{"id":514734,"date":"2022-11-23T17:30:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T14:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dumb-and-dumber-2-was-almost-a-horror-movie\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T17:30:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T14:30:30","slug":"dumb-and-dumber-2-was-almost-a-horror-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dumb-and-dumber-2-was-almost-a-horror-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Dumb and Dumber 2&#8242; was almost a horror movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25839bd89f5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25839bd89f5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dumb-and-dumber-2-was-almost-a-horror-movie\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Dumb_and_Dumber_2_was_almost_a_horror_movie%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Dumb and Dumber 2&#8217; was almost a horror movie&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Dumb_and_Dumber_2_was_almost_a_horror_movie%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Dumb and Dumber 2&#8217; was almost a horror movie&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo \u2026 you\u2019re telling me there was a chance?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Film directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert revealed Tuesday that Jim Carrey wanted to create a horror film inspired by the 1994 comedy \u201cDumb and Dumber.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carrey allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roached the duo after seeing the movie \u201cParanormal Activity\u201d and pitched his idea, Kwan <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/jim-carrey-horror-movie-dumb-and-dumber\/\">told the Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cVery early in our careers, Jim Carrey reached out,\u201d Kwan recalled. \u201cHe had just seen\u00a0\u2018Paranormal Activity\u2019\u00a0and was like, \u2018Guys, it\u2019s found footage and it\u2019s horror \u2014 have you seen it?\u2019 And we were like, \u2018Uh-huh, we\u2019ve heard of it. Where is this going?\u2019 And he was like, \u2018I haven\u2019t seen anyone do that \u2014 but with comedy. And I have this great idea.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carey explained that part of the movie was filmed at Colorado\u2019s Stanley Hotel \u2014 where Stanley Kubrick filmed his masterpiece \u201cThe Shining.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cBasically, the set of\u00a0\u2018Dumb and Dumber\u2019\u00a0was famously a haunted set,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dumb-and-Dumber-10.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Film directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert revealed Tuesday that Jim Carrey once approached the duo about creating a horror film inspired by &quot;Dumb and Dumber.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24760735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dumb-and-Dumber-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dumb-and-Dumber-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dumb-and-Dumber-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jim Carrey wanted to make a horror film inspired by \u201cDumb and Dumber.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dumb-and-Dumber-09.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\" According to Kwan, Carrey allegedly approached the duo after seeing the flick &quot;ParanormalActivity&quot; and pitched his idea.\" class=\"wp-image-24760744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dumb-and-Dumber-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dumb-and-Dumber-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dumb-and-Dumber-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Carrey pitched the idea after seeing the movie \u201cParanormal Activity.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9New Line Cinema\/courtesy Evere<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018The whole time we were shooting, things were breaking, people were getting hurt, doors were swinging, and it felt haunted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to shoot\u00a0\u2018Dumb and Dumber To,\u2019 and I want you guys to do a found-footage horror comedy on the set. While we\u2019re filming, you guys are going to make a feature-length, behind-the-scenes video that slowly becomes a horror film.\u2019 We\u2019re like, \u2018OK, we\u2019re in. This is amazing.\u2019 We wrote a whole outline and were really excited,\u201d continued Kwan.<\/p>\n<p>Kwan said that he, Carrey and Scheinert\u00a0all pitched their idea to the film\u2019s producers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen we sat down with the producer, we pitched the idea, and they\u2019re like, \u2018We\u2019re not actually going to make this. I\u2019m sorry, Jim got really excited, but there\u2019s no way the studio is going to let us do a movie while they\u2019re shooting\u00a0\u2018Dumb and Dumber To.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Kwan for comment.  <\/p>\n<p>According to Kahn, Carrey was extremely disappointed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> responding to the producer\u2019s verdict with a simple \u201cOk.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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