Horror might simply be probably the most versatile style in all of cinema. With numerous subgenres, and a basic “something goes” method, there’s a lot that may be executed. Equally, Jim Carrey is a person of many abilities, and that versatility has blended itself to a number of genres. From comedic roles resembling Dumb and Dumber, and The Masks, to psychological dramas resembling Everlasting Sunshine Of the Spotless Thoughts, and The Truman Present, there actually is not a tone Carrey cannot match into. However what many most likely do not know is that the actor tried to dip his toes into a lot darker waters, as soon as pitching his personal thought for a horror film to directing and writing duo, the Daniels. And never simply any horror film both — a discovered footage model fright flick that befell behind the scenes of the Dumb and Dumber sequel.

Jim Carrey Claims the ‘Dumb and Dumber’ Set Was Haunted

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, professionally often called the Daniels, took the world (and award circuit) by storm with their acclaimed Every thing All over the place All At As soon as. However earlier than selecting up a number of Oscars, they virtually added a horror film with Jim Carrey to their resume. Kwan revealed the fascinating reality in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter when requested what’s the weirdest writing job they’ve ever been approached about. “Very early in our careers, Jim Carrey reached out. He had simply seen Paranormal Exercise and was like, ‘Guys, it’s discovered footage and it’s horror — have you ever seen it?’ And we have been like, ‘Uh-huh, we’ve heard of it. The place is that this going?'” Carrey then urged mixing discovered footage with comedy, and he had the right thought for it.

He went on to elucidate that the set of Dumb and Dumber was haunted, having been filmed in the identical resort that The Shining was impressed by, so Carrey’s thought stemmed from the unusual issues that occurred throughout filming.

“He’s like, ‘The entire time we have been capturing, issues have been breaking, folks have been getting harm, doorways have been swinging, and it felt haunted. We’re going to shoot

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, and I need you guys to do a found-footage horror comedy on the set. Whereas we’re filming, you guys are going to make a feature-length, behind-the-scenes video that slowly turns into a horror movie.’ We’re like, “OK, we’re in. That is superb.’”

Jim Carrey Wished the Horror Film to Movie the ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ Set

Sadly, the film didn’t get made, however not from an absence of enthusiasm on each side. In actual fact, there might have been an excessive amount of enthusiasm on one finish, which resulted in some disappointment. In keeping with Kwan, he and Scheinert wrote a complete define for the movie and have been excited to get began.

“Then we sat down with the producer, we pitched the thought, and so they’re like, ‘We’re not truly going to make this. I’m sorry, Jim obtained actually excited, however there’s no approach the studio goes to allow us to do a film whereas they’re capturing Dumb and Dumber To.'”

Whereas your complete thought of the film sounds somewhat absurd, it might have been the right undertaking for the Daniels as they’ve since made some delightfully outrageous films. In spite of everything, Swiss Military Man’s major character is a flatulent corpse, and Every thing All over the place All At As soon as has Jamie Lee Curtis and Michelle Yeoh flailing their sizzling canine palms round. To not point out the pair obtained their begin directing music movies, with heavy hitters resembling “Houdini” by Foster the Individuals and “Flip Down For What” by DJ Snake and Lil Jon. This expertise with their penchant for the extraordinary would’ve made them the right creators of a discovered footage comedy-horror.

Dumb and Dumber is the final film you’d count on to take a flip in direction of horror, so it will have made for fairly the plot twist. It’s a disgrace the studios didn’t let the Daniels or Jim Carrey transfer ahead with the thought. Nevertheless, now that the Daniels are Hollywood golden boys, there should still be hope.

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