Son of the Mask

Son of the Mask is a 2005 superhero comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman. A sequel to The Mask (1994), it is the second film in The Mask franchise, an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name by Dark Horse Comics. The film stars Jamie Kennedy as Tim Avery, an aspiring animator whose child is born with the powers of the Mask. It co-stars Alan Cumming as Loki, whom Odin has ordered to find the Mask, alongside Traylor Howard, Kal Penn, Steven Wright, Bob Hoskins as Odin, and Ryan and Liam Falconer as Tim's baby Alvey. Ben Stein cameos as Doctor Arthur Neuman from the original film.

Development for a second film started in 1996 when original star Jim Carrey announced his reprise in an issue of Nintendo Power with a contest being held, but he ended up turning it down due to his personal experiences with Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, as the contest ultimately failed. Development would eventually restart in 2001 with Kennedy starring in the role, and the majority of the film was shot in Sydney, Australia in the Summer of 2003. The film was released in theatres on February 18, 2005 by New Line Cinema in the United States and on March 10, 2005 by Warner Bros. Pictures in Germany, and upon release it received mostly negative reviews and was a box office failure, only grossing almost $60 million worldwide against its $84–$100 million budget.