"Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall," director Jeff Wadlow tweeted something that strongly hints actor Jim Carrey is joining the cast of the super hero movie.
Jeff tweeted: "6 days till we start shooting... and we officially have our Colonel. Alrighty f'n then! @ChloeGMoretz @MintzPlasse @donald_faison #kickass2."
The creator of the comic book Mark Millar later tweeted a clue about the casting to actor Chris Mintz-Plasse, who plays Red Mist in the film.
Millar tweeted: "He lives with 200 raccoons, and parrots, owns the mask of Loki and named by Spielberg a genius."
While neither tweet names Jim Carrey, the tweets make numerous references to the actors films and career.
"Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall" is a sequel to the 2010 superhero action comedy film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. Matthew Vaughn, who co-produced the film with Brad Pitt, and co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman, directed the original film.
The first film tells the story of an ordinary teenager, Dave Lizewski, who sets out to become a real-life superhero, calling himself "Kick-Ass." Dave meets Big Daddy, a former cop who has trained his eleven-year-old daughter to be the ruthless vigilante Hit-Girl. Big Daddy is on a mission to take out a reputed drug kingpin.
In the sequel comic book, the Red Mist reappears, and leads a group of super villains against Kick-Ass and Hit Girl. The comic showed Hit-Girl attempting to train Kick-Ass to be a more competent superhero.
The Colonel Stars is a new hero who brings together the super heroes in order to fight evil. His real name is Sal Bertolinni, a former mob soldier-turned-born again Christian superhero.
Original cast members Aaron Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Nicolas Cage are joined by new cast members John Leguizamo, Jim Carrey and Donald Faison.
"Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall" is set for release in June 2013.
Watch the original film's trailer below...
