Sonic the Hedgehog Has a Bright Future Ahead In Movies and Games

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In 2020, the pandemic struck the video game industry leading to a delay with Sega's future plans for Sonic the Hedgehog -among other things. Sonic loyalists had no idea what was coming next until the Sonic Central presentation in 2021. With that, Sega made it clear that Sonic had incredible things ahead.

Shortly after the success of the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie, a sequel was put into production. The aforementioned Sonic Central presentation also announced Sonic Origins and released a teaser trailer for the next mainline title, which would later be revealed as Sonic Frontiers. Now, with more Sonic movies said to be on the way, Sonic Origins coming out on June 23, and Frontiers scheduled for the following holiday season, the future of Sonic looks to be bright.Spoilers for the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie ahead.

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Though the first Sonic movie was a gamble, producers publicly stated before the second movie hit theaters that their goal is to now create a Sonic cinematic universe. This was revealed with the announcement of not just Sonic the Hedgehog 3, but also a Knuckles the Echidna TV show coming to Paramount Plus. Many fans realized the comedic potential underlying Paramount technically announcing "Sonic 3 and Knuckles."

Despite the next movie potentially being called Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the second Sonic movie has already faithfully adapted the plot of the original third Sonic game, instead teasing that Sonic 3 will deal with the plot of Sonic Adventure 2 by featuring Shadow in a post-credits scene. Shadow the Hedgehog is one of the most popular characters throughout Sonic history, and now he'll be getting his own theatrical film.