Hit Girl Goes To High School In NSFW 'Kick-Ass 2' Trailer

One of the biggest draws in the first Kick-Ass was Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz), the pint-sized, foul mouthed crimefighter who put the smack-down on the most hardened of gangsters.  Her relationship with her borderline psychotic father Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) was one of the best parts of the film, and it was always going to be one of the major challenges of Kick-Ass 2 to make the story work without that.  This new Red Band trailer shows that the writers are still very much interested in making Hit Girl part of the story.

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'Kick-Ass 2' Red Band Trailer Lacks... Something

Y'know how every first superhero movie focuses on an origin story nowadays?  That wasn't always the case.  Look at Batman.  The reason why it's become so commonplace is because filmmakers realized that it's the perfect vehicle to develop the super-heroes as characters.  It's not hard to come up with an origin story with a character arc.  That was not different for Kick-Ass, a story about one loser's fight to take control of his life.  Kick-Ass 2 has finally gotten a trailer, and it makes me wonder if it has any real story.

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First 'Kick-Ass 2' Screenshot Released

As good as Kick-Ass was, it's a little hard to see just where a sequel would go.  Genre-subversions are hard to base extended stories around, which is one reason we'll probably never see a sequel to Watchman.  Nonetheless, progress on Kick-Ass 2 went smoothly when it finally got started, and we're finally starting to see results.  These results come in the form of a screenshot, which show us a familiar character, as well as an actor you might not immediately recognize.

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'Kick Ass 2' Official Plot Synopsis Sounds...Kick Ass?

Truth be told, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Kick-Ass.  There were things about the movie that I liked, but then the movie would frustrate me to no end.  And with the frustration outweighing the good, I was a one and done with the movie.  I should probably go back and watch it again and give it another chance  because the movie, despite my lack of enthusiasm, does have its fans and has over time built up quite a following.  That following has been rewarded with Kick-Ass 2.

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Mark Millar Confirms Carrey for 'Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall'

"Alrighty Then!" 

I really bought into the idea of rubber face comedian Jim Carrey joining Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall when speculation began last month.  Carrey would step in to play an over-the-top character in Colonel Stars, similar to Nic Cage's performance as Big Daddy in the first film.  However, it's easy to get fired up about casting rumors and disappointing as heck when they don't materialize.  The good news today is Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar confirmed Mr. Carrey is officially in the fold.  

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