Kick-Ass 2 has premiered a new trailer.

Chloe Moretz's Hit-Girl takes centre stage in the latest promo for the superhero sequel, which is based on the comic book series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson returns as the eponymous costumed vigilante, while Christopher Mintz-Plasse reprises his role as adversary Red Mist, aka The Motherf**ker.

Jim Carrey is a new addition to the cast as Colonel Stars and Stripes, and Scrubs actor Donald Faison will play Doctor Gravity.

Kick-Ass 2, directed by Jeff Wadlow and produced by Matthew Vaughn, will open on July 19 in the UK and August 16 in the US through Universal Pictures.

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