Next Jim Carrey sequel after Sonic 3 and actor's unusual career choice
Jim Carrey could star in another highly anticipated sequel following the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, as fans have been left stunned by the actor's unusual career choice.
The actor is set to take on a double role in the third-instalment of the live-action adaptation of the beloved video game character. He will return as Dr Robotnik while he also plays the villain's grandfather as well.
This marks the first time that Carrey has returned for a third film to play the same character as he has previously shunned sequels. In fact, before Sonic 2 released in 2022, the comic star had only ever agreed to appear in two sequels across his entire career. Ace Venture: When Nature Calls in 1995 and Dumb and Dumber To in 2014 and the latter was 20 years after the original with a prequel featuring different actors in between.
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Explaining what changed, Carrey told GamesRadar: "For me, at this time of my life – for some reason – I've never really wanted to do sequels. I've never really wanted to do franchise stuff. It didn't occur to me. I just thought, 'I want to move on and do something new'. Maybe six months before the first Sonic movie, I thought to myself I'd like to have a character that I could sit with for a bit for a few films. Especially if it could evolve, if it could change from film to film.
"Robotnik has been able to evolve in his look and his manner from film to film. Every time he gets defeated, he becomes more bitter and hostile. His megalomania gets ratched up and these inventions, the technological wonders that he keeps coming up with, keep topping themselves."
As Carrey seems to have changed his mind over doing sequels, fans are excited over what could be next. The actor has already revealed conditions for being convinced to reprise two of his most iconic roles, The Grinch and Stanley Ipkiss from The Mask.
He told Comicbook.com: "Oh gosh, you know, it has to be the right idea. If somebody had the right idea, I guess… It’s not really about the money. I joke about the money… But I never know. You can’t be definite about these things. I said I’d like to retire, but I think I was talking more about power-resting. Because as soon as a good idea comes your way, or a group of people that you really enjoyed working with and stuff, it just – things tend to change."
While he laid down his requirements for a Grinch follow-up as he added: "If we can figure out The Grinch… The thing about it is that, on the day, I had to do that with a ton of makeup, and I could hardly breath, and it was an extremely excruciating process. The children were in my mind all the time. ‘It’s for the kids, it’s for the kids, it’s for the kids.’ And now, with motion capture and things like that, I could be free to do some other things. Anything’s possible in this world."
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is in cinemas December 21.
