Sonic The Hedgehog 3, the third installment in the live-action adaptations of SEGA’s popular Sonic video games, is set to release this holiday season. Fans are anticipating the arrival of Shadow the Hedehog, who will be voiced by Keanu Reeves in the upcoming movie. However, the director has now teased that “new characters” will be introduced at the end of the movie to possibly set up more sequels.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly in a recent interview, Sonic The Hedgehog 3 director Jeff Fowler talked about bringing in “new characters” at the end of the movie to set up their arrival in subsequent sequels, similar to Tails and Shadow in the previous two movies. “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,” he said.
Fowler didn’t state who fans can expect to see at the end of the next movie – theories range from Silver the Hedgehog to Amy Rose – but it seems like the creatives already have some in mind. “We have a lot of the same conversations,” Fowler added. “We’ve all got our favourites 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 plot description for Sonic The Hedgehog 3 reads:
“Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.”
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 arrives in cinemas on 20 December 2024. In case you missed it, SEGA also announced that it’s working on a Shinobi movie adaptation.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
