The Mask II (Jim Carrey version)



The Mask II was a proposed sequel to the 1994 smash hit comedy The Mask with Jim Carrey returning as Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask and Cameron Diaz returning as Tina Carlyle. Chuck Russell would also come back to direct the sequel. After a Nintendo game based on the original film was made, there was a power contest for Nintendo and there was an announcement that whoever won the power contest could have a walk on role in the sequel.

Plot
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Cast
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 * Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask
 * Cameron Diaz as Tina Carlyle
 * Ben Stein as Dr. Arthur Newman

Why It Was Cancelled

 * Jim Carrey decided not to return and star in the film Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.

Result

 * The Jim Carrey version was permanently cancelled.
 * In 2005, New Line Cinema released a new version of the sequel titled Son of the Mask which was released on February 18, 2005 with Jamie Kennedy as Tim Avery/The Mask. The only cast member from the first film to return was Ben Stein. The film was a box office disaster.