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[[Kick-Ass (character)|Dave Lizewski]] has retired from fighting crime, since his actions have inspired ordinary citizens to become real-life superheroes. Normal life does not suit him |
[[Kick-Ass (character)|Dave Lizewski]] has retired from fighting crime, since his actions have inspired ordinary citizens to become real-life superheroes. Normal life does not suit him, and he begins training to become a proper hero with [[Hit-Girl (character)|Mindy Macready]]. Meanwhile Chris D'Amico accidentally kills his mother with a [[tanning bed]] while arguing over her apathy towards his father's death. With full control over his family's money, Chris re-invents himself as a super villain known as "The Motherfucker", and swears to get revenge on Kick-Ass. |
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After their first 'field test,' Mindy's guardian, Marcus, discovers she is still fighting crime, and makes her promise to give it up. Her subsequent argument with Dave leads to his girlfriend, Katie Deauxma, who has noticed his strange behaviour and absence, to break up with him, believing he is cheating on her with Mindy. Now alone, Kick-Ass joins a team of heroes called "Justice Forever," led by Colonel Stars and Stripes, which includes Battle Guy (who turns out to be Dave's friend, Marty), Dr Gravity, Insect Man, Night-Bitch, and the parents of a missing child named Tommy. The team start out small, by working at [[soup kitchen]]s and patrolling the streets, before taking on the larger task of shutting down an illegal brothel. Kick-Ass soon begins a sexual relationship with Night Bitch, and he and Marty try to get their friend Todd involved, but end up alienating him when they accuse his chosen identity (Ass Kicker) of being a rip-off of Kick-Ass. |
After their first 'field test,' Mindy's guardian, Marcus, discovers she is still fighting crime, and makes her promise to give it up. Her subsequent argument with Dave leads to his girlfriend, Katie Deauxma, who has noticed his strange behaviour and absence, to break up with him, believing he is cheating on her with Mindy. Now alone, Kick-Ass joins a team of heroes called "Justice Forever," led by Colonel Stars and Stripes, which includes Battle Guy (who turns out to be Dave's friend, Marty), Dr Gravity, Insect Man, Night-Bitch, and the parents of a missing child named Tommy. The team start out small, by working at [[soup kitchen]]s and patrolling the streets, before taking on the larger task of shutting down an illegal brothel. Kick-Ass soon begins a sexual relationship with Night Bitch, and he and Marty try to get their friend Todd involved, but end up alienating him when they accuse his chosen identity (Ass Kicker) of being a rip-off of Kick-Ass. |
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Mindy tries to lead a normal life, and Marcus arranges for her to go to a [[slumber party]] with the popular girls in her class, led by Brooke. Brooke suggests Mindy try out for the dance team at school, but when Mindy wows the audience with her audition, Brooke is not happy. Dave wants to work with Hit-Girl again, and tries to convince her to join Justice Forever, but she refuses, and promptly asks a boy to take her out on a date. The date ends up as a cruel prank, and Mindy is abandoned in the forest for her to walk home alone. Upset, Mindy goes to Dave and tearfully tells him what happened. Dave consoles her and encourages her to beat the mean girls at their own game. The next day Mindy takes on the girls, first with verbal put-downs, then using a crowd control shock baton to induce [[vomiting]] and [[diarrhea]]. Mindy is suspended from school and Marcus is disappointed. |
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The Motherfucker uses his wealth to assemble a gang of supervillains, and establishes an underground lair, complete with a |
The Motherfucker uses his wealth to assemble a gang of supervillains, and establishes an underground lair, complete with a shark tank. He tracks down Colonel Stars and Stripes and has Mother Russia, a massive [[Russian people|Russian]] ex-con and former [[KGB]] agent, decapitate him, before taunting Justice Forever on [[Twitter]]. He then tracks down Night-Bitch and attempts to rape her. When the police are called to the scene, Mother Russia kills all ten arriving police officers, resulting in a police clampdown citywide on all costumed villains and vigilantes. When the police track down Dave's [[IP address]], Dave's father tries to protect him by taking responsibility for being Kick-Ass. |
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The Motherfucker is not convinced that the real Kick-Ass has been caught, and learns from Todd (who had joined him, thinking he was another group of superheroes) that the man arrested for being Kick-Ass is actually Dave's father. He has Mr. Lizewski killed in jail and sends a photograph to Dave, revealing his true identity as Chris D'Amico. Grief-stricken, Dave vows to never put on the Kick-Ass costume again as |
The Motherfucker is not convinced that the real Kick-Ass has been caught, and learns from Todd (who had joined him, thinking he was another group of superheroes) that the man arrested for being Kick-Ass is actually Dave's father. He has Mr. Lizewski killed in jail and sends a photograph to Dave, revealing his true identity as Chris D'Amico. Grief-stricken, Dave vows to never put on the Kick-Ass costume again, as he promised his father. The other members of Justice Forever attend the funeral in sympathy for Dave, but the funeral is ambushed by the Motherfucker's gang and Dave is kidnapped. |
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Mindy pursues the van, killing all its occupants and rescuing Dave, and convinces him to confront the Motherfucker. |
Mindy pursues the van, killing all its occupants and rescuing Dave, and convinces him to confront the Motherfucker. They assemble all their superhero friends and confront the Motherfucker at his lair, where an all-out brawl ensues. While Kick-Ass fights the Motherfucker, Hit-Girl struggles against Mother Russia, who soon overpowers her. Hit-Girl pulls out a syringe she had referred to previously as a "last resort," and Mother Russia, thinking it is poison, wrestles it from Hit-Girl and injects her with it. The syringe actually contained [[adrenaline]], which rejuvenates Hit-Girl and gives her the strength to kill Mother Russia with shards of glass. Fighting on the rooftop, the Motherfucker falls through a skylight, but Kick-Ass grabs his arm. The Motherfucker refuses help and falls, but lands in the shark tank. He survives the fall, but is mauled by the shark. Justice Forever disband and its members turn in their masks for good. |
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Mindy takes Dave home on her motorcycle, and tells him |
Mindy takes Dave home on her motorcycle, and tells him she is leaving New York, to protect Marcus from a police inquiry, as she is wanted for murder. She tells him he is now the superhero the city needs, and kisses him before departing. Dave accepts the responsibility and begins training and upgrading his equipment. |
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In a [[post-credits scene]], the Motherfucker is revealed to have survived as he screams from a hospital bed for water. He shouts that his legs and genitalia were bitten off and is barely able to move. |
In a [[post-credits scene]], the Motherfucker is revealed to have survived as he screams from a hospital bed for water. He shouts that his legs and genitalia were bitten off and is barely able to move. |
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Kick-Ass 2 | |
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Directed by | Jeff Wadlow |
Screenplay by | Jeff Wadlow |
Produced by | Adam Bohling Tarquin Pack Matthew Vaughn Brad Pitt David Reid |
Starring | Aaron Taylor-Johnson Christopher Mintz-Plasse Chloë Grace Moretz Jim Carrey |
Cinematography | Tim Maurice-Jones |
Edited by | Eddie Hamilton |
Music by | Henry Jackman Matthew Margeson |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
Countries | United Kingdom United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $28 million[2][3] |
Box office | $58,153,000[3] |
Kick-Ass 2 is a 2013 British-American superhero action-comedy film based on the comic book of the same name and Hit-Girl, both by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr., and is the sequel to the 2010 film Kick-Ass, as well as the second installment of the Kick-Ass film series. The film was written and directed by Jeff Wadlow and co-produced by Matthew Vaughn, who directed the first film.
The film was released on 14 August 2013 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and on 16 August in the United States and Canada. Matthew Vaughn's production company, Marv Films, produced the film alongside Universal Pictures.
Plot
Dave Lizewski has retired from fighting crime, since his actions have inspired ordinary citizens to become real-life superheroes. Normal life does not suit him, and he begins training to become a proper hero with Mindy Macready. Meanwhile Chris D'Amico accidentally kills his mother with a tanning bed while arguing over her apathy towards his father's death. With full control over his family's money, Chris re-invents himself as a super villain known as "The Motherfucker", and swears to get revenge on Kick-Ass.
After their first 'field test,' Mindy's guardian, Marcus, discovers she is still fighting crime, and makes her promise to give it up. Her subsequent argument with Dave leads to his girlfriend, Katie Deauxma, who has noticed his strange behaviour and absence, to break up with him, believing he is cheating on her with Mindy. Now alone, Kick-Ass joins a team of heroes called "Justice Forever," led by Colonel Stars and Stripes, which includes Battle Guy (who turns out to be Dave's friend, Marty), Dr Gravity, Insect Man, Night-Bitch, and the parents of a missing child named Tommy. The team start out small, by working at soup kitchens and patrolling the streets, before taking on the larger task of shutting down an illegal brothel. Kick-Ass soon begins a sexual relationship with Night Bitch, and he and Marty try to get their friend Todd involved, but end up alienating him when they accuse his chosen identity (Ass Kicker) of being a rip-off of Kick-Ass.
Mindy tries to lead a normal life, and Marcus arranges for her to go to a slumber party with the popular girls in her class, led by Brooke. Brooke suggests Mindy try out for the dance team at school, but when Mindy wows the audience with her audition, Brooke is not happy. Dave wants to work with Hit-Girl again, and tries to convince her to join Justice Forever, but she refuses, and promptly asks a boy to take her out on a date. The date ends up as a cruel prank, and Mindy is abandoned in the forest for her to walk home alone. Upset, Mindy goes to Dave and tearfully tells him what happened. Dave consoles her and encourages her to beat the mean girls at their own game. The next day Mindy takes on the girls, first with verbal put-downs, then using a crowd control shock baton to induce vomiting and diarrhea. Mindy is suspended from school and Marcus is disappointed.
The Motherfucker uses his wealth to assemble a gang of supervillains, and establishes an underground lair, complete with a shark tank. He tracks down Colonel Stars and Stripes and has Mother Russia, a massive Russian ex-con and former KGB agent, decapitate him, before taunting Justice Forever on Twitter. He then tracks down Night-Bitch and attempts to rape her. When the police are called to the scene, Mother Russia kills all ten arriving police officers, resulting in a police clampdown citywide on all costumed villains and vigilantes. When the police track down Dave's IP address, Dave's father tries to protect him by taking responsibility for being Kick-Ass.
The Motherfucker is not convinced that the real Kick-Ass has been caught, and learns from Todd (who had joined him, thinking he was another group of superheroes) that the man arrested for being Kick-Ass is actually Dave's father. He has Mr. Lizewski killed in jail and sends a photograph to Dave, revealing his true identity as Chris D'Amico. Grief-stricken, Dave vows to never put on the Kick-Ass costume again, as he promised his father. The other members of Justice Forever attend the funeral in sympathy for Dave, but the funeral is ambushed by the Motherfucker's gang and Dave is kidnapped.
Mindy pursues the van, killing all its occupants and rescuing Dave, and convinces him to confront the Motherfucker. They assemble all their superhero friends and confront the Motherfucker at his lair, where an all-out brawl ensues. While Kick-Ass fights the Motherfucker, Hit-Girl struggles against Mother Russia, who soon overpowers her. Hit-Girl pulls out a syringe she had referred to previously as a "last resort," and Mother Russia, thinking it is poison, wrestles it from Hit-Girl and injects her with it. The syringe actually contained adrenaline, which rejuvenates Hit-Girl and gives her the strength to kill Mother Russia with shards of glass. Fighting on the rooftop, the Motherfucker falls through a skylight, but Kick-Ass grabs his arm. The Motherfucker refuses help and falls, but lands in the shark tank. He survives the fall, but is mauled by the shark. Justice Forever disband and its members turn in their masks for good.
Mindy takes Dave home on her motorcycle, and tells him she is leaving New York, to protect Marcus from a police inquiry, as she is wanted for murder. She tells him he is now the superhero the city needs, and kisses him before departing. Dave accepts the responsibility and begins training and upgrading his equipment.
In a post-credits scene, the Motherfucker is revealed to have survived as he screams from a hospital bed for water. He shouts that his legs and genitalia were bitten off and is barely able to move.
Cast
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson as David Lizewski / Kick-Ass
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Chris D'Amico / The Motherfucker[4]
- Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl
- Jim Carrey as Sal Bertolinni / Colonel Stars and Stripes[5]
- Clark Duke as Marty / Battle Guy
- Olga Kurkulina as Katryna Dubrovsky / Mother Russia
- Lindy Booth as Miranda Swedlow / Night-Bitch
- John Leguizamo as Javier[6]
- Morris Chestnut as Detective Marcus Williams
- Garrett M. Brown as Mr. Lizewski
- Claudia Lee as Brooke
- Augustus Prew as Todd Haynes / Ass-Kicker
- Donald Faison as Doctor Gravity[7]
- Daniel Kaluuya as Black Death
- Tom Wu as Genghis Carnage
- Andy Nyman as The Tumor
- Robert Emms as Insect Man
- Steven Mackintosh as Tommy's father / Remembering Tommy
- Monica Dolan as Tommy's mother / Remembering Tommy
- Benedict Wong as Mr. Kim
- Iain Glen as Uncle Ralph D'Amico
- Todd Boyce as Chief of Police
- Yancy Butler as Angie D'Amico[8]
- Lyndsy Fonseca as Katie Deauxma[9]
Additionally, comic book creators Mark Millar[10] and John Romita, Jr.,[10] former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell,[11] and Aaron Taylor-Johnson's stepdaughter Angelica Jopling make cameo appearances in the film.
Production
Development
On 8 May 2012, it was reported that a sequel would be distributed by Universal Studios, and that Matthew Vaughn had chosen Jeff Wadlow, who also wrote the script, to direct the sequel.[12] Later that month, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chloë Grace Moretz entered negotiations to reprise their roles as Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl, respectively.[13]
Writing
Chad Gomez Creasey and Dara Resnik Creasey performed uncredited work on Wadlow's script to make Hit-Girl more feminine and less crass in light of Moretz's older age.[14]
Casting
In July 2012, Christopher Mintz-Plasse confirmed that he would return as Chris D'Amico who becomes the supervillain The Motherfucker.[4] Mintz-Plasse expressed relief that a rape scene from the comic book would not be included in the film and went on to compare the gang violence in the story to the film The Warriors.[4] That same month, it was announced that John Leguizamo would play a character named Javier, one of The Motherfucker's bodyguards.[15]
In August 2012, it was reported that Donald Faison would play the superhero Doctor Gravity.[7] Also that month, Yancy Butler was set to reprise her role as Angie D'Amico,[8] Lyndsy Fonseca stated that she would return as Katie Deauxma in a smaller role,[9][16] Robert Emms was cast as the former police officer turned superhero Insect Man,[17] Morris Chestnut was confirmed to replace Omari Hardwick as Hit-Girl's guardian Marcus Williams,[18] Lindy Booth was confirmed to play Night Bitch, a superhero seeking to avenge the murder of her sister,[19] Andy Nyman was announced to play one of the villains named The Tumor,[20] and Claudia Lee joined the cast as Brooke, the leader of a gang of school bullies.[21]
In September 2012, Jim Carrey was cast in the role of Colonel Stars and Stripes, former gangster, born again Christian, and leader of superhero group Justice Forever.[22] Also in September, Enzo Cilenti was confirmed to appear in the film.[23] It was confirmed that bodybuilder Olga Kurkulina would portray the villainess Mother Russia.[24] It was revealed that Clark Duke would reprise his role as Marty Eisenberg, who becomes the superhero Battle Guy,[25] and that Augustus Prew would take over the role of Todd Haynes from Evan Peters, who becomes the superhero Ass-Kicker.[26]
Filming
Principal photography began on 7 September 2012 in Mississauga, Canada. Once filming in Mississauga wrapped in late September, the cast and crew continued shooting in London, England.[27] Filming concluded on 23 November 2012.[28]
Music
Controversy
On 24 June 2013, Jim Carrey withdrew support for the film on account of the violence in the film and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Carrey wrote: "I did Kick-Ass a month before Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence. My apologies to others involved with the film. I am not ashamed of it but recent events have caused a change in my heart."[29][30]
Mark Millar replied in his official forum, saying "Yes, the body-count is very high, but a movie called Kick-Ass 2 really has to do what it says on the tin," and compared it to films by Quentin Tarantino, Sam Peckinpah, Chan-wook Park, and Martin Scorsese. Millar insisted the film concentrated on the consequences of violence rather than the violence itself.[30][31]
Moretz also commented "It's a movie. If you are going to believe and be affected by an action film, you shouldn't go to see Pocahontas because you are going to think you are a Disney Princess . If you are that easily swayed, you might see The Silence of the Lambs and think you are a serial killer. It's a movie and it's fake, and I've known that since I was a kid... I don't want to run around trying to kill people and cuss. If anything, these movies teach you what not to do."[32][33]
Reception
Critical response
According to Metacritic, Kick-Ass 2 has received mixed reviews from critics.[34] Template:Rotten Tomatoes score
Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times said "Kick-Ass 2 is a lesser version of what it appears to be, an uncertain jumble rather than a true exploration of outrage, violence and identity." Olsen found Hit-Girl dealing with ordinary life more interesting than Kick-Ass trying to be a superhero but feels, the story is marred by bad jokes about bodily functions. He criticized Taylor-Johnson's performance as "a charisma-free zone".[35] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times said "There isn't anything good to say about Kick-Ass 2, the even more witless, mirthless follow-up to Kick-Ass." Dargis further criticized the misogyny, and the poorly delivered jokes, as well as his failure to grasp the terrible beauty of violent imagery.[36] PopMatters said "Like the age old admonition that too many cooks spoil the broth, Kick-Ass 2 suffers from having too many characters and not enough time to deal with them all." Gibron wishes there had been more time to explore the supporting characters, like Mother Russia. He notes the echoes of Carrie White in the Hit-Girl highschool sequences. He suggests a Hit-Girl film would be preferable to "limp, unlikable results offered [by this film]".[37]
Conversely, Justin Chang of Variety said "Kick-Ass 2 improves on its 2010 predecessor in at least one respect: It doesn't make the mistake of trying to pass off its bone-crunching brutality as something shocking or subversive."[38] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter said the "Sequel offers exactly the blend of R-rated nastiness and candy-colored action fans expect."[39]
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said "The sequel to 2010's punk-superhero rampage has lost quite a bit of shock value – but Chloë Grace Moretz's Hit-Girl is still the coolest thing in a cape."[40] Owen Williams, writing for Empire magazine, notes that despite the larger cast of characters this feels like a smaller film, and calls it a "faithful adaptation of its namesake source comic" and in the absence of Mark Strong he praises Mintz-Plasse for holding his own as the villain. He calls it a "more modest success than the first Kick-Ass" and gives it 3 out of 5 stars.[41]
Box office
On the film's United States opening weekend, from 16 to 18 August 2013, Kick-Ass 2 opened in fifth place, with $13,332,955, behind The Butler (in its first weekend), We're the Millers, Elysium, and Planes (all in their second weekends).[42] This placed it below industry experts' expectation of around $15 million and studio higher hopes of as much as $19.8 million, in line with the first film.[43]
Sequel
If Kick-Ass 2 is successful, Mark Millar hopes that production would move ahead on a third film:[44] "Kick-Ass 3 is going to be the last one... I told Universal this and they asked me, ‘What does that mean?’ I said, ‘It means that this is where it all ends.’ They said, ‘Do they all die at the end?’ I said, ‘Maybe’ – because this is a realistic superhero story... if someone doesn't have a bullet proof vest like Superman, and doesn't have Batman’s millions, then eventually he is going to turn around the wrong corner and get his head kicked in or get shot in the face. So Kick-Ass needs to reflect that. There has to be something dramatic at the end; he cannot do this for the rest of his life."[45]
Moretz has shown interest in returning for a third installment, and would also be interested in exploring Hit-Girl's dark side: "I want to see something we haven't seen yet. Now we've seen who Mindy is, now we've seen who Hit-Girl is, I think we need to meld the characters together and have Mindy become Hit-Girl and Hit-Girl become Mindy. Maybe her natural hair has a streak of purple in it, maybe she really does go kind of crazy and go a bit darker since she lost her father." She also added, "I would only do the third one if it was logical. It needs to be a good script and a director, probably Matthew. The third film needs to fully wrap up the series and has to be a good note to end on."[46] On 30 August 2013, Millar stated that the film is in the pipeline.[47]
See also
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