Jim Carrey Would Agree To Play The Mask Again Under One Condition

The topic of whether or not Jim Carrey would ever do a second "The Mask" movie came up in an interview with ComicBook.com in January 2020. Carrey expressed his general apathy towards sequels, remarking, "I don't think in terms of sequels and stuff like that. I mean, this one ['Sonic The Hedgehog'] is kind of right for it because we have not evolved the character [Dr. Eggman] fully yet." (Funnily enough, Carrey would be proven correct with the 2022 sequel "Sonic the Hedgehog 2," where his character gets a lot more to do.)

Carrey then went on to express that his interest in doing "The Mask 2" would depend on the filmmaker involved. "'The Mask I think, myself, you know, it would depend on a filmmaker. It depends on the filmmaker really. I don't want to do it just to do it. But I would only do it if it was some crazy visionary filmmaker. Sure," explained the rubber-faced star of "Dumb and Dumber" and "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective."

If his answer sounds familiar, it mirrors a very similar attitude Carrey expressed about a sequel to "Ace Ventura." In an April 2022 interview with E! Online (this time to promote, ironically enough, the sequel to "Sonic the Hedgehog"), he again said he would only want to return to his iconic character if a visionary helmer was directing it. Only this time, he named a specific filmmaker: Christopher Nolan.

From both answers, separated by two years, it's clear that Carrey isn't interested in doing any follow-ups to "The Mask" or "Ace Ventura" without some strong directorial vision.