Matthew Vaughn's upcoming "Kick-Ass," which is based on the comic book series by Mark Millar, won't hit theaters until April 16, 2009, but one guy is already talking about a sequel to the anticipated action comedy.

Who? Well, the comic book's creator himself. Millar recently said a sequel would happen within the next two years, and now he tells MTV the story is coming together as well.

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Matthew Vaughn, director of "Layer Cake" and the upcoming big-screen version of "Kick-Ass," is currently considering an adaptation of Mark Millar and Peter Gross' comic book "American Jesus."

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Vaughn is already in talks with Millar to develop the project. The two have recently been collaborating on "Kick-Ass," based on yet another Millar comic.

In the book, Christ returns to the modern world to engage in a final battle with the Antichrist in order to save the world. The first book is subtitled "Chosen." A second volume, titled "The Resurrection," will be released this fall.

Millar is a wanted man in Hollywood these days. The guy also created the comic book series "Wanted," and he's also currently developing a big-screen version of "War Heroes."

Vaughn's directing credits also include "Stardust." "Kick-Ass," which at this stage looks highly promising, does not have a release date yet. I sure hope we'll get to see this flick asap.

Mark Millar, the man behind “Wanted” and “Kick-Ass,” is currently working to get his latest comic book series onto the big screen.

“War Heroes,” which Millar created with Tony Harris, is set in the future in which the military uses soldiers with superhuman powers.

On his Web site, Millar said plans to develop a movie based on the series are moving forward.

“The good news? Pretty much all the big guys in town are going in for this and things should really start moving in the next couple of days,” he wrote.

He went on, “Tony and I had a dream director in mind for the project and, weirdly, he was the first email, suggesting he directs if his production company gets their hands on the material.”

You can read more from Millar over at his forum.

Mark Millar, co-creator of the “Wanted” comic book series, recently talked to Newsarama about the sequel to Timur Bekmambetov’s summer action hit. The first film pulled $133.7 million domestically.

“What I will be doing is providing them with a very small amount of stuff for a story, and that will be used as a basic story that they can build from,” Millar said about his involvement in the follow-up to “Wanted.”

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