Detective Carl Returns/Trivia


 * The third animated sequel made by a Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio released in the 2020s after Swan Dream Pool: The Magic Trails, The Addams Family 2, and Dusk and Dawn: A Zodiacal Night.
 * The second R rated animated film released by a MGM studio after All Hell Breaks Loose (2022).
 * The first MGM animated sequel in the 2020s for a film before the 2000s.
 * It is also the fourth Orion Pictures film that is internationally distributed by Universal Pictures after Detective Carl (1990), Till and Women Talking (2022).
 * However, it's also the second film co-produced and co-distributed with Universal after Detective Carl (1990).
 * Unlike the first film, the film will be presented in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio where the first film was presented in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
 * The first film by Orion Pictures to be released in IMAX formats.
 * The first non-Robocop sequel for Orion Pictures and their second animated film after Detective Carl (1990)
 * The seventh animated role for Jim Carrey after the first film, Horton Hears a Who (2008), and the Alaina Gleen CGI movie franchise (2010-2021) and his first R rated animated role.
 * The second non-Pirates of the Caribbean sequel role for Depp for a sequel film that involved him in the original after Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016).
 * Orion's most expensive film of all time with a production budget of $110 million.
 * Also, the most expensive non-Disney adult oriented animated film.
 * Johnny Depp's first voice acting role since Sherlock Gnomes (2018).
 * Orion's first sequel since RoboCop 3 (1993).
 * Depp and his Pirates of the Caribbean co-star Geoffrey Rush are both in sequels being released in 2023, Depp's being Detective Carl Returns and Rush's being Ico II with their films also being released a week from each other as well.
 * One of the four long-awaited animated sequels being released in 2023 along with Return of the Tiny Men, Upside Mystery Legacy, and Rickey the Wicked 2.