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7 'Kick-Ass' stars who have also played Marvel or DC characters

Olivia Singh
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7 'Kick-Ass' stars who have also played Marvel or DC characters

  • There are a few stars from the "Kick-Ass" films who have also played Marvel or DC characters.

  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson portrayed Quicksilver in the MCU and will play Kraven the Hunter in a new movie.

  • Jim Carrey ("Kick-Ass 2") previously starred as DC Comics villain the Riddler in "Batman Forever."

Since starring as Dave Lizewski/Kick-Ass, Aaron Taylor-Johnson has played two Marvel characters.

From left: Aaron Taylor-Johnson in "Kick-Ass," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," and "Kraven the Hunter."
From left: Aaron Taylor-Johnson in "Kick-Ass," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," and "Kraven the Hunter."Lionsgate; Marvel Studios; Sony Pictures

Taylor-Johnson played Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver in "Avengers: Age of Ultron," as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Next, he'll portray the Spider-Man villain Kraven the Hunter in an upcoming standalone film.

"Kick-Ass" star Nicolas Cage's wide-ranging filmography includes a few Marvel and DC roles.

From left: Nicolas Cage as Damon Macready/Big Daddy in "Kick-Ass," Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider in "Ghost Rider," Superman in "Teen Titans GO! To the Movies," and Spider-Man Noir in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."
From left: Nicolas Cage as Damon Macready/Big Daddy in "Kick-Ass," Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider in "Ghost Rider," Superman in "Teen Titans GO! To the Movies," and Spider-Man Noir in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."Lionsgate; Sony Pictures; Warner Bros.; Sony Pictures Animation

Cage played a vigilante named Damon Macready/Big Daddy in "Kick-Ass."

The veteran actor has also portrayed the titular Marvel character of the "Ghost Rider" films and had a cameo as Superman in the 2023 standalone "Flash" movie.

Cage has also done voice work as Superman in the animated film "Teen Titans GO! To the Movies" and as the voice of Spider-Man Noir in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."

Evan Peters, who played Dave's friend Todd in "Kick-Ass," is also known for starring as Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver in the "X-Men" movies.

From left: Evan Peters as Todd in "Kick-Ass," Quicksilver in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," and Ralph Bohner on "WandaVision."
From left: Evan Peters as Todd in "Kick-Ass," Quicksilver in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," and Ralph Bohner on "WandaVision."Lionsgate; 20th Century Fox; Disney+/Marvel

Peters also played Ralph Bohner on the Marvel series "WandaVision," released on Disney+ in 2021.

Mark Strong has portrayed villains in "Kick-Ass," "Green Lantern," and "Shazam."

From left: Mark Strong as Frank D'Amico in "Kick-Ass," Sinestro in "Green Lantern," and Dr. Sivana in "Shazam."
From left: Mark Strong as Frank D'Amico in "Kick-Ass," Sinestro in "Green Lantern," and Dr. Sivana in "Shazam."Lionsgate; Warner Bros.;

In 2010's "Kick-Ass," Strong played a crime lord named Frank D'Amico.

The following year, the actor played Sinestro in the "Green Lantern" film that starred Ryan Reynolds as the titular DC Comics superhero.

More recently, Strong played Dr. Sivana, the main villain in the movie "Shazam."

Lyndsy Fonseca, who starred as Katie Deauxma in the "Kick-Ass" movies, also had a role on Marvel's ABC series "Agent Carter."

On the left: Lyndsy Fonseca as Katie in "Kick-Ass." On the right: Fonseca on "Agent Carter."
On the left: Lyndsy Fonseca as Katie in "Kick-Ass." On the right: Fonseca on "Agent Carter."Lionsgate; ABC

She played Angie Martinelli on the show, which lasted for two seasons.

Prior to playing Colonel Stars and Stripes in "Kick-Ass 2," Jim Carrey portrayed the iconic DC Comics villain known as the Riddler in the 1995 film "Batman Forever."

On the left: Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes in "Kick-Ass 2." On the right: Carrey as the Riddler in "Batman Forever."
On the left: Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes in "Kick-Ass 2." On the right: Carrey as the Riddler in "Batman Forever."Universal Pictures; Warner Bros.

Carrey notably refrained from promoting the release of "Kick-Ass 2" in 2013.

On Twitter, the actor said that he had a different perspective on the movie's violence in light of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that occurred in December 2012.

"I did Kick-Ass 2 a month b4 Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence," Carrey wrote. "My apologies to others involve[d] with the film. I am not ashamed of it but recent events have caused a change in my heart."

Five years before joining the MCU as W'Kabi in "Black Panther," Daniel Kaluuya played Black Death in "Kick-Ass 2."

On the left: Daniel Kaluuya as Black Death in "Kick-Ass 2." On the right: Kaluuya as W'Kabi in "Black Panther."
On the left: Daniel Kaluuya as Black Death in "Kick-Ass 2." On the right: Kaluuya as W'Kabi in "Black Panther."Lionsgate; Marvel Studios

Kaluuya didn't return for the 2022 "Black Panther" sequel due to scheduling conflicts with the film "Nope."

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