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

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. 

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."

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

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."

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

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."

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