The Mask - Why no sequel?

MagicMarker

Watching it for the first time in years on Paramount, and it's still quality!!

I don't know about anyone else but I'd love to see a proper sequel, proper as in, Jim Carey in the role.

kippy

MagicMarker wrote: »

Watching it for the first time in years on Paramount, and it's still quality!!

I don't know about anyone else but I'd love to see a proper sequel, proper as in, Jim Carey in the role.

Carey didnt want to do a sequel apparently.

Sequel

Not long after the release of The Mask, it was announced in Nintendo Power that Carrey would be returning in a sequel called The Mask II. The magazine held a contest, with the winner being an extra in the film, but, due to Jim Carrey declining to reprise his role, the project never came to fruition. A Carrey-less sequel, Son of the Mask, was released in theaters in 2005 to very poor box office performance and critical disapproval.

Source- the wiki page on the film.


It is a decent film though.

Richard Dower

The son-of was dire, it was a genuine fun movie built for Carey. Physical comedy is his thing but i'd like him to do more serious stuff...type cast much?

ziedth

ya the truman show is prob in my top 20 films of all time and i did like eternal sunshine also, i'd like to see him in serious roles too because he's hasn't had a lol comedy gold since liar liar

Tusky

ziedth wrote: »

ya the truman show is prob in my top 20 films of all time and i did like eternal sunshine also, i'd like to see him in serious roles too because he's hasn't had a lol comedy gold since liar liar

Yes Man is surprisingly funny and I wouldnt normally be a fan of Carrey.

Galvasean

Carey refuses to do sequels ever since Ace Ventura 2. Something to do with playing teh same character twice negatively affecting his manic depression.

CyberWaste

Son of the Mask, was the first and still the only film that I walked out on half way through it. Worst film ive ever seen.

Richard Dower

Galvasean wrote: »

Carey refuses to do sequels ever since Ace Ventura 2. Something to do with playing teh same character twice negatively affecting his manic depression.

You know, i always suspected his "manic" characters were a smokescreen for him being inherently unhappy, but he's not unique in this regard whether it be actors or "normal" folk.

Johnny Bitte

Galvasean wrote: »

Carey refuses to do sequels ever since Ace Ventura 2. Something to do with playing teh same character twice negatively affecting his manic depression.

You serious about the depression?:eek:

Tea Spoon

Forget Cerey! I wouldn't have minded seeing more of Cameron Diaz!

Carey can without doubt deliver a fine comic performance and Yes Man proves beyond all doubt that he still has it. The Mask and Dumb and Dumber are timeless classics for sure.

JCos

Tusky wrote: »

Yes Man is surprisingly funny and I wouldnt normally be a fan of Carrey.

Yes Man is utter ****ing ****e.

Sleazus

I can't believe he hasn't got an Oscar nomination yet - though I also can't believe The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine weren't nominated for Best Picture (they got writing and directing nods, I believe). He's quite impressive when being serious. I read on Wikipedia that Jack Nicholson described him as a young Jack Nicholson. High praise indeed.

entropi

The_Goose135 wrote: »

You serious about the depression?:eek:

Indeed he is, Carrey was manic depressive and has had numerous spells in rehab to help keep it at bay. Such a shame as i'd have loved to see a 2nd Mask too:( But Ace Ventura 2 is my favourite film of all time so happy days eh:D

CrinkElite

If you havn't seen man on the moon you should check it out, quality movie and he's great in it

grames_bond

JCos wrote: »

Yes Man is utter ****ing ****e.

ah here thats a bit harsh, its a good, sit down, relax and turn off your brain movie with some decent laughs, its basically liar liar .....just not as good! still good though!

im glad there wasnt a sequal to the mask (SOTM doesnt count) they would have destroyed it!

Galvasean

grames_bond wrote: »

(SOTM doesnt count)

True that. Never do a sequel to a Jim Carey movie with no Jim Carey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-hM0BD6oxg

NSFW due to Jim Carey's buttocks.

grames_bond

Galvasean wrote: »

True that. Never do a sequel to a Jim Carey movie with no Jim Carey.

youtube video

NSFW due to Jim Carey's buttocks.

exactly! check this out.....(cut to 3 minutes 15 seconds where he is talking about dumb and dumberer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Str6N8F2UY

irish_bob

The_Goose135 wrote: »

You serious about the depression?:eek:

not too peceptive are you , im no shrink but jim carrey displays a lot of charechteristics that you find in manic depressives

Richard Dower

irish_bob wrote: »

not too peceptive are you , im no shrink but jim carrey displays a lot of charechteristics that you find in manic depressives

Indeed.

tferg20

Woops i thought this was a thread wanting a sequel for 1985's ''mask''. For shame. . .

tech77

Tea Spoon wrote: »

I wouldn't have minded seeing more of Cameron Diaz!

She's never looked better than she did in that film.

gunhappy_ie

awww.... Jim Casey, i grew up lovin "Ace Ventura" 1and 2 so much so i knew then word for word. You can youtube his name and cannibal corpse and an extended scene comes up of him singing wit the famous band. He was brilliant in then. His role in "Batman" killed it for me though, but i think it was the movie as a whole ! Ive heard "Yes Man" is a good show, so gonna rent that soon.

tony1kenobi

gunhappy_ie wrote: »

awww.... Jim Casey, i grew up lovin "Ace Ventura" 1and 2 so much so i knew then word for word. You can youtube his name and cannibal corpse and an extended scene comes up of him singing wit the famous band. He was brilliant in then. His role in "Batman" killed it for me though, but i think it was the movie as a whole ! Ive heard "Yes Man" is a good show, so gonna rent that soon.

You are right...Jim Casey doesn't get any credit for those films.....Most likely because Jim Casey isn't in them.

Asmodean

oh ho! Burn!!

TheDoc

I burst my hole laughing at me,myself and irene everytime.

By far his funniest. Liar liar i watched the other night for the first time since i was about 14...didnt laugh once

That_Guy

I recently bought the film recently and was a little disappointed that there was no sequel but hey what can you do. I much prefer Carrey now in his more serious roles.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

I'm possibly one of the only people who really enjoyed The Number 13 - all I hear from anyone else is that it sucks.
Carey is brilliant in Dumb and Dumber, The Mask, Ace Ventura, The Truman Show, The Cable Guy, Liar Liar, Me Myself & Irene, and (a very underrated) Fun With Dick & Jane.
Thought Bruce Almighty was alright and Yes Man was just awful.
Haven't seen Eternal Sunshine yet but it's high up on my must see list.