Why did Jim Carrey return for ‘Sonic 3’? ‘I need the money, frankly’
nypost.comJim Carrey is being brutally honest.The actor, 62, got candid on what motivated him to reprise his role as the villainous Dr.
Robotnik in the upcoming action adventure movie “Sonic the Hedgehog 3.”“You know, I came back to this universe because, first of all, I get to play a genius.
Which is a bit of a stretch,” Carrey told the Associated Press at the film’s UK premiere in London on Tuesday. “And, you know, it’s just I bought a lot of stuff, and I need the money, frankly.”“Sonic the Hedgehog” features live-action adaptations of the Sega video game and the third installment also stars Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, Adam Pally and Krysten Ritter.The “Liar Liar” star admitted he had stipulations to continue working in the industry.“I’m being fairly serious,” Carrey told Access Hollywood of retirement after the 2022 release of the second “Sonic” movie. “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.
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