History Trivia / KickAss

* DawsonCasting: Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Red Mist) and Lyndsy Fonseca (Katie), as well as several other actors, are in their early 20's yet play teenage characters. Somewhat averted with Kick-Ass himself, Creator/AaronJohnson was 19 when the film was released.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://kick-ass.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page The Kick-Ass Wiki]].

* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: Creator/MarkMillar has said that the movie is superior to the comic book. He had originally devised the comic story as a movie pitch.

** Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/DanielCraig, and Creator/BradPitt were considered for the role of Big Daddy before the casting of Creator/NicolasCage. Brad Pitt stayed on board as a producer.
** Creator/JackNicholson, Creator/AlPacino, and Creator/RobertDeNiro were considered for the part of Frank D'Amico before Creator/MarkStrong was cast.

* NamesTheSame: [[spoiler: Hit Girl's]] civilian identity, Mindy [=McCready=], shares her name with an all too real, troubled country singer who committed suicide in 2013.

* NamesTheSame: Johnny G is not the guy from ''Film/{{Memento}}''.

* StarMakingRole: For Creator/ChloeGraceMoretz.

** It seems that before ending up in Lionsgate Studios, the producers of the movie tried several other studios who all had the same ultimatum: "We'll take it, if you drop Hit-Girl or make her 19." Thankfully, they didn't.

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ChristopherMintzPlasse normally plays the PluckyComicRelief, such as the infamous [=McLovin=] in ''Film/{{Superbad}}'' -- here, he's a LonelyRichKid desperately seeking a WellDoneSonGuy, and when he [[spoiler: doesn't, he becomes the world's first masked supervillain]].

* TheRedStapler: Hit Girl's dual Benchmade 42 butterfly knives. Between the popularity of Hit-Girl and her specific mention of the Benchmade 42 balisong/butterfly knife, the fact that Benchmade had stopped producing the model a few years prior, and the fact it was already a somewhat sought-after knife in collecting communities, demand for the knives far exceeded the supply. Prices for an as-new model nearly tripled what they had been months earlier. Because of this spike in demand, Benchmade retooled and produced a very small number of new limited edition [=BM42s=], which sold for over $1000 each.
* StarMakingRole: Hit-Girl, for Creator/ChloeGraceMoretz.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Dave's primary social media for the Kick-Ass persona is Website/MySpace.

* PlayingAgainstType: Christopher Mintz-Plasse normally plays the PluckyComicRelief, such as the infamous [=McLovin=] in ''Film/{{Superbad}}'' -- here, he's a LonelyRichKid desperately seeking a WellDoneSonGuy, and when he [[spoiler: doesn't, he becomes the world's first masked supervillain]].

* CastTheRunnerUp: Christopher Mintz-Plasse originally auditioned for the role of Kick-Ass.

** [[Series/Preacher2016 Joseph Gilgun]] was approached for an unspecified role, but turned it down due to scheduling commitments to ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}''.

* TheRedStapler: Hit Girl's dual Benchmade 42 butterfly knives.[[note]]Because of the popularity of Hit-Girl and her specific mention of the Benchmade 42 balisong/butterfly knife, combined with the fact that Benchmade had stopped producing the model a few years prior, and the fact it was already a somewhat sought-after knife in collecting communities, demand for the knives far exceeded the supply. Prices for an as-new model nearly tripled what they had been months earlier. Because of this spike in demand, Benchmade retooled and produced a very small number of new limited edition [=BM42s=], which sold for over $1000 each.[[/note]]
* StarMakingRole: Hit-Girl, for Creator/ChloeMoretz.

* HilariousInHindsight: Dave wants to be a superhero, and Creator/AaronJohnson went on to play Pietro Maximoff in the MCU.

* FakeAmerican: Creator/AaronJohnson (Dave) and Creator/MarkStrong (Frank D'Amico) are both English. Also, Creator/JasonFlemyng and Dexter Fletcher, who play two of D'Amico's henchmen.

** Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/DanielCraig, and Creator/BradPitt were considered for the role of Big Daddy before the casting of Creator/NicolasCage.

* DevelopmentHell: The sequel. It was initially announced to be made for a 2012/2013 release but is on hold due to Aaron Johnson taking time off acting to be with his daughter and Matthew Vaughn directing other projects. It's now set to a 2013 release and to be directed by Jeff Wadlow (with Vaughn's blessing/supervision).
* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/{{Defendor}}''.

* TheDanza: Creator/ChristopherMintzPlasse plays Chris D'Amico.

** Creator/DanielCraig, Creator/BradPitt and Creator/MarkWahlberg were considered for Big Daddy.
** Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/JackNicholson and Creator/AlPacino were considered for Frank D'Amico, before it was decided to go with someone younger.

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: When questioned about Hit Girl's foul language, Grace replied, "If I ''ever'' uttered [[CountryMatters one word]] that I said in ''Kick-Ass'', I would be grounded for years! I'd be stuck in my room until I was 20! I would never in a million years say that. I'm an average, everyday girl."

* ActorAllusion:
** In the film, Big Daddy [[spoiler: [[Film/TheWickerMan2006 was a cop and burns to death]]]]. Keep in mind, neither of these things happened in the comic when Creator/NicolasCage wasn't involved.
** And in his origin story, Big Daddy [[Film/ConAir was set up and sent to jail, missing the birth of his own daughter.]]
** While Big Daddy questioning Hit-Girl on Creator/JohnWoo was in the comics, it helps that Nicolas Cage starred in one John Woo directed film, ''Film/FaceOff''.
** Dexter Fletcher plays a gangster called Cody, who drives a yellow Range Rover. In Creator/MatthewVaughn's previous film ''Film/LayerCake'', he also plays a gangster called Cody, who drives a yellow Range Rover. It is unclear if they are the same character.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DanielCraig, Creator/BradPitt and Creator/MarkWahlberg were considered for Big Daddy.