Two of the best movies ofJim Carrey’s career got two of the worst sequels ever made, and they each used the same ridiculous premise to get around Carrey’s absence.Carrey has famously been trepidatious about doing sequelsever since his first one was a disaster. He prefers to explore new stories and new characters with each project instead of going back to rehash a familiar role. A lot of the sequels he’s been in, likeKick-Ass 2andBatman Forever, have been sequels to movies he wasn’t in.
Of course, there have been a few exceptions. He reprised his role as Lloyd Christmas inthe belated sequel toDumb and Dumber, and he’s appeared as Dr. Robotnik in all three of theSonic the Hedgehogmovies. But for the most part, Carrey has avoided making sequels. He never made a sequel toLiar LiarorYes ManorThe Truman Show. Unfortunately, just because Carrey doesn’t want to make a sequel to one of his movies, it doesn’t mean the producers won’t still try to make some money with one.
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In 1994, Carrey burst onto the scene with the triple whammy ofThe Mask,Dumb and Dumber, andAce Ventura: Pet Detective. He went from being an obscure comic actor to one of the biggest movie stars in the world almost overnight. Naturally, the studios behind these movies wanted to capitalize on their success by launching a franchise. ButCarrey, with the much-deserved freedom to make whatever movies he wanted, was more excited by original projectslikeThe Cable Guy.
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He did make one sequel,Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, but it was so poorly received that it caused Carrey to swear off sequels. After that, if the studios wanted to make a sequel to one of Carrey’s movies, they had to figure out a way to do it without him. Two ofthose Carrey-less sequels—Son of the MaskandAce Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective— got around his absence with the same angle. They both revolve around the son of Carrey’s character (and they’re both just awful).
Sequels To Jim Carrey Movies Without Jim Carrey Were A Recipe For Disaster
Removing Carrey Removes The Reason The Movies Worked In The First Place
Whether it’s a big-budget movie likeEvan Almightyor a straight-to-video movie likeAce Ventura Jr., making a sequel to one of Carrey’s movies without Carrey’s involvement is a fool’s errand. The reason why a movie likeThe MaskorAce VenturaorBruce Almightyworks is entirely down to Carrey’s performance. By removingJim Carrey, these sequels have removed what made audiences fall in love with the original film in the first place.
