Quick summary
- A Kick-Ass spin-off featuring Sam Rockwell and Chris Hemsworth as themselves has been completed but not released, GeekTyrant reported on 9 November 2026.
- A second finished film, titled Stuntnuts Does School Fight, is also unreleased.
- Director Matthew Vaughn has not shared a clear release strategy, according to the report.
- A further follow-up, Stuntnuts: Clash of the Nuts, was expected to start filming in 2026.
A Kick-Ass spin-off starring Sam Rockwell and Chris Hemsworth has been shot and finished, yet audiences still cannot see it. According to GeekTyrant, two completed films connected to the franchise remain on the shelf with no announced date. For anyone tracking the Sam Rockwell Kick-Ass spin-off, the picture is odd: a recognisable cast, finished production and a known brand, but silence on distribution.
How a cult franchise grew a stunt-world offshoot
The original Kick-Ass arrived in 2010 under Matthew Vaughn. It followed a teenager who tries to become a real-life superhero, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Chloë Grace Moretz played the 11-year-old assassin Hit-Girl, raised by her father, played by Nicolas Cage.
The film divided critics. GeekTyrant notes that Roger Ebert called it “morally reprehensible”. It still made money: the report puts its takings at US$96.2 million against a US$30 million budget.
The sequel, directed by Jeff Wadlow, fared worse. Critics were harsh, and the box office fell to US$60.8 million, roughly 37 per cent below the first film. Many fans assumed the story ended there.
What Vaughn said about the new trilogy
In early 2024, Vaughn said he was developing a new trilogy tied to the original films, though not as a straightforward sequel. By GeekTyrant’s account, he described the plan as a run of connected films, with a stunt-led project first, a second film in the middle and a reboot-style Kick-Ass to follow.
At that point, Vaughn said the first film was already finished. It was directed by stunt performer turned filmmaker Damien Walters and was then called School Fight. Per the report, it has not been released since.
Where Rockwell and Hemsworth come in
By mid-2024 a second film, The Stuntman, had entered the picture. GeekTyrant reports that by September, School Fight had been retitled Stuntnuts: The Movie, and that Hemsworth and Rockwell had joined The Stuntman, playing themselves in a story about stunt performers trying to save their training gym.
The cast also includes working stunt professionals such as Bobby Holland Hanton, Greg Townley, Paul Lowe and Haruka Oshima. That fits Walters’ background in the stunt world.
The second movie is now titled Stuntnuts Does School Fight, and the report says it is also complete. Neither finished film has reached audiences, and GeekTyrant says nobody outside the production appears to know why. It floats distribution trouble, a marketing decision or something else, but offers no confirmation. That is speculation, not a reported fact.
What happens next
There is no release date for either finished film. Vaughn has not outlined a release plan, according to the report.
More is coming on the production side. GeekTyrant says a planned follow-up called Stuntnuts Does Shiver, which reportedly would have starred John Cena and Benson Boone, became Stuntnuts: Clash of the Nuts as of late 2025, with filming expected in 2026. The outlet suggests the films may be held back until all three are finished, though that is its own guess.
For earlier coverage, see our post on how Chris Hemsworth and Sam Rockwell lead the Stuntnuts comedy. More film news is on our Movies page, and you can follow other stars in Celebrities.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a Kick-Ass spin-off with Sam Rockwell?
Yes. GeekTyrant reports that Rockwell and Hemsworth play themselves in a finished stunt-world film linked to Vaughn’s Kick-Ass universe. It has not been released.
Why hasn’t the Kick-Ass spin-off been released?
No reason has been confirmed. GeekTyrant says Vaughn has shared no clear release strategy and that the cause is unknown outside the production.
How did the Kick-Ass films perform at the box office?
According to the report, the 2010 film took US$96.2 million on a US$30 million budget, and the sequel took US$60.8 million.
Who directed the unreleased films?
According to the report, the first of the new films was directed by stunt performer Damien Walters. Vaughn announced the wider trilogy plan.
