Jim Carrey He opened up about the reason for his return for the third film of Sonic.
The veteran actor, who has stepped away from acting and the spotlight over the past decade, revealed to the Associated Press at the film’s U.K. premiere on Tuesday why he chose to reprise his role as the villainous Dr. Robotnik. in the next sequel, which will hit theaters in Argentina on January 2.
“I came back to this universe because, first of all, I get to play a genius, which is a bit of a stretch. And, you know, it’s just… I bought a lot of things and I need the money, frankly. YeahCarrey admitted with a smile.
Jim Carrey and the possibility of retiring from acting
After a solid acting career in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s, the star of Ace Ventura has been quite selective in recent years regarding the projects it accepts. He even told Access Hollywood in 2022, while promoting sonic 2who planned to retire from acting.
“I’m being pretty serious,” he said at the time. “Depends. If the angels bring some kind of script written in gold ink that tells me it will be very important for people to see, I might continue down that path. But I will take a break.”
But even before talking about his retirement, the actor Dumb and dumb He already had one foot outside of Hollywood, focusing his attention on other passions, such as developing his skills as a political cartoonist.
“I just didn’t want to be in business anymore.”Carrey told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018. “I didn’t like what was happening, corporations taking over and all that. And maybe it’s because I was drawn to a different kind of creative outlet and I really liked the control of painting, of not having a committee in the way telling me what the idea should be to appeal to a four-quadrant group. .
In addition to Dr. Robotnik, Carrey also voices his villain’s grandfather, Gerald Robotnik, in Sonic 3. The voice cast also includes Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, Adam Pally and Krysten Ritter.
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