Watch Tons Of New Scenes In 10 Minutes Of 'Kick-Ass 2' B-Roll
If there was one upside to the first Kick-Ass 2 trailer being a bit underwhelming, it's that the marketing has had nowhere to go but up. The film's looked better and better with each successive trailer, and the one that hit at Comic-Con was the most badass (or kick-ass, if you want to go there) yet.
Today, we have yet another new look at the film, in the form of 10 minutes of B-roll from the Jeff Wadlow-directed sequel. The reels feature quite a few moments we haven't seen in any of the previous promos, including some smaller character moments and some better looks at the new heroes and villains in action. Check 'em out after the jump.
Between these and the earlier trailers and TV spots, I'm starting to suspect that the single most off-putting element in this film might be star Aaron Taylor-Johnson. He comes across less like an awkward teenager here, than a handsome movie star's obnoxious idea of an awkward teenager. But maybe that's just me. Anyway, I'd be more than happy to be proven wrong when the film actually comes out.
Kick-Ass 2 opens August 16. Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Jim Carrey star alongside Taylor-Johnson. What do you think of the new footage?
Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist return for the follow-up to 2010's irreverent global hit: Kick-Ass 2. After Kick-Ass' (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse)—reborn as The Mother F%&*^r—only the blade-wielding Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) can prevent their annihilation.
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.