After becoming the breakout star of the first
Kick-Ass many people assumed that Chloë Grace Moretz's career was headed in the right direction but that hasn't been the case thus far. Most notably, her last two films in which she appeared,
Movie 43 and
Dark Shadows, didn't perform that well. One was a comedy anthology film filled with plenty of stars, but reduced them to performing second-rate gross out jokes. While the second film, Tim Burton's
Dark Shadows, was a film with an uneven tone, and Chloë's character, Carolyn Stoddard, was a one-dimensional angst-ridden teen, with a permanent sneer. But, things are looking to really be on the upswing for her now. She has
Kick-Ass 2 opening this week, which is getting good reviews and has potential hit films just around the corner with,
The Equalizer and the
Carrie remake.
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 directed & written by Jeff Wadlow; based on the comic book created by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.. The cast includes: Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Moretz, Jim Carrey, Lyndsy Fonseca, Yancy Butler, Donald Faison, John Leguizamo, Lindy Booth and Olga Kurkulina. It lands in theaters August 16, 2013.
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