To say that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was profitable can be an understatement. The very best-grossing online game movie in U.S. historical past already had a confirmed threequel within the works, however at present we came upon precisely once we'll see Sonic and associates return to the massive display screen, and it’ll be chillier than regular.
The official film Twitter account introduced the unofficially titled Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will premiere in theaters on December 20, 2024. This marks a giant seasonal shift for the franchise as Sonic 1 and a couple of arrived through the first halves of their respective years, with the primary film premiering on Valentine's Day and the second arriving in April.
The tweet doesn’t reveal the rest concerning the movie, however for those who’ve seen the post-credits scene for Sonic 2, you have already got inkling of the place the series is headed.
December 2024 is a great distance off, however Paramount plans to fill the hole with a live-action series starring Idris Elba’s Knuckles hitting Paramount+ subsequent yr. There’s additionally Sonic Prime, Netflix’s animated series that, whereas disconnected from the movie universe, offers one other avenue to benefit from the Blue Blur on the small display screen. With the following large online game, Sonic Frontiers, slated to launch this fall, the following few years look fairly shiny for Sega's mascot.
You may learn our evaluation of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 here.
