{"id":16509,"date":"2026-07-25T06:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16509"},"modified":"2026-07-25T06:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:30:47","slug":"movie-director-who-made-the-mask-with-jim-carrey-the-scorpion-king-found-unconscious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16509","title":{"rendered":"Movie director who made The Mask with Jim Carrey &#038; The Scorpion King found unconscious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_16743980\" 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98w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2023-windsor-station-june-17-1097342807_46ad60.jpg?resize=76,54&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 76w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2023-windsor-station-june-17-1097342807_46ad60.jpg?resize=200,143&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2023-windsor-station-june-17-1097342807_46ad60.jpg?resize=231,165&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2023-windsor-station-june-17-1097342807_46ad60.jpg?resize=322,230&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2023-windsor-station-june-17-1097342807_46ad60.jpg?resize=617,441&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 617w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2023-windsor-station-june-17-1097342807_46ad60.jpg?resize=84,60&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 84w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2023-windsor-station-june-17-1097342807_46ad60.jpg?resize=112,80&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 112w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2023-windsor-station-june-17-1097342807_46ad60.jpg?resize=960,686&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 960w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2023-windsor-station-june-17-1097342807_46ad60.jpg?resize=50,36&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>American filmmaker Chuck Russell has died at his home in the San Diego area.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16744032\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"16744032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"CARREY,DIAZ, THE MASK, 1994\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-16744032\" width=\"960\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 3504w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=300,198&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=768,508&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=1024,677&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, 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https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=160,107&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 160w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=144,96&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 144w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=107,71&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 107w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=93,62&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 93w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=84,56&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 84w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=61,40&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 61w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=106,70&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 106w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=82,54&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 82w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=200,132&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=231,153&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=322,213&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=664,439&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 664w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=91,60&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 91w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=121,80&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 121w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=960,635&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 960w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2jdpbrf-carrey-diaz-mask-1994-957227986.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Russell directed The Mask in 1994 and cast Cameron Diaz in her first film<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Alamy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His films helped launch the careers of several major stars including Dwayne Johnson and Cameron Diaz.<\/p>\n<p>The director\u2019s family told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/24\/chuck-russell-dead\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">TMZ<\/a> that he died unexpectedly at his San Diego-area home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Entertainment\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-entertainment\">Entertainment<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The local fire department reportedly responded to calls of an unconscious male at the property on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>His loved ones are understood to be flying to California to seek answers for Russell\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16731493\/actor-face-supermarket-lettuce-unsettling-marketing-ploy\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" 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The Hollywood director, known for The Mask and The Scorpion King, was reportedly found unconscious at his house. American filmmaker Chuck Russell has died at his home in the San Diego area. 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