Update: Huh? The clip seems to have been removed. Sorry ’bout that. We’ll update ASAP.

Update #2: Complain on Twitter and dreams will come true. Don’t let anyone tell you differently. Many thanks to @Donnehh for this YouTube version.

You’ll watch this clip, and then, right when it starts gettin’ good, it’ll cut. Agh! The frustration of these teases! Still, it’s an excellent clip of what’s to come in Kick-Ass 2, releasing on June 28th. Honestly, it gave me goosebumps. The final showdown between the forces of good, led by Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Hit-Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz), against the forces of evil, led by The Mother F%&*^r – yeah, ’cause that’s not a pain in the ass to type – (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), is going to be epic! Give it a watch,

Right?! I want to see those two square off so badly! And the fight between Kick-Ass and The Mother F%&*^r will be pathetically awesome, I can’t wait. This sequel is directed by Jeff Wadlow, and from the looks of this clip, I think fans of the first Kick-Ass as well as the comics will be quite happy. What do you guys think?

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UPDATE! Here’s the official poster!

Picking up not long after the events of the first Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2 sees our heroes in full on Justice League mode. As in, there’s a hell of a lot more of them! Joining Aaron Taylor-Johnson‘s Kick-Ass and Chloe Moretz‘s Hit-Girl are a whole string of new heroes led by Jim Carrey‘s Colonel Stars and Stripes. And, Christopher Mintz-Plasse is back for revenge as the new super villain, The Motherfucker, also with his own team of baddies. Kick-Ass 2 is gonna be a motherfuckin’ brawl!

No point in waiting, dive into the new Red Band trailer – meaning the best bits aren’t edited out – below,

And now also on YouTube, if you prefer,

The flick is set to cover the events of the Hit-Girl mini-series as well as the sequel comic, Kick-Ass 2, which translates to lots of Chloe Moretz kickin’ ass. Which I believe everyone wants, right? And what do you think of Carrey’s Colonel Stars and Stripes? He’s an amalgamation of two of the comic’s characters, and from what’s in the trailer this turn out to be one of Carrey’s best.

Kick-Ass 2 hits theatres August 16th!

Source: MTV

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Kick-Ass 2, the film, won’t release until June of next year and is currently filming in London, but Kick-Ass 2 the comic has been out for some time and the prequel series, Hit-Girl, will have its fifth and final issue release on November 21st. Those books are providing the basis for Jeff Wadlow‘s film and as Mark Millar recently told Comic Book Resources we can expect the flick to be, “basically Hit-Girl for 45 minutes and then an hour of Kick-Ass 2.”

Aw yeah, bring on more of that fiesty, ass-kicking, bone-breakin’ little girl. Having already read Kick-Ass 2 and almost all of Hit-Girl, I can tell you she’s the highlight and Chloe Moretz is going to have so much fun bringing her newest adventures to the screen. And while I understand this statement doesn’t necessarily mean Hit-Girl has more screen time than anyone else, as Millar clarified in this tweet, I am excited for her to play a larger role than she did in Kick-Ass. Isn’t that what everyone wanted when they walked out of the theatre? More Hit-Girl?

Comic Book Movie kindly rounded up all Millar’s responses about the upcoming Kick-Ass 2, read on for more,

On His Role As A Producer:

My sense of it all as a producer and writer takes place before we even start shooting. Casting is very important, as is finding a screenwriter who could impress Matthew [Vaughn] and all of us. And Jeff is pretty amazing. So all of that took about six months leading up to shooting, and now I can just relax. I go to the set and watch what they’re doing and then hang out in the edit suite to see how it’s shaping up for five months of post with a brilliant editor named Eddie Hamilton. So really for me, it’s just fun to see all that stuff that a few years ago was in your head. It feels kind of like ‘Being John Malkovitch’ – like this stuff should still be contained up there.

On Some Of The Highlights From His Recent Visits To The Kick-Ass 2 Set:

To give an example, the set designer has built the Justice Forever headquarters for the super team that Kick-Ass joins. He’s made the whole thing with such detail that there’s a part based on one line I’ve got in the comic where Russell is making a schedule, and he worked out a whole schedule of which of the heroes would be available when. It’s hanging up on a piece of paper in the kitchen of the headquarters along with a list of whole likes cream and sugar in their coffee. It’s just all these tiny, tiny details you might not see in the film. They’re just in the background. John Romita was almost crying walking around the set! It looked just like his panels coming to life in front of him. It’s quite an emotional thing as crazy as that sounds.

On His Plans To Take A Souvenir From The Set Of The Movie:

I’m going to steal something. Every time I go to see one of the sets of one of my films, I’ve said, ‘I’d like to get something off the set’ but then I never do. You realize that people are just stealing stuff when they break down. Don’t ask, just take it! Some of the stuff is too big to get out, so I’m just stealing small stuff and shoving it in my pocket.

You can read the entire article and interview with CBR here.

What are you most looking forward to from Kick-Ass 2? Dave’s continuing journey as a hero? The introduction of new characters like the team Justice Forever or Mother Russia? Just more of Hit-Girl mercilessly destroying dudes who deserve it? Yeah, definitely more of that.

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Given that both pictures and video have been leaked in the past couple of months fans and moviegoers have been speculating what the exact content of Jeff Wadlow‘s Kick-Ass 2 will be. Kick-Ass 2 co- creator Mark Millar has been quoted saying the sequel will be “controversial,”  which Christopher Mintz-Plasse contested months ago stating the controversial scene involving super villain gang rape would not be in the film.

Even with the promise by Mintz-Plasse that the sequel would still be “fucked-up,” movie fans are still speculating the exact plot of Kick-Ass 2. Those speculations can now be put to rest as the official plot synopsis has been released.

We’ve posted a portion of the synopsis below for you to digest, check out the rest over at Coming Soon.

When we last saw junior assassin Hit Girl and young vigilante Kick-Ass, they were trying to live as normal teenagers Mindy and Dave. With graduation looming and uncertain what to do, Dave decides to start the world’s first superhero team with Mindy. Unfortunately, when Mindy is busted for sneaking out as Hit Girl, she’s forced to retire, leaving her to navigate the terrifying world of high-school mean girls on her own. With no one left to turn to, Dave joins forces with Justice Forever, run by a born-again ex-mobster named Colonel Stars and Stripes.

Just as they start to make a real difference on the streets, the world’s first super villain, The Mother F%&*^r, assembles his own evil league and puts a plan in motion to make Kick-Ass and Hit Girl pay for what they did to his dad. But there’s only one problem with his scheme: If you mess with one member of Justice Forever, you mess with them all.

Did you die-hard Kick-Ass fans notice the subtle change the studio made in renaming Jim Carrey‘s character Colonel Stars as Colonel Stars “and Stripes?” It feels like a bit of a cheap decision tacking on the “Stripes” name rather than including the character in the sequel (Lieutenant Stripes is second-in-command to Colonel Stars), but it’s an adaptation of the comic book, changes are bound to happen.

Many of those changes have yet to be seen and probably will not be seen until the film’s official release date on June 28th, 2013, guess we’ll have to wait and see.

Kick-Ass 2 stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Morris Chestnut, John Leguizamo, Donald Faison and Jim Carrey.

Special thanks to Coming Soon for sharing this nugget of information.

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Universal Pictures and director Jeff Wadlow have been busy filming Kick-Ass 2 in the Toronto. During production, Jeff himself has been leaking shots through Twitter. One thing he hasn’t leaked we’re the new heroes. Now that the media has seen Christopher Mintz-Plasse in his new Mother F*cker costume, Olga Kurkulina as Mother Russia and Hit-Girl’s sweet new motorcycle people are dying to see Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars.

Thanks to the lax security laws here in Canada we can thank Mr. Will Wong for the video we’re all about to receive.

Don’t worry about all the onlookers shouting and acting up from where Wong was shooting, the stars are all microphoned up so their audio can be fixed up or edited later on. And as for Jim, look at the guy. Give the man some camo, a red, white and blue club and you’ve got one tough looking ex-mafia member turned vigilante capable of kicking the crap out of a riddler.

Also in the video is Lindy Booth and Robert Emms as Night Bitch and Insect Man respectively and both considerably different then their comic book counterparts. I can’t wait how this scene would play out when it’s finally released as some kind of trailer.

Kick-Ass 2, starring Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey, John Leguizamo, Donald Faison, Robert Emms, Morris Chestnut and Lindy Booth, is scheduled for theaters everywhere June 28th, 2013.

Source: Coming Soon, with special thanks to Newscom for the shot of Jim Carrey in costume.

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A few days ago, we showed you a series of behind the scenes shots from the set of Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall, courtesy of director Jeff Wadlow. One shot in particular (above) featured Christopher Mintz-Plasse and an unknown bodybuilder. This was such an obvious tease to Mother Russia; Red-Mist’s body guard. However, with the shot being cut off at the neck, fans we’re left wondering which actress actually landed the part.

Is it Chyna? Gina Carano? Or, perhaps, the comeback of Brigitte Nielsen? Nope, none of the above. The buff mystery lady is an unknown, actually.

The role has gone to *drumroll* Russian born bodybuilder, Olga Kurkulina.

According to Bleeding Cool, and their translation from the Russian site Iron World, Olga confirmed her hiring to the cast as the six foot tall ex-KGB agent under the employ of Red-Mist:

“I competed against other candidates from America, Switzerland and Holland. I spent three weeks in the casting, which took place at Pinewood studios. At the end, the director told me that I was getting a role. This was a difficult time psychologically and physically.

Many people worked hard and from the heart to help me. On August 30th we fly to Toronto for a month’s shooting on location, and then we go back to London where stunts will be filmed at a local studio.

Now I’m train hard, learning new movements for attack and defense working with professionals on my acting and speech training.”

Also included in the interview with Olga was a picture of her beside stunt coordinator Buster Reeves, and another unknown individual only known as Michael. Maybe an assistant to Reeves, who knows? Anyway, here’s your first real look at Mother Russia:

She’s perfect to play Mother Russia! There defiantly won’t be any fake ass accents here, since Olga is a born and raised Russian. She’s also pure muscle. Which, if you’re into that sort of thing, is super sexy. Both attributes befit the role. She’s authentic as it gets.

I’ll be having a few strong BDSM based dreams in my future, that’s for sure.

Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall sees the return of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Christopher and Mintz-Plasse. Fresh faces include John Leguizamo, Donald Faison, Robert Emms, Morris Chestnut, Lindy Booth and Jim Carrey. It will hit theaters June 28th, 2013.

Source: Comic Book Movie

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Yesterday, it was confirmed that Jim Carrey will be starring as Colonel Stars in Jeff Wadlow‘s Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall. A casting pick which has divided fans. Some folks think it’s a great choice, while others not so much.  I for one, think Carrey is a good actor. Yes, it’s hard to see him as anything but a rubber faced comedian, but he’s fully capable of turning off the slap-stick and being serious. He’s had some fairly decent dramatic roles that have proven his range. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and I Love You Phillip are prime examples. This role in particular,  calls for an authoritarian presence. I admit,  a militant Jim Carrey might be bit too hard to believe,  but I think he could pull it off. Creator Mark Millar believes this too…

Here’s what the creator of  Kick-Ass had to say about Carrey being cast in the role…

“Matthew Vaughn, Jeff Wadlow and I did a conference call with Jim a couple of weeks back and we’ve been itching to talk about this ever since because the energy Jim’s going to bring to Colonel Stars has me buzzing as much as Nic Cage with Big Daddy. You have to remember that Big Daddy’s role before Cage came on was a much more straightforward bad-ass. It was Nic who gave him that Adam West delivery and brought this incredible warmth to the character, especially with regard to Mindy.

Nic is really good friends with Jim Carrey and it’s well known to everyone that Jim loved the first movie. In fact, I think he had lunch with Vaughn the day before that Conan O’Brien kick-Ass/ Superman duet you can see in the link. So we’ve been talking very informally about this for a little over two years now. We didn’t quite know what Jim was going to be doing in the sequel, but the entire team loves him to bits and I’ve been a fan since I first saw him. I remember reading an interview with Spielberg, a great one back in Empire for a Jaws anniversary, where he was saying that Jim would be his choice for Chief Brodie were he shooting Jaws now. He said he could see the brilliant dramatic range Jim had as well as the comedy people knew him for at that time. For all these reasons, combined with the conversation we had with him on the phone, I’m so genuinely excited about this. I can’t wait to see what he does once the cameras are on.

So as you can see from the online reports there’s a Hell of a cast shaping up here. The movie runs from Hit-Girl #1 to Kick-Ass 2 #7 and fans of the comic will know that the part of Uncle Ralphie is still to be announced. He’s the big-bad from the Hit-Girl series and you, my friends, are in for a treat.

But this is all incredibly cool. Millarworld has had two movies released so far and several in various stages of production right now (another one starts shooting in the New Year). But I think this is the closest to starstruck I’ve been on anything so far. LOVE Jim Carrey. Can’t wait to meet him at Pinewood.”

Glad to see everyone has such adoration for Jim. If they believe in him, so can we.

Now, what about the insane ex-Spetsnaz and KGB soldier turned bodyguard of Red Mist, Mother Russia? Well, according to Wadlow’s Twitter page ”Chris just met Mother Russia!”. Hit the jump for your first exclusive look :
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It’s breaking news from Deadline which has also been confirmed by Mark Millar on his forum, Jim Carrey has indeed been cast in Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall in the role of Colonel Stars. It’s something the blogosphere has felt confidant about all weekend, including us here at Nerd Bastards, but it’s always nice to get confirmation. Here’s some of what Millar posted concerning the exciting news,

Matthew Vaughn, Jeff Wadlow and I did a conference call with Jim a couple of weeks back and we’ve been itching to talk about this ever since because the energy Jim’s going to bring to Colonel Stars has me buzzing as much as Nic Cage with Big Daddy…

Nic is really good friends with Jim Carrey and it’s well known to everyone that Jim loved the first movie. In fact, I think he had lunch with Vaughn the day before that Conan O’Brien kick-Ass/ Superman duet you can see in the link. So we’ve been talking very informally about this for a little over two years now. We didn’t quite know what Jim was going to be doing in the sequel, but the entire team loves him to bits and I’ve been a fan since I first saw him. I remember reading an interview with Spielberg, a great one back in Empire for a JAws anniversary, where he was saying that Jim would be his choice for Chief Brodie were he shooting Jaws now. He said he could see the brilliant dramatic range Jim had as well as the comedy people knew him for at that time. For all these reasons, combined with the conversation we had with him on the phone, I’m so genuinely excited about this. I can’t wait to see what he does once the cameras are on.

Millar also confirmed that Kick-Ass 2 will be covering events from issue #1 of the Hit Girl miniseries through Kick-Ass 2 issue #7. The Hit Girl miniseries is currently running with issue #3 expected to ship the week after next.

Are you guys excited for Jim Carrey joining the cast of Kick-Ass 2?

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Kick-Ass 2 is just days away from principle photography. Most of the original cast is confirmed to return for the Mark Millar and John Romita comic-based sequel. There’s a bunch of new players as well. Donald Faison (Gravity Guy), John Leguizamo (Red Mist’s bodyguard Javier), Andy Nyman (Tumor) and Lindy Booth (Night-Bitch), to name a few.  Who else has signed on for a pair of tights? Well, we’ve heard the rumors, and yes, they appear to be true!

According to a hinted tweet from Wadlow’s Twitter:

Now,  if we subtract “f’n” out of that tweet we’re left with “Alrighty then!”, a signature catch-phrase of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective star Jim Carrey. So there. This Twitter tease, pretty much affirms the report made by Deadline, which suggested Universal was courting Carrey for the role.

So, who’s this Colonel?  Fans of the series will know him as a gun wielding member of the “Justice Forever”, a lower budget version of DC‘s Justice League and ally to Kick-Ass.

Colonel Stars (his full comic book name) has more of an authoritarian presence in the series, so it’ll be interesting to see how Jim – a comedic actor- will pull this off.

An official statement should be anticipated in the next few days. Kick-Ass 2 is slated for a theatrical release on June 28th, 2013.

UPDATE: Mark Millar just tweeted this as pretty much 100% confirmation : “@MintzPlasse @JeffWadlow clue- he lives with 200 raccoons and parrots, owns the mask of Loki and named by spielberg as a genius.”

Source: Screen Rant

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Another week, another Kick-Ass 2 casting announcement.

According to Andy Nyman‘s official website, the British writer, actor and magician – yes, he’s that talented – will join the sequel to one of the most screwed up superhero films of all time. I mean that in a good way, of course.

In the Jeff Wadlow directed picture, Andy will play ‘Tumor”, one of the members of the super villain team,  The Toxic Mega-Cunts.

Now, before anyone starts going off saying “I’ve never heard of this guy before, why’s he so special?” go watch either Dead Babies, Severance or the mini-series Dead Set. Andy is a damn fine actor and plays one hell of a jerk, he’s perfect! He’ll fit in just fine between Mother Russia and Motherfucker.

Kick-Ass 2 starts filming in Toronto and London next month.  It will hit theaters June 28th, 2013.

Source: Comic Book Movie

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