Two decades ago, Jamie Kennedy and Son of the Mask poisoned cinema.
That it did, but only in 2005.
However, Carrey didnt return for this follow-up, as Jamie Kennedy took lead inSon of the Mask.
New Line Cinema
Why didnt Jim Carrey return for The Mask sequel?
In his early career, Jim Carrey didnt like doing sequels.
From there, the ball started rolling andCats & Dogsdirector Lawrence Guterman boarded the project.
New Line Cinema
Very, very bad.
Whats wrong with Son of the Mask?
In this story, Tim Avery (Jamie Kennedy) discovers the infamous wooden mask.
Alvey drives everyone up the wall, especially Tim.
And yeah, thats why this abomination exists.
To be fair, though, its unlikely that anyone could have saved this mess from total disaster.
Then, theres the topic of Alvey as a central character.
Who in their right mind wants to watch a CGI baby wreak havoc for an entire movie?
Yeah, its fun for a skit or minor sequence, but to build an entire movie around it?
Even for a cartoon, this idea would get stale beyond a singular episode.
Yet, the filmmakers stretch it out for 94 painful minutes.
How the film destroyed the franchise
Expectedly, no one likedSon of the Mask.
Heck, even the people involved in the making of it have since admitted this film just didnt work.
What it also did was kill any hope of further movies in the franchise.
Jim Carrey is game, telling ComicBook.com hed do it if somebody had the right idea.
