Yes, the body-count is very high, but a movie called Kick-Ass 2 really has to do what it says on the tin.
Colonel Stars and Stripes is so charismatic and all his scenes are up there with Nic Cage’s amazing turn as Big Daddy in the original… which made it all the more surprising when Jim announced tonight that the gun-violence in Kick-Ass 2 has made him withdraw his support from the picture.Īs you may know, Jim is a passionate advocate of gun-control and I respect both his politics and his opinion, but I’m baffled by this sudden announcement as nothing seen in this picture wasn’t in the screenplay eighteen months ago. He’s never done anything like this before and even from the trailer, with his masked dog sidekick specially trained to munch criminal balls, you can see that something really fun and special is happening here.
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There are a lot of stand-outs in the sequel, every actor really firing on full cylinders and an amazing script that moves like a rocket.
It’s as good as the original and in many ways BIGGER as it expands upon the universe and really takes things to the next level. I’d seen Kick-Ass 2 in many forms, but this was the absolute final cut complete with opening titles, music and a terrific post-credit sequence you’re all going to love. Vaughn and I made a mental note to work with this guy as soon as possible as we’re both huge admirers.Ĭut to almost three years later and I’m sitting in a screening room in London watching what I think is one of Carrey’s best-ever performances. He had lunch with Matthew around the time of the first movie and dug it so much he appeared that night on Conan O’Brien DRESSED as Kick-Ass, singing a duet with Conan dressed as Superman. Carrey is an actor like no other, an unpredictable force of nature who brings a layered warmth and humanity to his work as well as that unstoppable energy he’s always been renowned for. Like you, I love Eternal Sunshine, Man on the Moon and The Truman Show. When producer Matthew Vaughn and director Jeff Wadlow called me up and suggested we do a conference call with him to talk about the sequel to the 2010 original I was genuinely excited. Writer Mark Millar issued the below response on his blog – which I think sort of misses the point of Carrey’s statement since Carrey isn’t stating an objection to changed content in the material, but rather the post Sandy Hook social climate. This is about his moral comfort level in endorsing his products, and if he doesn’t feel comfortable doing so – why should he be forced? While I don’t think violence in film causes violence in real life at all, I personally find this to be a respectable choice. I am not ashamed of it but recent events have caused a change in my heart.” My apologies to e“, followed by “ I meant to say my apologies to others involve with the film. He tweeted, “ I did Kickass a month b4 Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence. It’s interesting to see various outlets claim that Carrey is “trashing” the film, because he isn’t doing that at all. So don’t expect to hear much more from him before the film’s release on August 14th. This doesn’t mean that the movie will be altered in any way, it probably just means that he won’t be participating in the press rounds. With that in mind, Jim Carrey – who plays Colonel Stars and Stripes in the film – today announced that “cannot support” the film. Kick-Ass was a fairly violent film and I can’t imagine that Kick-Ass 2 tones it down much.