The Ace Ventura franchise is to return to the big screen after a gap of 13 years.

The original two movies helped propel Jim Carrey to superstardom in the mid-1990s.

Now 12-year-old Josh Flitter will play the pet detective's son in Ace Ventura 3, reports Variety.com.

The story will see Flitter's character following in his father's footsteps by becoming a pet detective at school.

He has to track down a stolen baby panda after his mother is wrongly suspected of the crime.

Filming is due to start in September in Florida.

Source: Press Release