In the midst of this, though, emerged two brand new movie stars. Get The Mask: Buy the film on DVD and Blu-ray here (doing so via the link supports the site). Or on digital here. For Cameron Diaz, the career impact was arguably even more significant. Her role as Tina Carlyle was reportedly originally one that the late Anna Nicole Smith was being eyed for, until a chance encounter with Diaz on the way out of a modelling agency brought her into contention with producers. She was duly cast – after a dozen auditions – although you don’t hear her singing voice in the film: her voice was dubbed there by Susan Boyd. Here are some nerdy facts you might not know about the film… Buy now on DVD or Blu ray 〉 Digital Download 〉 Want more? Well, the film originally didn’t have Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz and Charles Russell involved at all. The film bounced around in development for a few years, gradually becoming more comedic with subsequent drafts. But it took the introduction of Carrey to open the door for a more cartoony-romp. By the time it was on the eve of release, it became clear that it was going to be a big hit, too, so much so that Dark Horse Entertainment landed a new eight-picture production deal before a paying customer had bought a ticket for The Mask…
