Actor
Christopher Mintz-Plasse, most famous for his portrayal of "McLovin" in
Superbad, recently told the Australian
Herald Sun that he wanted the role of the costume vigilante the Red Mist in director
Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass because it appeared to be just the type of move that he would pay to go see.
"Kick-Ass is a movie that I would definitely love to see in theatres.
"It's bloody and violent and hilarious, so when I got the script it was something that I really needed to be a part of." Another thing that appealed to Mintz-Plasse was that he found the concept to be "very original."
"We've never really seen a superhero movie with superheroes without any powers, just regular kids trying to fight crime." When asked about the violence that has had some family groups in England and Australia denouncing the movie, Mintz-Plasse just shrugged it off.
"I'm laughing, definitely. I love it. The more violence the better.
"Most people love the violence, I think that's why those movies get made. If people didn't enjoy them, they wouldn't make them." Most of the controversy centers around Hit Girl, played by 13-year-old
Chloe Moretz, who hacks and slashes the bad guys while using a vocabulary that would make any sailor blush. Mintz-Plasse said that he thinks the negative reactions to her character will only help the movie.
"Everybody asks me about it, but they all love it. It's weird that they bring it up if they enjoy it. But the more controversy the better for the film, to be honest." When asked about fight scenes, Mintz-Plasse almost sounded envious of his diminutive co-star.
"I only have maybe one or two fight scenes, it's really all Hit Girl. She trained for about four months for this role. It's a lot of strenuous work, a lot of devotion. People are talking about Chloe and all the swearing and murdering she's doing, and everyone's against it. But they don't understand how much work she put into this role, and how amazing she does. Hopefully, people are going to respect that." Mintz-Plasse said that, besides his starring role, he got to assist the production as a sort of American-lingo fact-checker.
"A lot of times on set they would ask me, is this joke, or this line, or this word going to resonate with Americans? It was cool to be in that side of the filmmaking." Kick-Ass opens today in Australia; April 16th in the U.S.!
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