Detective Carl Returns

Detective Carl Returns is an upcoming 2023 adult computer-cel animated American cop comedy film starring Jason Bateman as Carl Jenkins, and will be directed by Conrad Vernon while serving as the sequel to the 1990 film Detective Carl.

It is scheduled to be released on January 27, 2023 in Dolby Cinema and IMAX formats.

Plot
33 years after the events of the first film, Carl Jenkins who is now at the top of the police force must stop his plans for retirement early after a new threat comes to the city.

Cast

 * Jason Bateman as Detective Lieutenant Carl Jenkins, a high-rank detective/cop who is a lieutenant of the police force and Josh Heiniken's best friend/partner.
 * Jim Carrey as Detective Lieutentant Josh Heinken, a high-rank detective/cop who is a lieutenant of the police force and Carl Jenkins' best friend/partner.
 * Ving Rhames as Officer Barry Johnson, the Director-General of Police (DGP) and the chief of police.
 * Wesley Snipes as Caine Brown, the leader of the drug cartel/street gang, The Silent Death.
 * Johnny Depp as Corporal Grant Cross
 * Jodi Benson as Mary Jenkins, a school teacher who is Carl Jenkins' wife.
 * Nat Wolff as Carl "CJ" Jenkins Jr., Carl Jenkins' and Mary Jenkins' son.
 * Bruce Dern
 * Michael Ealy

Production
Discussion for a sequel to Detective Carl was made since 1991 and eventually were cancelled due to creative differences between Harold Ramis and Orion along with budget issues. By August 2010, Harold Ramis pitched a new script for the Detective Carl sequel. In However, in 2018, the project was revived after a revised version of Harold Ramis script by Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds was pitched to MGM. The film eventually started production in 2021. Like the first film, the film will be animated by Moving Picture Company with additional animation by Animal Logic and MGM Animation Canada. The film will be computer-animated with a cel-animated look. Additionally, James Newton Howard will return to do the score for this film. Bateman and Carrey also reiterated that the film will be rated R like the first installment.

Release
Detective Carl Returns will be released on January 27, 2023. It'll be shown in Dolby Cinema, IMAX, 4DX, and ScreenX formats. Like the first film, Universal Pictures will distribute the film internationally.

Marketing
MGM's official YT channel released a teaser trailer on August 3, 2022, and was released in front of Bullet Train in theaters.