Paramount needs to maintain the Sonic the Hedgehog film machine operating by 2028: A fifth Sonic film, which seems to be a derivative, and never essentially Sonic the Hedgehog 5, is already on the books, Selection reported Monday.
We’re already getting Sonic the Hedgehog 4, which has a March 19, 2027 launch date — and will or could not be titled Sonic CD — however Paramount has now dedicated to a brand new “Sonic Universe Occasion Movie,” for a Dec. 22, 2028 debut in theaters. It is unclear what Paramount plans to do with the Sonic Universe, however after the occasions of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which launched fan-favorite Shadow, a stand-alone film starring Keanu Reeves’ character actually appears throughout the realm of risk (and profitability). Knuckles has already received his spinoff.
However there are limitless choices in the case of the Sonic Universe, reminiscent of
- A Large the Cat spinoff, which will probably be inevitable after Large the Cat is launched within the live-action/animated hybrid sequence
- An adaptation of Mario & Sonic at The Olympic Video games, provided that the following Olympics will occur in 2028 in Los Angeles and the world will nonetheless be within the throes of Olympic Fever
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, ought to the dense tome that’s Sonic the Hedgehog 4 truly require two motion pictures to inform, and since nothing has ever gone incorrect with Sonic the Hedgehog when delivered in episodic kind
- The Homicide of Sonic the Hedgehog: A Knives Out Thriller, which I believe would qualify as a problem for writer-director Rian Johnson
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 guarantees to be a crowded affair, because the follow-up to Sonic 3 portended the arrival of Amy Rose and Metallic Sonic within the live-action Sonic Universe. Ought to Jim Carrey return as Robotnik, alongside Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Tom, and Maddie, the movie may have fairly a number of characters to juggle. (To date, nobody is formally hooked up to Sonic 4, even three-time Sonic director Jeff Fowler.)
Along with Sonic, Paramount will even broaden the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise with a brand new live-action TMNT movie approaching Nov. 17, 2028. That is a part of the plan to Sonic-fy the Ninja Turtles, so maintain your breath for that one. The earlier live-action turtles did not prove so nicely.
