First Official Shot from Kick-Ass II

First Official Shot from Kick-Ass II

First Official Shot from Kick-Ass II

Aspiring vigilantes and comic book fans rejoice. Universal has released an image of the upcoming Kick-Ass II movie.

The new film is set to introduce the Colonel Stars and Stripes character, played by Jim Carrey (pictured left), who is the leader of a group called Justice Forever.

According to the image, he's also the owner of a dog, who he likes to dress up in a matching camo outfit.

Other actors set to join Carey include, Donald Faison, John Leguizamo and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell.

As well as Aaron Taylor-Johnson who plays Kick-Ass, Chloë Moretz and Nicholas Cage are set to reprise their roles as Hit-Girl and Big Daddy. While we're not in the business of revealing spoilers, the new film is set to focus more on Hit-Girl.

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Kick-Ass 2 is due for release in the US on June 28th 2013 and in the UK on July 19th 2013

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