North American rights of ‘Kick-Ass’ in Lionsgate lap

MUMBAI: Lionsgate has acquired the North American rights of Matthew Vaughn‘s action-comedy Kick-Ass that is currently in the post-production process.

Lionsgate plans to have a wide 2010 release of the film which Vaughn has co-written with Jane Goldman.

Based on a comic by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr, Kick-Ass is the story of an aspiring superhero with no powers who discovers a sub-culture of like-minded vigilantes. The film has Nicolas Cage and Aaron Johnson in stellar roles. The film also has Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

Vaughn brought early footage of the project to Comic-Con in late July. His Marv Films and Plan B Entertainment produced and financed.