http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090808-MillarMovies.html

Here are a couple of excerpts from it....

 

"So, that was the biggest challenge we were trying out everyone, from famous people to people who were trying out for their first movie. We had a lot of big names, too and we were going to spend the money on Kick-Ass himself, too, but we couldnt find the guy. We had some dream choices for the others, like Big Daddy, the redneck superhero who trains our little girl, and was introduced at the end of issue #3. Theyre a father-daughter super-team. Its like the Punisher, but with a daughter, and more extreme. Shes this little 9 year old neo-con that hates welfare cheese, asylum seekers and immigrants crossing the borders, so we needed a real charismatic dad for her. We threw a lot of names around for her, and in my original script, Id written that we needed someone with a real Nicolas Cage vibe because I was thinking of his look in Raising Arizona.

NRAMA: And then...

MM: Right - coincidentally, amazingly, we got Nicolas Cage. It all happened while I was in the states on tour for War Heroes. We had wanted to try and get him, but the movie is really moving fast, and unfortunately, most big names are tied up a year or at least six months out, so you have to match up someones schedule with your shooting schedule. At the last minute, Cage said he was able to do it. "




NRAMA: "Back to Nic Cage he has an...interesting reputation with comic fans, and something of a reputation with comic book movies. Take us through the process that landed you with him...

MM: To me, it was always just a massive plus- the idea of having Nic Cage in your movie is like having Angelina Jolie in your movie, only Nic Cage is more expensive. I think Nic Cage is one of those guys who, even though people have criticized his films, when hes on, and when hes with a great director, he can be absolutely transcendent, absolutely brilliant. So, I think with someone like Matthew, combines with Nicolas Cage, combined with an over the top comic book character can be a lot of fun and bring a redneck, right-wing superhero with a big moustache to life. I think we might actually have an iconic character here. Im actually ecstatic about it."