Will Kick-Ass Change His Swagger In Sequel? We Ask Him!

With "Kick-Ass 2," Aaron Taylor-Johnson is returning to his
role of Dave Lizewski, the tough home-made hero also known
as Kick-Ass, after years away from it. And according to the
actor, it was harder to step back into Kick-Ass' shoes than he
imagined.A big part of playing Dave for Taylor-Johnson is
raising his voice to a near squeak, something that, as he
explained to MTV News' Josh Horowitz, was a bit of a
struggle.
"Other than it being an American accent, there was a specific
tone to it that meets with Dave," he said. "For the second one,
it was difficult to go back to that character."Voice aside,
making "Kick-Ass 2" meant returning to the frame of mind of
somebody who feels compelled to hit the streets and fight
crime. In the three years between films, Taylor-Johnson came
up with a number of ideas for the character, but had a hard
time realizing that a lot of that work had already been done
for the original."In between [the two movies] there was a
documentary called 'Superheroes' that came out, and I was
watching those guys going 'Oh, my god. They're the real kind
of people that dress up and go out,' " he said. "They had some
really great, quirky mannerisms, and I really wanted to pick up
those traits for the character, but it's like it was too late. I
can't now. That's not Dave. That's someone else. Then I
needed to focus in on what Dave really was. It was
interesting."The actors new to "Kick-Ass 2" didn't have a
precedent to fulfill, and one of them, Jim Carrey, took the role
very seriously. "The majority of the time [Carrey] would keep
in that character," Taylor-Johnson said. "I admire it. I do the
same sometimes as well. He brings such enthusiasm and
great ideas when he creates characters like it. It's incredible.
You're seeing something come to life. It's about being ballsy,
making big decisions and being bold and to stick with
it." "Kick-Ass 2" opens in theaters on August 16.