Nicolas Cage has admitted that his latest movie Kick Ass is 'dark in places'
The actor takes on the role of super hero Big Daddy in Matthew Vaughn's latest movie starring alongside Aaron Johnson, Mark Strong and Christopher Mintz Plasse.
In an interview with Metro the actor said: "It's pretty dark in places and quite a lot of fun.
"Getting the tone right is important, because when you read in the script that the introduction to Big Daddy and Hit-Girl is her in a Kevlar vest and him firing rounds into her chest, that’s pretty difficult material."
"But then I got the humour that Matthew was after. That relationship between Big Daddy and his daughter, well, I think there are many parents who think they are doing the best for their children but who are actually doing the worst for them.
"So this is like an extreme take on that; a father who thinks he is protecting his child by teaching her to be a vigilante.
"There's a real ironic, comedic attitude to this movie, which is largely what appealed to me about it."
And there are plenty Nicolas Cage projects coming the way of the big screen this year including The Season of the Witch, The Sorcerer's Apprentice and The Hungry Rabbit Jumps.
Kick Ass is out now.
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