Did Jim Carrey have a deep reason for coming out of retirement for "Sonic 3"? No. But it's definitely relatable!
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00:00Did Jim Carrey have a deep reason for coming out in retirement for Sonic 3?
00:04No, but it's definitely relatable.
00:06Just when I thought I was out, he pulled me back in.
00:10The star talked about what brought him back to filmmaking during an interview in London
00:14on December 10th.
00:15When asked where he was returning to the franchise, he started off by saying,
00:18I came back to this universe because, first of all, I get to play a genius, which is a
00:23bit of a stretch.
00:24But then he followed up with a much more honest reason for his surprise return.
00:27He confessed,
00:28I just, uh, I bought a lot of stuff and I need the money, frankly.
00:32Yep, turns out that Jim's gotta eat.
00:35But let's rewind.
00:36Why is anyone surprised that Jim Carrey's back to play Dr. Robotnik again?
00:39It's mostly because of an Access Hollywood interview he did around the release of Sonic
00:432.
00:44After admitting that he was retiring from his acting career, the interviewer was visibly
00:48surprised, and also a bit reluctant to believe him.
00:50Are you being serious or are you screwing with me?
00:53I'm being fairly serious, yeah.
00:55He then offered one condition for returning that has everyone wondering about the script
00:59for Sonic 3.
01:00He said,
01:01If the Angels bring some sort of script that's written in gold ink that says to me that it's
01:04going to be really important for people to see, I might continue down the road.
01:09But I'm taking a break.
01:10The key phrase to consider there would seem to be taking a break.
01:13For someone like Carrey, who has always messed with interviewers, this is a pretty clear
01:17admission that he wasn't actually planning on disappearing forever, just long enough
01:20to enjoy some time off before his bank account started to dip below his comfort zone.
01:25Even though Carrey's reason for returning might not be that inspiring, plenty of people
01:28took to social media to defend his choice.
01:31As one Redditor wrote,
01:32Don't blame him.
01:33Pay's a s**t ton.
01:34And he probably really enjoys the chaotic energy it brings out.
01:37Another user echoed this sentiment, writing,
01:39He's commented before that he really enjoys playing the character since he gets to let
01:43loose that megalomaniac version of his acting.
01:45Might not get paid to chew the scenery in a zero-stakes role for a nice paycheck.
01:49In fact, if you scroll through the threads of the Reddit posts where this discussion
01:52took place, it's hard to find even one single negative comment about his return.
01:56The overall consensus, which we fully agree with, is that Carrey has done a big lift in
02:00carrying the franchise thus far.
02:02I asked for a kick-ass franchise.
02:05Next thing you know, here I am.
02:07Without him, who knows how the movies would have ended up.
02:09It's not like there's a long list of actors who would have done this wacky role justice.
02:13Daniel Day-Lewis?
02:14Maybe?
02:15Jokes aside, we're definitely here for Sonic 3 and Carrey's third turn as Dr. Robotnik.
02:19As of this video, the film is set to drop in theaters on December 20th.
02:23We'll race you there.