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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Directed byJeff Fowler
Written by
Based onSonic the Hedgehog
by Sega[a]
Produced by
StarringBen Schwartz
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 20, 2024 (2024-12-20) (United States)
Countries
  • United States
  • Japan
LanguageEnglish

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is an upcoming action-adventure comedy film based on the video game franchise of the same name published by Sega, and the sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), serving as the third installment in its film series. The film stars Ben Schwartz, reprising his role as the titular character Sonic.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will be produced by Sega Sammy Group, Original Film, Marza Animation Planet, and Blur Studio, and released by Paramount Pictures in the United States on December 20, 2024.

Cast

Voice cast

  • Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog: A heroic yet overconfident anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds.[3]
  • Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Miles "Tails" Prower: An anthropomorphic yellow-orange fox who can fly with his two tails. Tails is a humble genius who invents gadgets for locations and fighting.
  • Idris Elba as Knuckles the Echidna: An anthropomorphic red echidna warrior with super strength. He is serious, aggressive, and quick-tempered, but has a strong sense of honor.
  • TBA as Shadow the Hedgehog: A anthropomorphic red-stripped black hedgehog with Chaos energy powers, and the main result of Project Shadow. The character is expected to have a major role in the film after making a silent cameo appearance in the mid-credit scenes of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, where he was seen in a containment capsule waking up from suspended animation.[4]

Live-action cast

  • Lee Majdoub as Agent Stone, an ex-government agent and Robotnik's assistant.[5]

Production

Development

In February 2022, Sega Sammy Group and Paramount Pictures had been in development of a third Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) film after Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022). The film was formally announced during ViacomCBS's investor event, featuring much of the crew from the previous films.[3] A series starring Knuckles the Echidna, who had appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, for Paramount+, was being developed simultaneously with the film.[3]

Casting

In April 2022, Jim Carrey–who portrays Dr. Robotnik in the films–announced that he was considering retiring from acting.[6] With his retirement, producers Neal H. Moritz and Toby Ascher confirmed that his role as Robotnik would not be recast in any sequels if he followed through with his retirement plans. However, they remained hopeful that they could develop a script good enough for him to continue the role.[7] The character Shadow the Hedgehog is also expected to appear following his cameo in the mid-credit scene of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, although there is no confirmation for his voice actor.

Release

Theatrical

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will be released theatrically in the United States by Paramount Pictures on December 20, 2024.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Sonic the Hedgehog was developed by Sonic Team, published by Sega, directed and programmed by Yuji Naka, designed by Hirokazu Yasuhara, and illustrated by Naoto Ohshima.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "The bizarre evolution of Sonic the Hedgehog". Business Insider. February 13, 2020. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "How Sega conquered the video games industry – and then threw it all away". The Independent. February 16, 2020. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Kroll, Justin (February 15, 2022). "'Sonic The Hedgehog' Universe Continues To Grow As Sega And Paramount Sign Off On Third Film As Well As A 'Knuckles' Spin-Off Series In The Works At Paramount+ With Idris Elba Reprising Role". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Sandwell, Ian (January 4, 2022). "How Sonic the Hedgehog 2's credit scene directly sets up the third movie". Digital Spy. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Legacy, Spencer (December 26, 2022). "Sonic Movie Writers Talk Big the Cat, Shadow, & Agent Stone". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  6. ^ Sharf, Zack (April 1, 2022). "Jim Carrey 'Fairly Serious' About Retiring From Acting: 'I Have Enough. I've Done Enough'". Variety. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Dick, Jeremy (April 7, 2022). "Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Producers Believe Jim Carrey Would Return for Part 3". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Running faster, flying higher, and punching harder. #SonicMovie3 hits theatres on December 20, 2024". Twitter. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
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