"I asked, 'Well, what has she done?' He said, 'She hasn’t done anything, she’s new.' You sort of ignore that, but eventually, she got an audition and she ended up getting the role and that’s Cameron Diaz.
"There was a costume director from the first movie that I was involved with who kept calling me and saying, 'You have to see this girl, you have to see this girl,'" comic book creator Mike Richardson said. The creator of 'The Mask' comic was also quite taken with Cameron Diaz, according to Forbes. Therefore, so much of the character was changed just to suit Cameron's performance and general energy.Įveryone Fell In Love With The 'New Girl' She couldn't quite pull off the 'bad girl' role. But the audience immediately fell in love with Cameron. In fact, in the original script, the character of Tina was a lot edgier. Related: 20 Pics Of Cameron Diaz She Hopes Her Daughter Never Seesīecause of Cameron's striking image on the runway, and her immediate connection with Jim, the filmmakers became so enamored that they basically re-conceived the entire part. There is truly such a thing as chemistry." In the very very early readings, Jim Carrey was better reading with Cameron, so that’s what people don’t realize. You’ve got somebody bright and funny and who just stands up for herself in such a great way. "She was funny from Day 1 and had a lot of guts and a lot of heart. "The thing about Cameron that was very very interesting she is funny in person," director Chuck Russell explained. But Cameron was striking and immediately grabbed his attention as well. Related: Remember Cameron Diaz And Jared Leto's Short Engagement?ĭirector Chuck Russell claims that they read a lot of different actors for the role of Tina. Let’s at least interview her.' And we did and that’s how it came about." One day, we were all at an Academy party and on the runway, we saw Cameron Diaz and we all said, 'Yeah, that’s the kind of person we’re looking for.' So, I turned to the casting agent and said, 'Get her. "The director was crushed and thought we should cancel the movie, but we didn’t kept looking and looking. "Originally, the director’s view was from Roger Rabbit and so he wanted Anna Nicole Smith, who had agreed to do the movie and then at the last minute, kind of backed out to do Naked Gun 33 1⁄3: The Final Insult in a bit part," producer Robert Engelman told Forbes. In fact, the director, Chuck Russell, wanted someone who looked like Roger Rabbit's wife in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? The original vision for the love-interest role of Tina Carlyle was a much more buxom woman. The Director Originally Wanted Anna Nicole Smith Thanks to a superb oral history by Forbes about the creation of 'The Mask', we know the real reason she was cast in the role of Tina Carlyle. But none of her accomplishments would have been possible without 'The Mask'. While we're somewhat disappointed that it appears as though Cameron is done with Hollywood, she has accomplished a lot throughout her career. While the movie financially set-up Jim Carrey for life, it was also extremely important for Cameron Diaz. The more important thing is that their on-screen connection was palpable and made the hilarious 1994 a bonafide hit. The chemistry between Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz in 'The Mask' was so fiery that fans actually think the pair dated.