Jim Carrey: 'I Cannot Support' Violence in 'Kick-Ass 2'
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Jim Carrey has pulled support for Kick-Ass 2 despite his starring role in the film, citing the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, that left 20 students and six adults dead last December. "I did Kick-Ass a month [before] Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence," Carrey tweeted. "I meant to say my apologies to others [involved] with the film. I am not ashamed of it but recent events have caused a change in my heart."
Kick-Ass 2, based on Mark Millar's comic book series, boasts flashy, stylized violence and plenty of it. The film's stars, Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass) and Chloë Grace Moretz (Hit-Girl), are also notably young actors for such violent roles; Moretz was only 13 years old when the first film was released. Carrey, who has been a vocal supporter of gun control, plays new hero Colonel Stars and Stripes, who forms a team with Kick-Ass.
Millar, who also serves as executive producer for the films, was "baffled" by Carrey's decision. "As you may know, Jim is a passionate advocate of gun control and I respect both his politics and his opinion, but I'm baffled by this sudden announcement as nothing seen in this picture wasn't in the screenplay 18 months ago," he wrote in a forum on his website. "Yes, the body-count is very high, but a movie called Kick-Ass 2 really has to do what it says on the tin."
He continued, "A sequel to the picture that gave us Hit-Girl was always going to have some blood on the floor and this should have been no shock to a guy who enjoyed the first movie so much . . . like Jim, I'm horrified by real-life violence (even though I'm Scottish), but Kick-Ass 2 isn't a documentary." He finished by asking Carrey to reconsider. "Ultimately, this is his decision, but I've never quite bought the notion that violence in fiction leads to violence in real-life any more than Harry Potter casting a spell creates more Boy Wizards in real life," Millar wrote.
Kick-Ass 2 opens August 16th.
What a ? move. Im sure Carrey is gonna be ? GOAT in Kick Ass 2 tho. The movie looks so awesome.
I was late to kick ass, thought it was gonna be a lame comic book spoof type movie but boy was i wrong. That movie was ill as ? .
Kick-Ass 2, based on Mark Millar's comic book series, boasts flashy, stylized violence and plenty of it. The film's stars, Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass) and Chloë Grace Moretz (Hit-Girl), are also notably young actors for such violent roles; Moretz was only 13 years old when the first film was released. Carrey, who has been a vocal supporter of gun control, plays new hero Colonel Stars and Stripes, who forms a team with Kick-Ass.
Millar, who also serves as executive producer for the films, was "baffled" by Carrey's decision. "As you may know, Jim is a passionate advocate of gun control and I respect both his politics and his opinion, but I'm baffled by this sudden announcement as nothing seen in this picture wasn't in the screenplay 18 months ago," he wrote in a forum on his website. "Yes, the body-count is very high, but a movie called Kick-Ass 2 really has to do what it says on the tin."
He continued, "A sequel to the picture that gave us Hit-Girl was always going to have some blood on the floor and this should have been no shock to a guy who enjoyed the first movie so much . . . like Jim, I'm horrified by real-life violence (even though I'm Scottish), but Kick-Ass 2 isn't a documentary." He finished by asking Carrey to reconsider. "Ultimately, this is his decision, but I've never quite bought the notion that violence in fiction leads to violence in real-life any more than Harry Potter casting a spell creates more Boy Wizards in real life," Millar wrote.
Kick-Ass 2 opens August 16th.
What a ? move. Im sure Carrey is gonna be ? GOAT in Kick Ass 2 tho. The movie looks so awesome.
I was late to kick ass, thought it was gonna be a lame comic book spoof type movie but boy was i wrong. That movie was ill as ? .
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Lou Cypher wrote: »"I did Kick-Ass a month [before] Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence," Carrey tweeted. "I meant to say my apologies to others [involved] with the film. I am not ashamed of it but recent events have caused a change in my heart."
"Recent events"? People shooting others with guns? This ? dumb. -
This dude Jim Carrey can't seem to think for himself. He's my dude, because he's Canadian. But ? .
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I love Jim Carrey's work but i cant co sign this ? . Its ? dumb. Like the director said, he read the script, loved the first movie. But one school shooting changes your whole opinion of it? so dumb.
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Jim Carrey sucks.
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Yet he was happy to take the money though, wasn't he? What a load of ? . Donate the paycheck or shut the ? up.
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You take that back William!
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Co-sign what everybody else said. So if Sandy Hook wouldn't of happened, everything would have been cool in the game? GTFOH.
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white boy please
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movies dont shoot up schools
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its his choice. hes not saying the movie sucks, hes just saying hes not going to go out and promote it. probably because when an actor doesnt talk about the movie he just made, its a sign the movie sucks.
he aint givin up his $ though. Carrey aint had a real hit since yes man lol -
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This is genius. He caused a controversy by saying this, seemingly giving the movie more press than it would have gotten had he kept his mouth shut
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Lou Cypher wrote: »You take that back William!
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Truman show >>>Liar Liar >>> Dumb and Dumber
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Who cares tho? The movie is shot and from the looks of it it will be pretty good. He can have his opinion.
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It was okay before Sandy Hook, though?
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RodrigueZz wrote: »Truman show >>>Liar Liar >>> Dumb and Dumber
I'm not going to flag you because I know you're just saying that to upset me.
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My thoughts on this is as follows, let that ? cook man. Irregardless im still gonna watch and enjoy, if he wants to champion that cause it wont effect how I feel about his career. If anything I respect that somebody with his visibility is actually standing up for something. Ppl change their minds, thats life.
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Glad to see everyone airing him out for this ? -ass idiocy. If 20 black kids got killed in the hood or 20 kids in a drone strike or 20 kids cuz they didn't have proper health care or 20 kids in a car accident he wouldn't give a ? . Kids die every day ? . Muhfuckas be acting like Adam Lanza invented killing kids or summin. I don't wanna hear ? about a "Post-Newtown world".
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RodrigueZz wrote: »Truman show >>>Liar Liar >>> Dumb and Dumber
The Truman Show was brillant. -
So did this ? think people weren't shooting themselves before sandy hook
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personally i hate real life violence but i love graphic movie violence like the one from kick ass, i look at it as art
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Damn... The Chicago murder rate must be killing him too
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