Lionsgate nabs itself some purely awesome property when earlier today they made the move to take the domestic distribution rights to Matthew Vaughn’s film Kick Ass. Originally an American comic book that’s been published out for many to see since spring of 08, this film caught the attention of many who attended the panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con.
Plot:

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so (IMDB). Starring Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong and others, the new release date for this film will be within 2010. With the great feedback from many which appeared to be the surprise hit of this year’s Comic-Con, it was just a matter of time that this film would be scooped up for the public to see. Matthew Vaughn has previously directed movies such as the Daniel Craig starring Layer Cake and the fantasy film Stardust.

Philip and I (above) will be there for your Comic-Con goodness!

What am I talking about when it comes to Thursday? Well I’m referring to the lovely absolutely wonderful list of panels to check out at this year’s 40th San Diego Comic-Con International. Amongst the glitz and glamour that the Con has brought into its hallways amongst the burst of popularity on comic book adaptations, the pure love of all things comics still reigns supreme.

From James Cameron’s Avatar, Terry Gilliam’s the Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus to Summit Entertainment’s Twilight Saga: New Moon, there are plenty of movies to choose from. Those of us here from Atomic Popcorn will be going to the Con, so we will have by the hour updates on each big time panel from comics, television and movies and some interviews for you to watch as well. Interested in seeing what the list is? Tired of me typing and want to get your list ready so you can figure out how early you have to show up in front of Hall H to see your most anticipated panel of the day? Check out Thursday’s Comic-Con Schedule here and keep your eyes peeled. By the end of the weekend, the entire schedule will most likely be listed, so we will keep you up to date on that and everything else Comic-Con right here!