Disc News: Kick-Ass to put the Hit(-Girl) on Blu-ray

Disc Announcements, News

On August 3rd, Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release the soon to be cult-movie Kick-Ass on DVD and Blu-ray.

Released last Spring, Kick-Ass was a modest (if slightly less than expected) hit among audiences. Expect the film to find a much wider appreciation and fanbase when it arrives on home video this fall.

Based on the comic book by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr., the film stars Aaron Johnson as a teenage looser who decides to buy some sporting equipment and become a superhero. Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Nicholas Cage and Chloe Moretz also star. Matthew Vaughan directed.

The Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack will feature the following special features:

  • Ass-Kicking BonusView Mode: synchronous with the feature film, this multi-media presentation incorporates video and audio commentary, behind-the-scenes clips and illustrative graphics with co-writer/producer/director Matthew Vaughn, plus cast and crew providing an all-access perspective on Kick-Ass (BD-exclusive)
  • Audio commentary with writer-director Matthew Vaughn
  • Documentary: A New Kind of Superhero: The Making of Kick-Ass (BD-exclusive)
  • Featurette: It’s On! The Comic Book Origin of Kick-Ass
  • Gallery: The Art of Kick-Ass
  • Marketing archive
  • BD Touch and Metamenu Remote
  • Lionsgate Live™ enabled, featuring extra content for Internet-connected players
  • Enhanced for D-Box™ Motion Control Systems

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Robert Saucedo is an avid movie watcher with seriously poor sleeping habits. The Mikey from Life cereal of film fans, Robert will watch just about anything — good, bad or ugly. He has written about film for newspapers, radio and online for the last 10 years. This has taken a toll on his sanity — of that you can be sure. Follow him on Twitter at @robsaucedo2500.