Detective Carl Returns/Trivia


 * The fourth 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 third R rated animated film released by a MGM studio after All Hell Breaks Loose (2006) and United Breeze (2018).
 * The second CGI animated R rated film by a MGM studio after United Breeze (2018).
 * 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 released three weeks 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: Alaxesis.