No one cease Jim Carrey — he is open to creating a sequel to The Masks!
The 62-year-old actor is not ruling out the opportunity of returning as Stanley Ipkiss/The Masks in a possible follow-up to his hit 1994 comedy, wherein he starred reverse Cameron Diaz.
Requested by ComicBook.com about what it could take for him to do a sequel, Carrey stated, “Oh gosh, you already know, it needs to be the precise concept. “If any person had the precise concept, I assume … ”
Directed by Chuck Russell, The Masks follows financial institution teller Stanley (Carrey), who finds a magical picket masks that turns him into the titular green-faced trickster with the power to shapeshift and rework his environment.
Utilizing his powers, Stanley should save his love curiosity Tina Carlyle (Diaz, 52) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) whereas evading legislation enforcement.
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Again in 2022, whereas selling Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Carrey stated he was planning on retiring from his appearing profession.
Of creating the soon-to-be-released Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the actor informed the Associated Press with a smile on the movie’s U.Okay. premiere in London on Tuesday, Dec. 10, “I got here again to this universe as a result of, initially, I get to play a genius, which is a little bit of a stretch. And, you already know, it is simply … I purchased a variety of stuff and I would like the cash, frankly.”
However as he clarified in his latest interview with ComicBook.com, “It’s probably not in regards to the cash. I joke in regards to the cash … however I by no means know. You possibly can’t be particular about this stuff.”
“I stated I’d prefer to retire, however I feel I used to be speaking extra about power-resting. As a result of as quickly as a good suggestion comes your method, or a gaggle of individuals that you just actually loved working with and stuff, it simply — issues have a tendency to vary,” Carrey added.
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And The Masks is not the one iconic film of Carrey’s that he’d be open to revisiting. He additionally not too long ago informed ComicBook.com that he’d be all the way down to movie a sequel to the live-action How the Grinch Stole Christmas — however solely “if we might determine the Grinch.”
Carrey performed the titular character within the movie, an adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s 1957 book, launched by Common Photos in November 2000. However taking part in his character required sporting copious quantities of make-up and being coated head-to-toe in inexperienced fake fur and heavy prosthetics.
“The factor about it’s, on the day, I try this with a ton of make-up and might hardly breathe. It was an especially excruciating course of,” Carrey informed the outlet. “The youngsters had been in my thoughts on a regular basis: ‘It’s for the children. It’s for the children. It’s for the children.’ ”
“And now, with movement seize and issues like that, I could possibly be free to do different issues,” he added.
“Something is feasible on this world.”
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 zooms into theaters Dec. 20.
