Yancy Butler, the onetime Witchblade actress who played Red Mist’s mother in the first film, will return for Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The film will be directed by Jeff Wadlow, who takes over behind the camera from Matthew Vaughn, who directed the first Kick-Ass but left the sequel to focus on X-Men: Days of Future Past.Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall will begin filming next month in Toronto and New York with an eye on a 2013 release. Returning stars Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Moretz and Aaron Johnson are joined by newcomers John Leguizamo and Donald Faison. The film will adapt not only the comic book series by the same title, but a Hit-Girl miniseries as well, both by Mark Millar and newly-announced Captain America artist John Romita, Jr.
