John Leguizamo will be pulling bodyguard duty this summer…

Universal Pictures has announced plans to release Kick-Ass 2, which will feature the 48-year-old Colombian American actor/comedian, this August.

In the sequel to 2010’s Kick-Ass, Leguizamo will portray Javier, a bodyguard assigned to protect aspiring evil guy Red Mist, the role to be reprised by Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Nicolas Cage will also be back to star in Kick-Ass 2, which will open nationwide on August 16, 2013.