frank, my character] a little more, because the tone of the film is very witty, very funny and very dark. I can allow Frank to be that as well."

Kick-Ass also stars Aaron Johnson as Dave "Kick-Ass" Lizewski, Nicolas Cage as Damon "Big Daddy" Macready, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Chris "Red Mist" D'Amico.

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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/24/2009, 5:20 AM
Great stuff @ Brent!

Merry Christmas dude!!

Hey does MARK STRONG appear on the show LAW & ORDER coz ive only watched it once and recently, but im sure its the guy??

Spock
Spock - 12/24/2009, 6:02 AM
The Hawk seems to be pulling thru.

We finally have a release date for this, Damn it took long enough.
rabbit
rabbit - 12/24/2009, 6:54 AM
@Spock - Good news, glad to hear that.

So I've been preaching this movie at work (not too many people know of it), and they are coming here everyday to check for updates. This is seriously going to be a fantastic movie.
thehumantorch
thehumantorch - 12/24/2009, 7:08 AM
Hey Leee...

Maybe you're thinking of Christopher Meloni?

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StrangerX
StrangerX - 12/24/2009, 7:57 AM
After that Hit Girl trailor. There's no doubt this movie will rock
OdinsBeard
OdinsBeard - 12/24/2009, 9:23 AM
Strangemanm@

Agreed 100%. i had my doubts about it, just because i wasn't THAT crazy about the comic plus i loathe nic cage. but this trailer cleared up all the doubts i had. it's going to be great!
wiseme
wiseme - 12/24/2009, 10:08 AM
I am awaiting to read the grapic novel for this thru the Interlibrary Loan System. Mark Millar is one of my favorite writers. The trouble, I belive, is the studios should try more often to get THESE writers to do or draft a screenplay of theese types of movies. But they don't, and the then studios throw in thier "input" in meetings!!
Fracture
Fracture - 12/24/2009, 1:52 PM
@Anil Rickly

Kingpin isn't supposed to be fat. He's all muscle.
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 12/24/2009, 2:11 PM
Cool.
Betty
Betty - 12/25/2009, 12:35 PM
this sounds better and better!
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