Jim Carrey used to shun sequels to "move on and do something new" but changed his mind when playing Robotnik in the Sonic movies: "I'd like to have a character that I could sit with for a bit"

Agent Stone (Lee Majdoub) and Robotnik (Jim Carrey) in Sonic 3.

Prior to appearing in three Sonic movies, Jim Carrey famously made a point to sidestep sequels in favor of trying something new.

While some exceptions exist – Dumb and Dumber To and the 1995 Ace Ventura sequel When Nature Calls are Carrey's only major follow-ups – Carrey says that his hardline stance on franchises only melted away when playing evil genius Doctor Robotnik.