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Mark Millar, the creator and author of 'Kick-Ass', admits it's still "up in the air" as to whether a third movie will be made.
Millar - who has just completed the print version of his amateur superhero story - says there is no certainty that a third film will be made, despite its popularity among comic book fans.
He told Comic Book Resources that making the first movie was a "no brainer", but added that "it cost a little less at around $24 million, made $61 million and made about $100 million again on DVD and TV rights. It was still profitable. It was by no means 'The Lone Ranger'".
Asked whether fans can expect a third 'Kick-Ass' movie, Millar said: "I don't know. it's definitely up in the air, and we'll just have to see. Matthew [Vaughn, who directed the first movie and oversaw the second] is a guy who I trust to make that decision.
"I speak to Matthew every day, and we haven't discussed 'Kick-Ass 3'. So who knows?"
Meanwhile, 'Kick Ass' actress Chloe Grace Moretz has denied she and Brooklyn Beckham are in a relationship, saying they "just hang out with each other".
Chloe, 17, was seen skateboarding with Brooklyn earlier this year, but she is refusing to put a label on their status.

Daniel Radcliffe "hated" watching his performance in 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'.
Radcliffe, 25, has amassed a huge personal fortune on the back of the Potter film franchise - which is centred on the books of J.K. Rowling - but says his performance in the sixth edition was "complacent" and "very one-note".
The actor told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "I never liked watching myself on film but I do make myself sit through it.
"I think it comes from not actually realising I didn't have to go to my own premieres and watch the film - that's something I've only just realised you don't have to do. I always went along and sat with everyone else watching the movie.
"And that's why it's hard to watch a film like 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince', because I'm just not very good in it. I hate it. My acting is very one-note and I can see I got complacent and what I was trying to do just didn't come across."
Radcliffe added his best performance in the Potter franchise came in the fifth movie, 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', which was released in 2007 and also stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.

Paramount Pictures is to make a 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' sequel.
The studio has only just released 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' - starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett and William Fichtner - and early success at the box office has convinced Paramount to make another flick based on the popular TV series.
Adam Goodman, the president of Paramount's film group, said that launching a new take on the Turtles "was a daunting task because as fans of them ourselves we felt a great responsibility to ensure audiences were going to experience everything they loved about the Turtles, while also getting to see them brought to life in a way they had never been seen before".
He added: "The result exceeded our high expectations and the response to the film is beyond great, making it all the more fun to get started on the continuation of their story."
Early box-office figures show that 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' - which is yet to be released in the UK - raked in nearly $100 million over its opening weekend.
Paramount has already confirmed that Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec will once again write the new movie, with the studio announcing a release date of June 3, 2016.

John Slattery says losing Philip Seymour Hoffman was "tragic".
The 51-year-old 'Mad Men' star directed the late actor in 'God's Pocket' only a few months before he died of a drug overdose in February this year, and he admitted the loss meant his memories have been "ruined".
He told The Telegraph magazine: "Losing him was tragic, and it ruined a lot of it. The experience, not the film.
"He was in love with the film. But afterwards, it took on this mantle of something it was never meant to carry, which was too bad."
The film - which sees Seymour Hoffman play Mickey in one of his last roles - was previewed at the Sundance Film Festival and Slattery admitted he was nervous about how well it would be received.
He said: "I was scared out of my mind, but [Philip and I] sat there laughing our heads off.
"He hadn't sat and watched a movie he was in for 10 years at a [public] screening. He was so pleased with it."
The director - who had wanted the actor for the movie from the start - praised the late star for his thoroughness and inquisitiveness.
He added: "He relentlessly wanted to know why: why Mickey stayed, what he was after, what he was afraid of in his relationship to Jeannie. Mickey is a non-verbal guy, so he was collecting the knowledge of the guy so he could just be, and communicate.
"He was always curious as to why this guy fought so hard to be a member of this community where people were constantly reminding him that he wasn't one of them.
"He seemed so unaware of all that but then when we edited, he'd go, 'No, there's a better take where my arm is up on the counter,' and you realise that he knew exactly where he was in the room, where the camera was all the time.
"I never worked with someone who was so thoroughly doing what he was meant to do."

Katie Price has been in talks to have her life story made into a film.
The three-times married former glamour model - who gave birth to her fifth child last week - is reportedly in talks with US publishers Simon and Schuster to adapt her autobiographies for the big screen and insiders think her ups and downs, which have included current spouse Kieran Hayler cheating on her with two friends, will make for fascinating viewing.
A source said: "Katie's been through a hell of a lot in her thirty six years, but she was clever to document it all down in her books.
"They're always great sellers and now they can form the basis for a film of her life.
"The publishers think there will be a great appetite to watch a dramatisation of Katie's crazy life and they're so keen to get her on board, they're talking about a hefty pay cheque to go with it."
And though Katie - who has children Harvey, 12, Junior, nine, and Princess, seven, from previous relationships, and 11-month-old Jett and her new baby daughter with Kieran - doesn't plan to star in the movie, she thinks former 'Baywatch' beauty Carmen Electra would be the perfect choice.
The source added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Katie has always admired Carmen Electra and thinks they're very similar in many ways.
"They met several years ago on a photoshoot and Katie's always remembered her- she thinks she'd be perfect for the role and would bring a lot of necessary drama needed to the production."
Katie has previously admitted she wants to see her life story on screen - but more "drama" happens to her every time she thinks about it.
She has said: "I can't wait to make a film. Every year I say I'll do it when I think things are going normal - then another drama comes along.
"I might as well do it in a few years' time because there's bound to be more dramas."

Jon Hamm rejected the chance to star in 'The Green Lantern'.
The 'Mad Men' actor - who portrays advertising agency creative Don Draper in the drama series - insists he isn't interested in appearing in a superhero movie because he isn't a fan of the genre, and turned down several attempts to get him take on the lead role of Hal Jordan and his titular alter ego - which eventually went to Ryan Reynolds - in the 2011 blockbuster.
He said: "They came after me pretty hard for 'Green Lantern'. But I was like, 'Meh, that's not what I want to do.
"Never say never, but these aren't the kind of movies I like to go and see.
"They don't make the kind of movies I like to see anymore."
Jon has also turned down the chance to work with 'Mad Men' creator Matthew Weiner on a movie, and also his co-star Elizabeth Moss - who plays Peggy Olsen - because he wants to move away from the advertising drama.
He told Britain's GQ magazine: "Matthew asked me to be in his movie. Several times actually. And I politely declined because of the link. It's hard.
"I've given up opportunities to star with Lizzie because the headline writes itself, 'Don and Peggy go to Washington' or something."

Clive Owen appreciates all the success he's been able to achieve in his career.
The 49-year-old actor - who shot to fames in the 1990s in TV series 'Chancer', before moving into Hollywood films - comes from a working-class background, and says this has made him more appreciative of all the accolades that have come his way.
Asked how his life has changed, 'The Last Knights' actor said: "I've got more money. I come from a very, very working-class background.
"I spent my childhood not having money and that was a constant burden. I'm fortunate now to have considerably more now than I used to, but I'll never forget where I come from because there is a huge number of people in the world who are stressed about money and I don't want to forget that I used to be one of them."
The 'Children of Men' actor says that although it took till his mid-30s to find widespread adulation, he was happy working on low-budget productions.
He added to Britain's HELLO! magazine: "OK, I wasn't making the movies I'm making now, but I was doing what I considered to be very good TV, theatre and small movies. It might appear now that I was out in the wilderness, but I was enjoying my career."

Antonio Banderas wanted to add "comedy" to 'The Expendables 3'.
The 53-year-old actor has revealed he asked to change his character in the movie from the way he was originally written, transforming his brooding Latino assassin Matador into the fast-talking sharp-shooter Galgo.
He explained: "Look, it's not that I don't take this type of movie seriously, but this is not 'The Hurt Locker'. It's bigger than life, so you have to understand that and go with it. And even when I saw the first 'Expendables' I thought, 'I'd like to be a part of this, even if it's just to insert a type of comedy that's not there yet.' "
Banderas took his idea to the film's co-writer and leading man Sylvester Stallone and was immediately given the green light to make his changes.
In an interview with The Times newspaper, he revealed: "So I took a leap, I told Sly, and he just said, 'You just do whatever you want, kid.' "
The film has an A-list cast of action legends, including Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Wesley Snipes, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jason Statham among others.
Banderas admits he was in awe of his co-stars when he first stepped on set with the collection of "superheroes".
He said: "Those guys are not even stars, they're legends ... It felt like a wax museum of superheroes."

Director Abel Ferrara thinks movie fans will be surprised by new film 'Welcome to New York'.
The flick has been inspired by the downfall of Dominique Strauss-Khan - the French economist and politician, who was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel employee in 2011 - but Ferrara warned moviegoers not to expect a documentary-like production.
He explained to ShortList magazine: "In the beginning when we were screening it, I started sensing people were coming thinking it was going to be a documentary on Strauss-Khan. And the film is not a documentary - this is a film made by me and my guys, with Gerard [Depardieu] and Jacqueline [Bisset] in it. And that's a separate entity."
The filmmaker warned audiences not to bother seeing the movie if they want a documentary-style piece.
He added: "So it needed Gerard saying, very straight up, 'I'm not playing the guy, because I don't respect the guy.' Ya dig?
"What you're seeing is a performance. You come here to watch the Dominique Strauss-Khan story, you're coming to the wrong f*****g theatre. You'd better leave now."
The film is strongly disliked by Anne Sinclair, who was Strauss-Khan's wife at the time of the scandal.