Why Jim Carrey Is Taking a Break From Hollywood After ‘Sonic 2’ (Exclusive)

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Jim Carrey is stepping away from the screen — for now. ET's Denny Directo spoke to the funny man at the premiere of  in Los Angeles Tuesday, where he addressed comments that he's taking a break from acting after the highly-anticipated sequel.«I gotta get out of here before I slap someone,» Carrey joked. «Honestly, I feel like there's so many things, because I've been so busy for so long, important things that I've ignored.

Like, there's 25 years of I have to catch up on. And there's painting. I do paint. I'm gonna be putting out NFTs. I'll announce that on Twitter soon.

And that's kinda fun for me still.»«Other than that, I'm going to strive for un-exceptionalism,» he continued. «I want to be frighteningly normal.

Nothing going on. Whole lotta nothing.»In the sequel, Carrey reprises his role as the film's villain, Dr. Robotnik, who this time, teams up with Knuckles (Idris Elba) to capture a powerful emerald that has the capability to destroy civilizations — that is, if Sonic doesn't beat him to the punch and save the day.