Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie storyline. After Sonic and Tails defeat Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Robotnik’s space station, the Death Egg, crash-lands on the floating Angel Island. The impact from the Death Egg’s crash causes the island to fall into the ocean.
There, Robotnik meets Knuckles the Echidna, the last member of an ancient echidna civilization that once inhabited the island. Knuckles is the guardian of the Master Emerald, which grants the island its levitation power and has an equal power level of the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Robotnik dupes Knuckles into believing Sonic is trying to steal the Master Emerald, and that the launch base is Sonic’s base, turning the two against each other while he repairs the Death Egg.
Sonic and Tails approach Angel Island in their biplane, the Tornado. Sonic uses the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic, but Knuckles ambushes him and steals the emeralds. Sonic and Tails travel the island hindered by Knuckles and Robotnik. At the Launch Base, where the Death Egg is under repair, Sonic and Tails fight Knuckles, but the Death Egg relaunches. On a platform attached to the Death Egg, they defeat Robotnik, causing the Death Egg to crash-land on Angel Island again. The story resumes in Sonic & Knuckles.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is an action-adventure comedy film based on the video game series published by Sega. The sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), it is directed by Jeff Fowler. James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Lee Majdoub, Idris Elba and Jim Carrey reprise their roles from previous installments, with Keanu Reeves joining the cast.
Plans for a third Sonic the Hedgehog film were announced in February 2022 during ViacomCBS’s investor event before the release of the second film. Due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, filming for animated characters began in July 2023 in Surrey, England, while filming with physical actors began in November of that year in London, with production concluding by March 2024. The film will draw heavy inspiration from the video game Sonic Adventure 2 (2001). Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was released theatrically in the United States by Paramount Pictures on December 20, 2024.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
Directed by: Jeff Fowler
Starring: James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Keanu Reeves, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Lee Majdoub, Idris Elba, Jim Carrey, Alyla Browne, Krysten Ritter, Sofia Pernas, Cristo Fernández
Screenplay by: Pat Casey, Josh Miller, John Whittington
Production Design by: Luke Freeborn
Cinematography by: Brandon Trost
Film Editing by: Al LeVine
Costume Design by: Eleanor Baker
Set Decoration by: Sarah-Jane Prentice
Art Direction by: Andrew Max Cahn, Claire Fleming, Sarah Ginn
Music by: Tom Holkenborg
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: December 20, 2024
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