Jim Carrey announced that he will not support his upcoming film "Kick Ass 2."
Carrey wrote on Twitter that after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre he was not going to support the film even though he enjoyed the experience of making it. He stated, "I did Kickass a month b4 Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence. I meant to say my apologies to others involve[d] with the film. I am not ashamed of it but recent events have caused a change in my heart."
Carrey's comments elicited a response from executive producer, Mark Millar, who wrote on a blog post, "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. Yes, the body-count is very high, but a movie called Kick-Ass 2 really has to do what it says on the tin."
Millar added, "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. Our job as storytellers is to entertain and our toolbox can't be sabotaged by curtailing the use of guns in an action-movie."
"Kick Ass 2" is the follow up to 2010's "Kick Ass" which became a cult classic and was directed by Matthew Vaughn. The new film reunites Aaron Taylor Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. It also stars John Leguizamo, Lyndsy Fonseca, and Clarke Duke.
Universal will release the film on August 16, 2013 and is rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, crude and sexual content, and brief nudity.
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