When it comes to Matthew Vaughn‘s Kick-Ass, one of the few surprises in the comic book adaptation was the lively performance from Chloe Moretz, as the violent, potty-mouthed teen “superhero” Hit-Girl. While she stirred up a bit of controversy, mostly related to the use of a certain word, the character is back in full force with the sequel, coming from Never Back Down director Jeff Wadlow.
Following the first red band trailer for the film, a new international look has landed, which focuses in on the character. Revealing a great deal of new footage of Moretz in high school and elsewhere, it looks like Wadlow is inserting a coming of age storyline amongst all the action. Also starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Morris Chestnut, John Leguizamo and Donald Faison, check out the new trailer below, along with a new poster featuring Carrey.
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.
Kick-Ass 2 arrives on August 16th.