While joking about his return to the franchise based on the Sega video game, the star of ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective’ addressed his previous retirement announcement. In 2022, while promoting the sequel ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’, Carrey had claimed he was stepping back from acting. “I’m being fairly serious,” he told Access Hollywood at the time. “It depends. If the angels bring some sort of script that’s written in gold ink, that says to me that it’s going to be really important for people to see, I might continue down the road. But I’m taking a break.”
When asked about his past comments during the premiere on December 10, Carrey responded, “That might have been hyperbole.”
‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ is set to hit U.S. theaters on December 20.
In this third installment, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles confront a mysterious new enemy known as Shadow the Hedgehog and find themselves forming an unexpected alliance with the villain, Dr. Robotnik.
The voice cast features Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Tails, Idris Elba as Knuckles, and Keanu Reeves as Shadow. The live-action cast includes Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Krysten Ritter, Natasha Rothwell, Lee Majdoub, Tom Butler, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, and Alyla Browne.
“I returned to this universe because, first of all, I get to play a genius, which is a bit of a stretch,” Carrey shared with the Associated Press. “And, you know, I bought a lot of stuff and I need the money, frankly. Yeah.”
