Brad Pitt's Almost-Role in Comic Book Adaptation Kick-Ass

Long before his brief appearance in Deadpool 2, actor Brad Pitt was heavily pursued by director Matthew Vaughn to play the role of Big Daddy in the hard R-rated comic book adaptation Kick-Ass. Initially, major studios rejected the provocative script due to its extreme violence and controversial depiction of a lethal pre-teen vigilante. Vaughn hoped that attaching a massive movie star like Pitt would help secure necessary funding, but those plans collapsed when Pitt chose to star in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds instead. Consequently, the filmmaker cast Nicolas Cage in the iconic fatherly role, which ultimately helped the independently financed project achieve massive success following its premiere at San Diego Comic-Con.

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