Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Kick-Ass 2", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Image courtesy of WikiMedia Commons.
Christopher Mintz-Plasse says it’s a ”bummer” Jim Carrey doesn’t want to promote ‘Kick-Ass 2’. The veteran actor who plays Colonel Stars and Stripes in the action sequel withdrew his support of the film earlier this year, feeling it is too violent in light of the Sandy Hook school shootings, and his co-star is saddened by his decision but finds his opinion ”understandable”.
He told BANG Showbiz: ”It’s a bummer because he’s so good in the movie that I would love to have him promoting the movie, but with everything that’s happened, it’s totally understandable why [he doesn’t want to].
”We really upped the ante with the violence in this one and I think with all the tragedies that have happened this year, that’s on people’s minds, which is terrible. Violence is always controversial nothing you can do.”
Mintz-Plasse went on to defend Carrey’s controversial decision, insisting it is difficult to envision how the film will look on screen compared to the script.
He explained: ”You read the script and you’re like, ‘Oh, it’s violent’, but when you actually see it in front of you, it’s a lot more violent than you think it’s gonna be on the page. He saw the finished product and he just couldn’t get behind it. I respect the guy’s opinion.” ‘Kick-Ass 2’ is in cinemas now.
– TEAMtalk Media
