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Universal Shifts Three Comic Book Movies: 'R.I.P.D.,' 'Kick-Ass 2,' '2 Guns'

By Germain Lussier

Three Universal Pictures comic book adaptations are getting shifted around the release schedule.

  • R.I.P.D. will still be released on July 19, but now it's officially in 3D.
  • Kick-Ass 2 moves back from June 28 to August 16
  • 2 Guns moves up from August 16 to August 2.

    • Read the latest plot descriptions for each below.

    R.I.P.D.

    Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds star in R.I.P.D., a 3D supernatural action-adventure directed by Robert Schwentke and co-starring Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker and Stephanie Szostak.  Based on the Dark Horse comic, R.I.P.D. is produced by Neal H. Moritz, Mike Richardson and Michael Fottrell.

    2 GUNS

    Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg lead an all-star cast in 2 GUNS.  Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, the film co-stars Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, James Marsden, Fred Ward and Edward James Olmos.  2 GUNS is produced by Marc Platt, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Adam Siegel, Jeffrey Stott, Ross Richie, Andrew Cosby and Norton Herrick.

    KICK-ASS 2

    Aaron Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse reprise their roles from 2010's surprise global hit in the action-comedy KICK-ASS 2.  Written and directed by Jeff Wadlow and based on the comic by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr., KICK-ASS 2 co-stars Morris Chestnut, John Leguizamo and Donald Faison.  It is produced by Matthew Vaughn, Tarquin Pack, Adam Bohling, David Reid and Brad Pitt.
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