On Whether He's Happy With The Adaptation Of His And Mark Millar's Kick-Ass:
"Well, I didn't want it to be too strict to the comic, as I think that would have been detrimental to Matthew's vision, but at the same time, I didn't want it to completely disparage the comic. I think it ended up as a nice combination."
On What He Liked Most About The Movie:
"I think the subtlety - it wasn't over the top, visually. The costumes weren't ridiculous, there wasn't one point where I felt any of the visuals were unnecessary. It could have been over the top, there could have been too much blood or too much of something else, but I think Matthew held it back."
"We went way over the top with the comic, and broke through a couple of barriers, so to speak. But I think Matthew pulled back just a touch, and that's what I was very happy with. He didn't go beyond us, he stayed within us."
On The Differences Between The Comic Book And Movie Costumes:
"If I'd known they were going to be so different from the comic, with the exception of Kick-Ass himself, I don't know if it would have intimidated me at all. When we were designing the costumes up-front, we did so with the mind of an amateur - these were normal people putting these costumes on - and it didn't really occur to us that we would use the iconic Batman visuals for Big Daddy Hit-Girl."
"But I have no problem with the difference. I enjoy my designs, but I think the costume designer for the film did a fantastic job."
On How He Feels About The Movie Being A Bigger Critical And Box Office Success In The UK Than US:
"Not surprised, but when it happened, it made sense. I think there's a little more of a comfort zone, maybe a little bit more leeway with content in the UK and Europe than the United States. I'm confounded by people who complained about the little girl and the foul language and violence, because, you know, there are no children with foul mouths in the United States!"
"I'm very happy that the UK took to it the way it did, because even though it's based in New York, this was a British production. I think that flair was there, and I think Matthew Vaughn doing the film gave it its strength in the UK and Europe. And I was very happy that the box office take was divided so evenly between the UK and the States."
Kick-Ass is out now on DVD and Blu-Ray in the US and UK while the comic book sequel is set to be released soon and the adaptation of that is rumoured to be only 9 months away from production!
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