Reasons Why Jim Carrey Isn’t on the Big Screen Anymore

Jim Carrey has gone through many trials and tribulations in his life. The press constantly turned him into a subject of gossip which eventually forced him to take a stand. While Carrey was one of the most famous actors in the 90s, it’s been years since we’ve seen him on the big screen.

Jim Carrey always knew that he wanted to be a comedian. At a very young age, Carrey developed a talent for impressions, and his humor was spot-on. He went to comedy clubs to build up his name and attract a wider audience.

The early 1980s saw Carrey appear in front of millions of people in the Tonight Show and An Evening at the Improv. Such appearances gave Carrey enough traction to build upon his comedic success.

Carrey’s comedic venture paved the way for him to land three major movie roles. His big break came in 1994 when he starred in films like The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

Carrey continued to build on his success, playing the famous supervillain Riddler in the 1995 film Batman Forever. He also reprised his role in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. This series of big-screen appearances had Carrey picking up almost $20 million per film!

Carrey’s bread and butter was always comedy, and he stuck with it as the 2000s approached. However, it became evident that he wanted to pursue serious work. With his attention focused on independent films, Carrey landed a role in the 2004 surreal drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Back in 2004, Carrey told IGN that his acting career was a “Jekyll and Hyde situation.” As he continued to star in big films, Carrey slowly retracted from his slapstick style and focused more on complex roles.

Critics had strong words to say about The Number 23, and Carrey’s acting was far from a hit. It altered audience perceptions of Carrey’s career, and he did take it to heart. After what seemed to be a total blunder, Carrey reverted to his proven roles which were comedy and children’s films.

In this day and age of social media, it’s easy for everyone to express their beliefs and opinions at the click of a button. Carrey was open with his thoughts on Twitter, and for some reason, his fans just didn’t resonate with what was going on in his mind.

He openly voiced his thoughts on why he despised the level of violence in Kick-Ass 2. Carrey tweeted, “I did Kick-Ass a month before Sandy Hook,” in reference to the terrible elementary shooting that had the whole nation terrified.

The producers of Kick-Ass 2 were unhappy with Carrey’s remarks. The creator of the original comic book, Mark Millar, wrote an open letter stating that Carrey was attracted to his character’s role of refusing to fire a gun.

When you take a look at Carrey’s filmography, you’ll find an interesting credit to his name in 2015 – the year he appeared on Saturday Night Live. That’s a small step down from a well-renowned actor and comedian who was once one of the biggest names in Hollywood.

Back in 2015, Carrey’s ex-girlfriend Cathriona White committed suicide. This triggered a painful chain of events that reshaped Carrey’s life. The first came when White’s family claimed that she committed suicide using prescription drugs belonging to Carrey.

Brigid Sweetman, Cathriona White’s mother, claimed in her lawsuit that Carrey gave her daughter STDs and abused her emotionally. She also claimed that Carrey hired infamous Hollywood lawyers to intimidate her daughter after their break-up.

Sweetman continued her slander of Carrey, saying that the actor dumped her daughter to protect his image. By this time, Carrey couldn’t bear it anymore, so he set the record straight about his ex.

Back in 2018, The Hollywood Reporter announced that the lawsuits filed against Carrey had been dismissed. It was later revealed that Cathriona White falsified her medical records and that she really didn’t have any STDs.

Carrey appeared at Pasadena’s Icehouse Comedy Club in January 2017 and said, “I’m not hungry anymore.” He believes he’s done it all in the Hollywood industry and that his passion for acting is long gone.

Jim Carrey declared that he no longer had the same fire in him that pushed him to become the once-beloved actor who continually left the world guffawing in theaters and homes. He’s expended all his energy and achieved so much.

The lack of work pressure gave Jim Carrey ample time to be alone and think, and he decided it would be the perfect time to improve himself by learning new things. He turned his attention to his artistic inclinations and started painting.

The actor always finds ways to celebrate his position, even after being publicly shunned by critics. He rejoices in his newfound love for drawing and painting, in spite of its not-so-positive reception.

It may look like Jim Carrey has mellowed out and shifted his focus to art and self-improvement, but the actor remains vocal. Following a Supreme Court ruling he disagreed with, before a large audience, he criticized the nation’s inability to protect its citizens.

Jim Carrey, being the true artist that he dares to be, gave a little more insight into his art. When asked about one particular painting that seems to be filled with fury and exaggerated ugliness, he said it was the most flattering representation he could do.

People have started to wonder if Jim Carrey was preparing himself for a career as a public servant. The actor just has so many opinions to share, and perhaps it was time to reify these values and ideals, to finally convert words into action. However, the comedian brushed off the idea.

Being too openly opinionated has gotten Jim Carrey into hot water more than once. This time, drama arose after he shared a drawing of Benito Mussolini and Claretta Petacci (Mussolini’s mistress). His drawing was of the fascist leader and his mistress being executed after World War II in Northern Italy.

Provoked by Jim Carrey’s tweet about her grandfather’s execution, which the actor indirectly described as being deserved by the fascist dictator, Alessandra tweeted nasty responses for hours.

Considering her grandfather was a fascist dictator, Carrey joked about Alessandra Mussolini’s involvement in public office, saying she continues to embrace evil. Hanged, tied with a rope by their feet in the drawing, Carrey says Alessandra could simply flip the cartoon, and it would be a happy picture of her granddad and his mistress.

It seems like Jim Carrey was simply amusing himself by being blunt and outspoken, getting into trouble with the public. He was beginning to behave like a certified bigot before an angry audience. After his feud with the Mussolini family, he walked himself into an even more significant controversy.

His outdated opinions about vaccines have aroused negative comments from people who took not much time to respond and correct the actor. Mercury is no longer used when they make vaccines, and plenty of people pointed this out. Jim Carrey would fight back and insist that not all vaccines are free from mercury.

For years, Carrey’s focus had been on art and self-improvement, but the actor became preoccupied with his battles with the media and the public. An article in Time magazine went so far as to tell the actor to shut up and stop spreading misinformation regarding vaccines.

Sonic the Hedgehog took an early beating from fans who hated the design, calling the supposedly cute, speedy character creepy. They felt it appeared disconnected from the character they’d come to love in the video games. This was a bad omen for Jim Carrey’s comeback.

The producers of Sonic the Hedgehog made sure the public knew that their complaints were not only considered but acted upon. Management decided a character redesign was necessary, delaying the movie’s release for three months to address the many concerns.

The decision to redesign Sonic was going to cost a lot of money and delay the movie’s release. However, the fan outcry about the trailer and Sonic’s appearance – having big teeth, weird eyes, lengthy legs, and overall too humanlike of an appearance – forced filmmakers to reconsider and push the film to a later date. Jim Carrey wasn’t happy about the fact that they caved to public pressure.

Jim Carrey believes in constantly moving forward. You do what you can at a given time and make the best decision possible. Then, you must try not to be too concerned about the irreversibility of the past. This advice came in handy for what he was about to come up against: a revisit of his past work.

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was a popular movie when it premiered in 1994, outperforming all other films released at the time. It’s one of the movies that placed Jim Carrey on the map as a Hollywood actor. However, critics now say its humor is mean and offensive, and after reevaluating it, many have given it a thumbs down.

With box office earnings of $107 million, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was a huge success. This makes it clear just how many viewers really enjoyed watching the movie. However, modern critics have bravely ventured into the past to retroactively cancel anything they deem inappropriate.

In an interview with Bari Weiss of The New York Times, American commentator Joe Rogan aggressively pointed out that watching Ace Ventura: Pet Detective with his two kids was a big mistake, stating that it was “super” transphobic.

In reevaluating Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, the actor himself feels that his work is being treated unfairly. He accepts that the comedy was indeed supposed to portray a homophobic character, but the joke wasn’t on the LGBT community. Carrey says it was on Ace Ventura and how he overreacted to the issue.

What used to be hilarious at the time when Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was made and released may no longer be tolerated at present. Change is constant, and that’s part of everyone’s learning curve, Jim Carrey said. Ace Ventura’s ridiculous yet honest reaction is receiving hate for being outdated, but it was made nearly 30 years ago. How could it not be outdated?

Prior to the release of Dark Crimes, which tells the story of a detective who takes over an investigation and stumbles upon a dark secret, expectations from the public were already a bit dampened due to heavy criticism of his other dark film, The Number 23.

Following the success of Sonic the Hedgehog and Kidding, the actor felt that he’d redeemed himself in spite of all the controversies that have clouded his career. He moved on from the drama and has been working with Dana Vachon, author of Mergers and Acquisitions, to co-author a novel called Memoirs and Misinformation.

Some of the funniest people we know often mask their deepest turmoils and struggles with a wise cracked joke or a laugh. For this reason, it is harder to understand what they are really going through. This is exactly the case when it comes to Jim Carrey. Jim Carrey feels quite deeply, for this reason, he lives a mostly isolated life.

When it comes to his love life Carrey hasn’t been the luckiest. It seems as though that may have contributed to his isolated lifestyle. Jim doesn’t let others get too close. Carrey previously married fellow actress Melissa Womer, with whom he shares his only daughter, Jane Erin Carrey.

Carrey’s girlfriend of the time Cathriona White, died from a prescription drug overdose in 2015 only a mere days after her romantic involvement with Carrey ended. She allegedly accused the actor of subjecting her to an STD. Carrey firmly denies these accusations.

Despite Cathriona White’s accusations of Carrey, the wrongful death lawsuit against the actor was dismissed. White’s mother and husband took legal action the year after she took her own life, believing that, according to her, his infecting her with STDs caused her depression and her untimely death. The actor was ultimately cleared after it was revealed that a clean STD test before meeting Jim was faked.

Jim Carrey has since put White and his unlucky love life behind him and has been linked to actress Ginger Gonzaga. They both shared the screen in the hit series ‘Kidding’ making their couple’s debut at several glamourous Hollywood red-carpet events, but they have since split.