Who would you cast as the next Mask wearer?
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SpaceMountainMike — 10 years ago(March 17, 2016 02:57 PM)
I'd probably use Steve Carell off the top of my mind.
That would make some interesting trivia since he starred with Jim Carrey before.
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lupis_noctum — 13 years ago(February 02, 2013 03:46 PM)
If someone had the sense to go back to the original storyline of The Mask, Crispin Glover would be an excellent choice. Since they used so little of the real story in the movie, it's still there to be used. Change Stanley's name to something else and run with it.
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SnowLeopard85 — 12 years ago(November 02, 2013 11:54 PM)
I agree with you on Crispin Glover.
I also think Neil Patrick Harris and Sebastian Stan would be good choices.
As for a female Mask wearer, Maryu Lynn Rajskub, Evanna Lynch, Chloe Grace Moretz all fit the bill to me. I think they all possess a personality and eccentricity that would work well for the role. I also have to include Emma Stone. Heck she even has Jim's admiration. -
pokedea — 11 years ago(July 22, 2014 04:54 PM)
Aubrey Plaza.
Maybe Donald Glover, so long as he's based on the geek of group from "The Mask Strikes Back"
Also to anyone saying "Jim Carrey was the one and only true Mask", I should point out that the Mask comics were about passing it along wearer to wearer with their own experiences of using it.
I grant you that the Jamie Kennedy movie was garbage, but most of you say it's garbage for the wrong reasons. It felt like I was watching a Dr. Seuss movie adaptation half the time while not bad, doesn't fit in the with same mood and feel of the first film where there was a clear distinction between "reality" and "cartoon physics." The problem with the cinematography of Son of The Mask was that so many sets looked horrendously cartoonish and if the people weren't cardboard cutout characterizations, they were definitely over the top representations of actual people.
It should be very much possible to follow the feel of the first movie as long as they give it a bit of integrity. A reason to relate to or root for the wearer and maybe realizing how The Mask seemed like a necessary evil only to find it causes more trouble than it solves. That formula wasn't only in the Jim Carrey, but recurring in the comics as well. The reason why Son of the Mask was awful was because the "star" of the movie took a backseat to his dog and son fighting Tom and Jerry style.
Confirmation bias doesn't mean the movie needs Jim Carrey to be good.