KICK-ASS 2 trailers and character posters

~ plus 2 Kick-Ass 2 trailers for your viewing pleasure ~

A while back we got a handful of character posters for Kick-Ass 2. The latest poster features Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes, and if the trailers are any indication we’re in for some R-rated vigilante violence. Carrey’s voice is unrecognizable and soaked in an accent that’s going to be great, so that in itself is worth seeing.

Kick-Ass two seems a bit rougher around the edges than its predecessor, but that doesn’t mean it’s not going to be balls to the wall (I actually think that’s what the title was at one point). Check out the other six character posters and a few trailers for the film after the jump!

UPDATE: Now includes alternate Hit Girl, Kick-Ass, and The Mother Fucker posters

Kick-Ass 2 stars returning Aaron Tayolor-Johnson as Kick-Ass, Chloe Grace-Moretz as Hit Girl, Christopher Mintz-Plasse (formerly Red Mist) as The Mother Fucker, and more than a few new heroes and villains.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

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 (Chloe 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 hits theaters August 16th.