Quick summary
- Zayn Malik shared a Halloween 2026 transformation into the title character of Jim Carrey‘s 1994 comedy The Mask.
- He posted a photo and video carousel and a second reel on Instagram, according to MEAWW News.
- His caption borrowed the film’s best-known line and thanked two makeup teams.
- Separately, actor Scott Speedman compared Ryan Gosling‘s early comic work to Carrey’s, in an interview with PEOPLE.
Zayn Malik turned up as Stanley Ipkiss’s green-faced alter ego this Halloween, posting a Zayn Malik Jim Carrey Mask tribute to Instagram that reached news sites on 2 November. The 33-year-old former One Direction singer paid homage to the 1994 comedy, which still draws affection three decades on, and the nod landed alongside a fresh Carrey comparison from a fellow actor.
What Zayn Malik posted
According to MEAWW News, Malik’s first Halloween post was a carousel of images and videos. It showed him in a bright orange suit with a polka-dot tie and hand tattoos, photographed from several angles. He also shared behind-the-scenes clips of the makeup being applied.
His caption read “Shombody shtop mehhh..”, a play on the film’s famous line. He thanked @gothamfx and @rbfxmakeupgallery for helping build the look. A second post, a reel, showed him in different outfits, pulling faces and playing up the character’s manic energy, with the same caption.
Hungama Express described the costume slightly differently. It reported an orange three-piece suit with a matching fedora, green face paint and slicked-back hair. The two outlets agree on the suit, the tie and the source of the idea.
The film behind the costume
The Mask was released in 1994 and starred Carrey opposite Cameron Diaz. Carrey, now 64, played Stanley Ipkiss, a bank employee who becomes what IMDb calls a manic superhero when he puts on a mysterious mask, MEAWW reported. The character first appeared in The Mask comics).
Hungama Express called the film a cult classic that remains a fan favourite decades after release, and a fun throwback among Halloween picks. Neither outlet reported any comment from Carrey about the costume.
Scott Speedman on Ryan Gosling and Carrey
Carrey’s name also surfaced in a different story the same day. Yardbarker, republishing an article from Netflix Junkie, said Speedman spoke to PEOPLE about his ABC series R.J. Decker and recalled working with Gosling on Goosebumps when both were young.
Speedman said he had long watched Gosling on Canadian television as “sort of the Jim Carrey comic relief” in shows, and called him a very gifted comedian, pointing to his Saturday Night Live appearances. Their shared episode, “Say Cheese or Die”, premiered on 9 February 1996, per Yardbarker.
Gosling went on to star in The Notebook and Barbie, and more recently Project Hail Mary, the report said. His band Dead Man’s Bones released a new single, “Lost in the Night”, in October, its first music in more than 17 years. More film and music coverage is on our Movies and Music pages.
What happens next
Malik had not said whether more Halloween posts were coming, and the reports do not mention one. Gosling’s next projects include Star Wars: Starfighter and a Marvel Ghost Rider film, according to Yardbarker. For more stories like this, see our Celebrities section.
Frequently asked questions
What did Zayn Malik wear for Halloween 2026?
He dressed as Stanley Ipkiss’s masked alter ego from The Mask, in a bright orange suit and polka-dot tie, with makeup by the teams he credited on Instagram.
What was Zayn Malik’s caption?
He wrote “Shombody shtop mehhh..”, referencing the film’s famous line, and thanked @gothamfx and @rbfxmakeupgallery.
When was The Mask released?
The film came out in 1994, starring Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz.
Who compared Ryan Gosling to Jim Carrey?
Scott Speedman, in an interview with PEOPLE about R.J. Decker, according to Yardbarker.
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