It also stars Alan Cumming as the god of mischief, Loki, whom Odin has ordered to find the Mask. It co-stars Traylor Howard, Kal Penn, Steven Wright, Bob Hoskins as Odin, and Ryan and Liam Falconer as Tim's baby Alvey. Ben Stein makes a brief reappearance in the beginning of the film as Dr. Arthur Neuman from "The Mask" to reestablish the relationship with the mask and Loki. Bill Farmer and Richard Steven Horvitz provide the voice and vocal effects of the masked Otis respectively. The film was a critical and financial failure upon release, and was mainly controversial among critics and fans of the original 1994 film alike for its story, lack of the original cast, and moments too inappropriate for a PG film, and had grossed $59.9 million against its $84–100 million budget. Kennedy himself would later voice his dissatisfaction with the film. Following the film's failure, the "Mask" franchise was put on hiatus indefinitely.