Past Sonic the Hedgehog films have teased the addition of new characters. As it turns out, the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 may not be different at all.
What new character will be teased in Sonic the Hedgehog 3?
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, director Jeff Fowler was asked about whether or not the upcoming third entry in the Sonic franchise would feature any teases. Fowler wouldn’t give up many details, but did say new characters will be teased.
“It’s fun to see the fan debates online about who’s coming up next, who’s going to be teased at the end of the film,” Fowler said. “We have a lot of the same conversations. We’ve all got our favorites on the filmmaking side, and we’re all making great cases for ‘it should be this one or that one.’ It is fun to keep that anticipation. This movie is no different in terms of teasing new characters.”
The voice cast of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 includes Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Miles ‘Tails” Prower, and Idris Elba as Knuckles the Echidna. Keanu Reeves will also star in the movie as Shadow.
Jim Carrey is also reprising his role as Dr. Ivo Robotnik, while the movie also stars James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachoswki, Natasha Rothwell as Rachel, Shemar Moore as Randall Handel, Lee Majdoub as Agent Stone, Tom Butler as Commander Walters, and Alyla Browne as Maria. Krysten Ritter, Sofia Pernas, Cristo Fernández, James Wolk, and Jorma Taccone round out the cast.
“I can tell you that it’s super exciting. I can tell you that it really does get deeper into the universe of Sonic,” Elba previously said of the movie, via Collider. “I think 3’s probably the one for all the real diehard Sonic fans. They’re gonna get all of those Easter eggs in it. Jim [Carrey] is incredible, man. What a performance. It’s so great to work against, even though I’m never there with him, but I get to hear his voice. Bomb.”
The movie is directed by Jeff Fowler, who also directed the first two films in the franchise: 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog and 2022’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Fowler also directed the pilot episode of the Knuckles spin-off series and served as an executive producer on the show.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will be released in United States theaters on December 20, 2024, from Paramount Pictures.
(Source: Entertainment Weekly)
