Jim Carrey in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000).Photo: Ron Batzdorff/Imagine Ent/Kobal/Shutterstock
Jim Carreyis not planning on returning to Whoville anytime soon, contrary to recent online rumors.
Despitereports onlineclaiming a sequel to 2000’s live-actionHow the Grinch Stole Christmaswas in the works with Carrey attached to return, a rep for the actor tells PEOPLE those reports are inaccurate.
“There is no truth to Jim reprising his role as the Grinch in a sequel toThe Grinch,” Carrey’s rep said.
A spokesperson for Universal Pictures did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Jim Carrey in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000).Melinda Sue Gordon/Imagine Ent/Kobal/Shutterstock
Melinda Sue Gordon/Imagine Ent/Kobal/Shutterstock
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How the Grinch Stole Christmasalso starred Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Molly Shannon and Anthony Hopkins, who narrated the movie.
Carrey said during interviews for his 2022 movieSonic the Hedgehog 2thathe was “retiring” from acting workafter nearly four decades in the entertainment industry.
“It depends,” he explained toAccess Hollywoodat the time. “If the angels bring some sort of script that’s written in gold ink, that says to me that it’s going to be really important for people to see, I might continue down the road. But I’m taking a break.”
“I really like my quiet life, and I really love putting paint on canvas, and I really love my spiritual life, and I feel like — and this is something you might never hear another celebrity say as long as time exists – I have enough,” he added. “I’ve done enough. I am enough.”
source: people.com
