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One would reasonably expect that a movie called Kick-Ass is not seeking to go in line with certain social graces. And the first trailer for the film featured a good deal of swearing, blood, and other things to make Helen Lovejoy throw up her hands and cry for someone to think of the children. Well, now parents don’t have to worry about the promotional material for Kick-Ass 2 corrupting their darlings, because a green band trailer has been released. | Full Story
Finally! A Kick-Ass 2 trailer has arrived. Universal Pictures unveiled the trailer today — I mean the red band trailer and it looks like oodles of fun. From the looks of the preview clip, Kick-Ass 2 is living up to its brand. There is no shortage of cursing, a** kicking and raunchy jokes in this one, hence the age requirement to watch the trailer.
The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz. | Full Story
The official synopsis has been released for Kick-Ass 2, giving fanboys and casual audiences alike some general idea of what exactly will play out in the sequel to 2010′s smash action-oriented comedy.
Sure, you’ve heard the rumors surrounding Jim Carrey, heard about Red Mists’ transformation to The Mother F*cker, and wondered how Chloe Grace Moretz‘s character is dealing with high school, but haven’t heard any sort of plot details linking it all together. | Full Story
Jim Carrey has clowned around many sets with his humor, but with his new role in Kick Ass 2, he’s slated to be on the more serious side as he teams with the misfit superheroes. The film is currently shooting and new pictures featuring the comedic actor has hit the internet. In the new pictures, Carrey is seen looking fierce in his army commando gear and apparently ready for battle. | Full Story
Kick-Ass 2 is currently being filmed and new images of Donald Faison as Doctor Gravity, Clark Duke As Battle Guy, and Chloe Moretz As Hit Girl as hit girl has hit the internet.
In the sequel to 2010′s Kick-Ass, Faison’s Dr. Gravity will be joining other returning stars Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Nicolas Cage and John Leguizamo.
Doctor Gravity is a superhero inspired by Kick-Ass. Doctor Gravity is an English major who highlights as a superhero by night, working with Kick-Ass and Justice Forever. | Full Story
Production has officially started on Kick-Ass 2, and writer/director Jeff Wadlow has signed on another cast member for the film. Wadlow has confirmed the hiring of female bodybuilder, Olga Kurkulina, to play the part of Mother Russia in the highly-anticipated sequel.
Kurkulina had this to say when discussing the role:
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. | Full Story
A few weeks ago, rumors hit the internet of Jim Carrey possibly joining the cast of Kick Ass 2: Balls to the Wall. Now, it seems as though all the talk may come into fruition.
Although not officially confirmed by the studio, director Jeff Wadlow posted a tweet hinting that he has “officially” cast Carrey for a role in Kick Ass 2. In the tweet over this past weekend, Wadlow stated that Kick Ass 2 has found its Colonel and added a familiar Jim Carrey quote along with message. | Full Story
Morris Chestnut has landed roles in two upcoming films.
First there is Kick-Ass 2, a movie which will feature an ensemble of superhero misfits that fight crime — similar to The Avengers. The bunch will go head-to-head with The Red Mist, an enemy character who has gathered a team of “supervillains” in order to defeat both Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl. Chestnut will play the guardian of Chloe Moretz’s character, one of the Kick-Ass superheros. | Full Story
If things go Donald Faison’s way, he will get his first chance to play a superhero in a Hollywood blockbuster film. Universal Pictures has begun talk with the Skyline star to play team member Doctor Gravity in Kick Ass 2.
Claiming to be a physics professor who invented a device called the Gravity Pole, Doctor Gravity is nothing more than a masked college student armed with a baseball bat wrapped in foil. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
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