After reprising his role as the evil Dr. Robotnik in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2,’ Jim Carrey announced his retirement from acting in April 2022.
“Well, I’m retiring. Yeah, probably. I’m being fairly serious,” Carrey told Access Hollywood on the ‘Sonic 2’ press tour. “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.”
He first appeared as Robotnik in 2020’s ‘Sonic the Hedgehog,’ Carrey’s first major role in a studio film since the 2014 sequel ‘Dumb and Dumber To.’
Carrey returns for a third time as Dr. Robotnik in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3,’ cutting his retirement short. “Money,” Carrey joked to AP Entertainment when asked why he returned to the ‘Sonic’ movie universe.
On the red carpet of ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3,’ an AP reporter asked Carrey about his previous statement on retirement, saying, “You said in a past interview that you would come back if you got a script written in gold ink written by angels.”
“That night’ve been hyperbole, yeah,” Carrey responded. “I came back to this universe because I get to play a genius, which is a bit of a stretch. And you know, I bought a lot of stuff and I need the money, frankly.”
While the first ‘Sonic’ movie was Carrey’s first big studio film in six years, he did star in the indie movies ‘The Bad Batch’ and ‘Dark Crimes’ in the interim. He also headlined Showtime’s comedy series Kidding, which ran for 20 episodes across two seasons before being canceled. Carrey also guested on Saturday Night Live as Joe Biden for six episodes in 2020.
‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ opens in theaters Dec. 20 from Paramount Pictures.
