Weeks afterSonic the Hedgehoghit box offices to a tepid critical responseand praise from fans, Paramount announced thata sequel was in development. 2020’s second-biggest box office hit is getting a sequel and it’s set to hit theaters June 14, 2025. Early this morning, Ben Schwartz, the voice of the titular blue blur, took to Twitter to announce the sequel’s release date after a memo from Paramount announced a slate of release dates for their upcoming movies.SonicÂthe Hedgehogreleased in theaters early this year on Valentine’s Day to tepid critical reception and fan acclaim. It even managed to take the seventh spot on the list of the highest-grossing video game movie adaptations of all time (according to Box Office Mojo). While many other live-action adaptations of video games have hit movie theaters,ÂSonic the Hedgehogis the first to get a sequel with a hard date in a few years, with Pokemon movies in the style ofDetective Pikachuset to be released at some point in the future.
While Paramount hasn’t made any further announcements about the content of the sequel, there are a few loose ends from the first one that pretty handily set up a sequel. At this point, I’dlike to issue a minor spoiler warningforÂSonic the Hedgehog,Âeven though it’s probably safe to assume that most people who would care about a spoiler warning have already seen the movie.
Based on everything we know at this point, the movie will almost undoubtedly feature Tails in some capacity, especially considering the fact that he was in the movie’s post-credits scene. The only other clues about any semblance of a plot we have so far are that Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik is stranded on some faraway planet with mushrooms everywhere and that Sonic has a bag of rings that he can use to teleport to different worlds and locations at will Doctor Strange-style.
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