Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Nicolas Cage, Chloe Moretz, Mark Strong
Certificate: 15
Release Date: Friday 26th March

"With no power... comes no responsiblity."

Kick-Ass tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. As any good superhero would, he chooses a new name -- Kick-Ass -- assembles a suit and mask to wear, and gets to work fighting crime. There's only one problem standing in his way: Kick-Ass has absolutely no superpowers.

His life is forever changed as he inspires a subculture of copy cats, is hunted by assorted violent and unpleasant characters, and meets up with a pair of crazed vigilantes, including an 11-year-old sword-wielding dynamo, Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz) and her father, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) - and forges a friendship with another fledging super hero, Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). But thanks to the scheming of a local mob boss Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong), that new alliance will be put to the test.

It may look harmless. It may sound harmless. It may even be considered entertaining by those unaware of its dangerous effects, but swearing is no laughing matter. Did you know that there is swearing in Kick-Ass? The Daily Mail knows.

Thanks to that bastion of UK society, we are all now forewarned of this potty-mouthed and puerile piece of filth, which could seriously offend and damage your children.

Especially when characters say words like "fuck" and "cock". And shoot people in the face.

"How do I get hold of you?" "Just contact the mayor he has a special signal that shines in the sky. It's in the shape of a giant cock."

Ok, you've probably already seen bits and bobs of Matthew Vaughn's upcoming (un)super-hero comedy over the internet, but just in case you haven't, here's your chance to watch the new red band international trailer for Kick-Ass. Posters and videos have been flying around online for a while now - with more to come before the film's release - but the more I see of this, the more it looks brilliant.

Davie Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is a comic book fan. So much so that he decides to become a costumed crime fighter himself, even though he has little to no power at all. Let alone super powers. Cue a caped crusade through a world where small girls can run up walls, shoot people mid-air, and Nicolas Cage doesn't act like Nicolas Cage.

In short? Amazing. Based on Mark Millar's ongoing series (started in 2008), Kick-Ass hits screens on Friday 2nd April. Read on for the video.