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Kick-Ass Has Met Joss Whedon Over Avengers 2 Role

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Aaron-Taylor Johnson has confirmed he’s in talks for the role of Quicksilver in The Avengers: Age of Ultron, and has even sat down with Joss Whedon to discuss the role.

In an interview with Collider, the Kick-Ass star confirmed that he’d been approached for the role and found it to be an “interesting” proposition.

“I feel really flattered and honoured that they came to me for that role,” he said. “I think he’s an interesting character and we’re just gonna keep going into that. I sat down with Joss, I think he’s awesome, I sat down with the guys at Marvel and they’re also great; I think it’d be interesting.”

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Police Talk Down Woman Who Was Apparently Attempting Suicide Outside Of ‘Kick-Ass’ Comic-Con Event

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

Police rushed to the scene of an apparent suicide attempt in San Diego, Calif. after onlookers realized a woman hanging from a 14th floor balcony was not part of a Comic-Con marketing stunt.

The woman, who the Los Angeles Times reports was wearing green pants that suggested she was part of the “Kick-Ass 2” party that was being set up in the parking lot adjacent to the building she was hanging from, was initially thought to be part of some elaborate campaign for the movie. A character in the film wears a similar outfit.

That was not the case. “The call came in as a jumper,” a member of the San Diego Police Department told the paper. “A female hanging from a balcony. There was something thrown from the balcony and she was crying. After some negotiations, she was taken into custody.” Authorities said the woman would be taken to a county mental health facility.

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Comic-Con: Watch New Kick-Ass 2 Video

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Universal turned Kick-Ass 2 loose on fans at today’s San Diego Comic-Con to give them their first look at the balls-to the-walls sequel. Director Jeff Wadlow and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Donald Faison, Lindy Booth and John Leguizamo were in attendance to present exclusive, new footage. The comic book’s creators Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. were also on hand, and Chloe Grace Moretz made an appearance via satellite from Boston where she’s filming The Equalizer.

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IGN @SDCC: Comic-Con Streaming Live

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Can’t make it out to San Diego? IGN has you covered! Coming off of a record-breaking E3, IGN is locked and loaded again: this time to bring you full coverage of San Diego Comic-Con. For the first time, IGN will be live streaming from the Con providing breaking coverage of the world’s biggest pop culture event.

Come to IGN.com starting Thursday, July 18th for breaking news, panel analysis, celebrity interviews, debut footage and game demos.The stream will be happening right on the front page of IGN.com on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1:00-5:00 PM PST. Or you can watch it below!IGN

The event will be hosted by Greg Miller and Daemon Hatfield, the same crew from our E3 Live show. Commentary throughout the event will be provided by IGN pop culture experts, including Jim Vejvoda, Eric Goldman, Joey Esposito, Chris Tilly, Roth Cornet, Scott Collura, Steve Butts and Marty Sliva. From Walking Dead to Marvel movies, from Batman Origins to Kick-Ass 2, they’ll discuss the biggest news in movies, TV, comics and games.

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Full Schedule: IGN's Comic-Con Live Stream

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Can’t make it out to San Diego? IGN has you covered! Coming off of a record-breaking E3, IGN is locked and loaded again: this time to bring you full coverage of San Diego Comic-Con. For the first time, IGN will be live streaming from the Con providing breaking coverage of the world’s biggest pop culture event.

Come to IGN.com starting Thursday, July 18th for breaking news, panel analysis, celebrity interviews, debut footage and game demos.The stream will be happening right on the front page of IGN.com on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1:00-5:00 PM PST.

The event will be hosted by Greg Miller and Daemon Hatfield, the same crew from our E3 Live show. Commentary throughout the event will be provided by IGN pop culture experts, including Jim Vejvoda, Eric Goldman, Joey Esposito, Chris Tilly, Roth Cornet, Scott Collura, Steve Butts and Marty Sliva. From Walking Dead to Marvel movies, from Batman Origins to Kick-Ass 2, they’ll discuss the biggest news in movies, TV, comics and games.

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Comic Book Movies Showcased at CinemaCon

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Three different comic books serve as the basis for some of Universal’s biggest film releases this summer: Kick-Ass 2, R.I.P.D. and 2 Guns. All three movies were part of Universal’s presentation today at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, where the studio showcased their summer 2013 slate to theater executives, distributors, and press. IGN was on hand for the studio’s presentation.

The studio showed slightly extended red band trailers for both Kick-Ass 2 and 2 Guns, but there really wasn’t anything new that IGN readers wouldn’t have already seen in the trailers released for both films. 2 Guns debuts August 2, while Kick-Ass 2 opens August 16.

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From: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/16/kick-ass-2-ripd-and-2-guns-showcased-at-cinemacon

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Jim Carrey Is Ricky Stanicky

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Jim Carrey may be playing a superhero in this summer’s Kick-Ass 2, but he’ll also be doing some saving in a new film called Ricky Stanicky.

The ensemble comedy from Summit Entertainment revolves around three teens who create a fake person named Ricky Stanicky to take the fall for burning down a house. But after 20 years of continuing to use him as an alibi for all manner of problems, their significant others want to finally meet this him, so they hire an out-of-work actor to play the part.

James Franco was originally cast as Ricky in 2010, and Joaquin Phoenix briefly took his place, but now it is Carrey locked in for the role. His Bruce Almighty and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls collaborator Steve Oedekerk is set to direct.

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Millar's Secret Service Films This Summer

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20th Century Fox has reportedly closed a deal to distribute Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn‘s next film, The Secret Service.

Deadline reports that the movie will begin filming in August for a November 14, 2014 bow.

Vaughn and Jane Goldman co-wrote the screenplay adaptation of Mark Millar‘s comic of the same name, which follows a veteran secret agent and his younger protege.

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New International Kick Ass 2 Trailer

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We’ve already been treated to the first Kick Ass 2 trailer a couple of weeks ago, but here’s a new International trailer featuring some new footage.

To sate yourself until the film comes out  –19 July 2013 in the UK and 16 August in US – check out the film’s cool character posters and the red band trailer below:

Daniel is IGN’s UK Staff Writer. You can be part of the world’s most embarrassing cult by following him on IGN and Twitter.

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Six New Kick-Ass 2 Character Posters Leaked

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Hot on the heels of the first Kick-Ass 2 trailer which hit the internet last week, six new character posters for the forthcoming superhero sequel have been unearthed by Argentinian film poster blog cine1.com.ar.

Showcasing the returning heroes Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl, the posters also give us our first proper look at Mother Russia, one of the films new villains, as well as Night-Bitch, Black Death, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse as… well, you all know his new name from the last trailer…

Check all the posters out below, thanks to Total Film.

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Jim Carrey's Top 10 Movies

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Jim Carrey is one of the biggest actors in Hollywood, but he’s also an actor who seems to go through phases of manic activity and relative silence. Luckily, Carrey is coming back into the spotlight in a big way in 2013. In The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, which opens today, Carrey plays a rival magician to Steve Carell‘s titular character. Many are already praising Carrey as the best thing about the movie (including us). And later this year, Carrey will don a cape and tights to play Captain Stars and Stripes in the highly anticipated superhero sequel Kick-Ass 2. That’s to say nothing of projects in the works like Dumb & Dumber To and Bruce Almighty 2.

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Watch the Kick-Ass 2 Red Band Trailer

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Dave Lizewski is back! Universal has just released the Red Band trailer for Kick-Ass 2, which sees the return of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, plus the addition of Jim Carrey to the line-up of oddball superheroes. Check out the trailer here:

Looks like Carrey might steal the show with this one, eh? Kick-Ass 2 will be released on August 16, 2013.

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Kick-Ass 2 Delayed

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Universal has announced that this summer’s superhero sequel Kick-Ass 2 has been pushed back from June 28 to August 16.

Written and directed by Jeff Wadlow and based on the comic by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., the movie stars the first film’s Aaron Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, as well as newcomers Jim Carrey, Morris Chestnut, John Leguizamo and Donald Faison.

With the date change in place, the studio has also bumped up its action flick 2 Guns from August 16 to August 2. That one stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg.

Additionally, Uni announced that Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges’ R.I.P.D will now be released in 3D on July 19.

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Kick-Ass 2's Bad Guy Revealed

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Yikes, NECA has overloaded my senses with a solid amount of neat collectibles from a number of great franchises. Within the walls of its Toy Fair 2013 showroom, there was a fantastic, highly-detailed Adam West Batman (complete with eyes that’ll pierce your soul), plenty of lovable items from top-notch games (Portal 2, Team Fortress 2, BioShock), and cool statues for Kick-Ass 2, including a first look at the bad guy The Mother F#@%&r.

Also, both the Alien and Predator franchises are getting new lines featuring Fox’s legendary E.T.s. You can now have Dutch take on Aliens — just make sure Dave Lizewski isn’t near the chaos… poor kid will be ripped to shreds in no time. Check out the images below…

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Is Mark Millar Going to Kill Kick-Ass?

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With Kick-Ass returning to screens this summer in the appropriately titled Kick-Ass 2, it seems that character co-creator Mark Millar has been discussing his plans for a third instalment.

BEWARE OF POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD

Speaking to SFX, Millar revealed that the third story will be the last one, which isn’t great news for Kick-Ass himself.

As Millar explains, “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.

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Marvel Eyes Carrey and Sandler for Guardians?

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Marvel Studios is reportedly eying a pair of big name comedy stars for Guardians of the Galaxy.

According to Latino-Review, Marvel is said to be checking the availability of Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler. The site’s unsure which roles Carrey and Sandler might be under consideration for, but it’s possible it could be voice-over roles such as Rocket Raccoon or Groot.

Carrey’s certainly no stranger to comic book movies having starred in Batman Forever, The Mask and the upcoming Kick-Ass 2.

Furthermore, Latino-Review claims that three other actors have read for the lead role of Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord: Wes Bentley (The Hunger Games, Ghost Rider), Cam Gigandet (Priest, Twilight), and Chris Lowell (Veronica Mars, The Help).

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First Look at Kick-Ass 2

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The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly includes the first official photo from Kick-Ass 2. The shot seen below features Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes, leader of the superhero squad dubbed Justice Forever, and Aaron Johnson back as the titular Kick-Ass. The sequel, directed by Jeff Wadlow, opens June 28.

Via Popculturology and ComingSoon.

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