Cameron Diaz is game for a sequel to “The Mask” — but doesn’t want to carry it herself.
Diaz is currently basking in a bit of a career renaissance after more than a decade away from Hollywood. While promoting her new aptly-titled film, “Back in Action,” seemed willing to reprise the role that made her famous in 1994 — but only under one condition.
When informed during an Access Hollywood interview Friday that Jim Carrey said he was open to a “Mask” sequel, and asked if Diaz would return as her character, Tina Carlyle, she excitedly replied: “Oh my God, did he say that? I mean, if Jim’s on board.”
“I’ve been riding those coattails from day one,” Diaz added.
The blockbuster marked Diaz’s first major movie role, providing her with an iconic entrance in-character that served a real-life springboard for a decades-long career to come.
She’s since found her “Back in Action” co-star Jamie Foxx to be her biggest cheerleader.
In a ComicBook.com interview in December, Carrey indicated he might be up for a sequel: “Oh gosh, you know, it has to be the right idea. If somebody had the right idea, I guess.”
But he also noted that he announced his retirement in 2022 — only to return for a third “Sonic the Hedgehog” film after a lucrative offer he couldn’t refuse.
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“It’s not really about the money,” he went on. “I joke about the money. … But I never know. You can’t be definite about these things. I said I’d like to retire, but I think I was talking more about power-resting.”
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