Jim Carrey Says ‘Bruce Almighty’ And ‘Dumb And Dumber’ Sequels Might Be In The Offing
That’s not the worldJim Carreyhas on a yo-yo string in the photo above; it is our comedy-loving heart. sob! So does Jim Carrey (or his agent) think it’s time for him to go back to some established crowd-pleasing roles? It sounds that way. He’s got the kid-friendlyMr. Popper’s Penguinscoming out shortly, but while promoting that film he said that he’s considering new films featuring characters that performed well in the past. Which is to say, we may see Carrey-equipped comedies to two of his films that have already made sequels without him:Dumb and DumberandBruce Almighty.
The idea of anotherBruce Almightyseems like a stretch after the massive cost overruns and underperformance of the sequel,Evan Almighty. But a newDumb and Dumberfilm isn’t something that comes out of the blue. Read on…
First up, here’s what Jim Carrey toldComingSoon(and we’re taking this quote as if it was delivered with a straight face, which is how CS presents it):
We’re talking about maybe returning to some old characters that everyone has been asking about …There’s Bruce Almighty and we’re talking about maybe another Dumb and Dumber.
The idea of a new sequel to the 1994 comedy hitDumb and Dumberisn’t all that outlandish, because we’ve heard about it before, from one of the directors. Earlier this year,Bobby FarrellytoldMoviehole,
If we could get those two guys back together, Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels that might be a worthwhile sequel – and that ball is in motion. We’re starting to think about what those two dimwits would be doing twenty-years later in life, and hopefully we’ll be able to come up with something worthy of a sequel.
So: have at it. Does this seem like a proper career step, or a nostalgic ploy to recapture an old audience?
