"I know a lot of people think I’m this comic-book nut but that’s not really the case," he revealed when asked about his love of comic books. "I’m more interested in the old horror comics than superheroes, although I’ve always liked Superman."
"In Kick-Ass my two characters, the cop, Damon, and his alter ego, Big Daddy, are like two separate personalities," he said when talking about the influences behind his performance, "and it occurred to me they would have two very different kinds of energies."
"Damon is this gentle, shy, soft-spoken, bland guy but when he’s Big Daddy he’s able to get the job done. And looking at the landscape of superheroes, Adam West, the classic Batman from TV for my generation, it made sense for Big Daddy to draw inspiration from him as he transforms himself."
"It’s pretty dark in places and quite a lot of fun," continued Cage. "Getting the tone right is important, because when you read in the script that the introduction to Big Daddy and Hit-Girl is her in a Kevlar vest and him firing rounds into her chest, that’s pretty difficult material."
Kick-Ass is released on Wednesday in the UK and April 16th everywhere else.
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