WithCinemaCon speeding to the finish lineon its fourth and final day of festivities, Paramount took the stage at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace and gave audiences a taste of their upcoming slate. Sequels for celebrated franchises likeGladiatorandSmileglistened and gleaned off the silver screen, but only one film series celebrated the arrival of its third film. Hitting audiences with a powerful punch,Jim Carreyand some of the animated stars ofSonic the Hedgehog 3were featured in a sneak peek of the movie that’sset to dash into cinemas around the world on December 20.
While we’ve seen a teaser depicting the newest installment in the star-studded live-action/animated hybrid, this one put the focus on Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik. Having gotten his butt kicked during the first and second films, Robotnik has never been feeling so low. The teaser took us inside his lair, where empty takeout containers litter the room, and magazines and the like filethe once determined, brainy villaininto hoarder status. The best way we can draw up a visual comparison is to imagine whatChris Hemsworth’s Thor looked like at the beginning ofAvengers: Endgame. Depressed and defeated, Robotnik has let his hair (including his iconic mustache) grow out and has been - in his own words - “binging on carbohydrates.”
After one of his henchmen alerts the sinister doctor that they’ve locatedthat pesky blue hedgehog, Robotnik gets back into fighting condition, with the final touch being a reshaping of his facial hair. “Let’s do this,” he says as he pushes his team to track down Sonic and his friends, with his very own speedy hedgehog, Shadow, receiving his fair share of screentime. The final moments see Sonic (Ben Schwartz), Knuckles (Idris Elba), and Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey) preparing themselves to go head-to-head with Shadow with not only strength and power, but also some quippy one-liners.
Who Else Is In ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’?
With the main voice cast made up of Schwartz, Elba, and O’Shaughnessey (the actor behind Shadow has yet to be revealed), Carrey is joined by a slew of talented actors to fill out the live-action roles in the film. Reprising his part from the first two films isJames Marsden(Jury Duty), who’s joined byTika Sumpter(Ride Along),Lee Majdoub(See No Evil 2),Tom Butler(Sliders), andAlyla Browne(Sting).
Stay tuned to Collider for more information surroundingSonic the Hedgehog 3and the final day of CinemaCon 2024. You can stream the first two films in the video-game-to-film-franchise now on Paramount+.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the sequel to the 2022 comedy-adventure movie that featured the Blue Blur and his companions on an adventure to stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world. The new film sees the new antagonist Shadow the Hedgehog, arriving to cause trouble for the newly formed trio of heroes, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, as they adjust to their earthly lives.
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