Now that Cameron Diaz is back in the acting world, she's thinking about revisiting one of her most beloved roles.
When asked if she would reunite with Jim Carrey for a sequel to their 1994 superhero comedy The maskthe 4x Golden Globe nominee looked set to reprise her role as lounge singer Tina Carlisle.
“If Jim was on board, I mean I was riding those coattails from day one,” Diaz joked. Access Hollywood While promoting her acting comeback Back to worknow streaming on Netflix.
Carrey has previously discussed the possibility of dressing up as Stanley Ipkiss again, following his return to the screen. “Oh my God, you know, that has to be the right idea,” he told ComicBook.com last month. “If someone has the right idea, I think it's not really about the money. I joke about the money… but I never know. You can't be specific about these things.”
“I said I wanted to retire, but I think I was talking more about a power break,” the two-time Golden Globe winner added. “Because once a good idea comes your way, or a group of people that I really enjoyed working with and things like that, things tend to… To change.
Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz in “The Mask” (1994)
Based on the Dark Horse comic, The mask It starred Carrey as Stanley, a down-on-his-luck bank employee, who becomes possessed by the spirit of the trickster god Loki and teares through the city at night after donning a mysterious mask he finds in the bay.
Alan Cumming and Jamie Kennedy starred in the 2005 standalone sequel Son of the maskwhich was a critical and commercial failure. Back in 2014, comic book creator Mike Richardson discussed the future of the series.
“We were talking about revival The maskWhether in movies or comics, he told CBR. “We had a few false starts. The mask It's become something bigger than it was when we started.
