A prophet inspired by the powers of God
So the geniuses behind the new comic adaptation Kick-Ass have decided to cast the virtually unknown Clark Duke, for, essentially, comic relief. This guy will basically be Kick-Ass’s “Alfred” only with zits and glasses, or as Duke himself describes his character, a Jimmy Olsen type. This film just keeps getting better all the time. As if McLovin, Nic “Pornstache” Cage, and the 11 year old Hello Kitty adorned ninja sword wielding assassin, weren’t enough, we get to be entertained by the mediocre Duke, who has working with Michael Cera on some web comedy series as his main resume bullet. But we’re not here to simply bash the fact that Duke gets to be in a movie. Oh no, it’s much better than that.
Apparently Duke, ever the insightful one, was quoted on MTV’s Splash Page as saying:
“I love the comic! I actually remember, I bought the first issue and called my manager and I said, ‘you got to keep an eye out on this thing. They’re going to make a movie.’ The premise is just absolutely outstanding. I could not be more blessed, and it hasn’t stopped being surreal yet.”
Well, I’ve read the first issue myself and as a comic book fan I can say that the premise is not at all “absolutely outstanding.” No, the better phrase would likely be “absolutely mediocre.” Frank Miller’s work on Daredevil and The Dark Knight Returns is outstanding. Alan Moore’s Watchmen is outstanding. Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass is simply a mediocre story labeled by its ever modest creator as “the greatest superhero story ever told” or whatever the hell he calls it. The writing is simplistic in nature, as are all of Millar’s works that I’ve read, and the premise is just downright stupid. It doesn’t stop there with Mr. Duke. He seems to think that this film could inspire a culture change:
“I don’t know maybe it will be some weird cultural pneumatic thing that will catch on where everyone just dresses up?”
Oh Clark Duke, you must indeed be a prophet of Abrahamic proportions! Unfortunately, a lot of the same people who love Kick-Ass already dress up like morons. God help us all if they actually decide to make an attempt to fight crime as well.
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If they did, then we might have real life Watchmen.
P.S. I liked the first couple of issues of Kick Ass – It’s issue 3 and on that’s got me scratching my head. I’m hoping Millar will pull it all together for me on that one.
Also, Clark is pretty funny although I think Michael Cera can make anyone funny, so it will be interesting to see him outside of that venue, other than on the only okay Greek on ABC Family.
I seriously doubt that the movie for this comic will be the greatest movie of 2009.
you missed clark duke as ‘frat boy #1″ on csi? he brought such an emotional depth and clarity to the character.
i would someday like to be in a tv show or movie and be “customer #3″, “eye witness #4″, or “man in bar”. i would also like to do a spit take in a movie or tv show.
dude, ‘customer #3′ has got bamboozlde all over it.
or something. yeah.
Of course, the pinnacle role which we all long for is the “redshirt.”