First Look: Ace Ventura Jr.

Following in the footsteps of Son of the Mask, another Jim Carrey-less sequel is currently in production, this time for one of his most successful, and beloved, characters – Ace Ventura. While Son of the Mask somehow managed to squeak into theaters, Ace Ventura Jr. will be a direct-to-disc affair.

Jim Carrey Online has the first photo from the set with Josh Flitter as the son of Ace. Check it out below as well as the official synopsis.

Allrighty-then. After his African adventure in “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls,” Ace returned to Florida, married girlfriend Melissa (Ann Cusack) and became the doting father of a baby boy. Never one to sit still, Ace’s curious nature took him on another remote case. The goofball gumshoe was never to be seen or heard from again.

Single mom Melissa couldn’t fully put the past behind her. Now a zookeeper, she and Ace Jr. (Flitter) have made a life carrying on without her husband. Much to Melissa’s chagrin, however, 12-year-old Ace Jr. has begun to follow in his father’s comic footsteps. He has recently become a pet detective for the 7th grade set, often trying to recover classmates’ missing pets, and always with big mishaps.

But when a master animal thief abducts a baby panda and his mom is wrongly arrested of the crime, Ace Jr. must jump into action. Now, with the help of pals Laura and tech wizard A-Plus, young Ace must bring the thief to justice and do his inane and lovable dad’s memory justice.

You can also check out six posters for the flick over a Filmz.ru. Look for, or avoid, Ace Ventura Jr. on DVD this September.