TORONTO — Canadian actor Jim Carrey is throwing his latest movie, Kick-Ass 2, under the bus.
On Sunday, the comedian tweeted: ” I did Kickass a month b4 Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence.”
The movie, which was shot last year in Toronto and Hamilton, features Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes.
The Toronto-born star apologized to the people involved with Kick-Ass 2. “I am not ashamed of it but recent events have caused a change in my heart.”
Stars of the ultra-violent 2010 original — including Chloe Grace Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse — reprise their roles as regular citizens who don costumes to fight crime. The movie opens Aug. 16.
Kick-Ass 2 executive producer Mark Millar responded to Carrey’s tweets on his blog.
“I’m baffled by this sudden announcement as nothing seen in this picture wasn’t in the screenplay eighteen months ago,” he wrote. “Like Jim, I’m horrified by real-life violence but Kick-Ass 2 isn’t a documentary. No actors were harmed in the making of this production!”
Millar said Kick-Ass 2 focuses on the consequences of violence and Carrey’s character is a born-again Christian. “The fact that he refuses to fire a gun is something he told us attracted him to the role in the first place.”
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