Sonic 3 release date, cast, trailer, plot, and more
Nov. 6, 2024Here’s everything you need to know about the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 release date, cast, plot, and more
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Sonic 3 is hitting the big screen in less than a month, as everyone’s favorite hedgehog speedster faces his biggest challenge to date. Here we tell you everything you need to know about the highly anticipated threequel, from release date to all-star cast.
Sonic is making his long-awaited return this Christmas, finding an unlikely ally in Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik in order to face his most terrifying enemy, Shadow the Hedgehog. The new character is voiced by the legendary Keanu Reeves, and, after seeing thelatest Sonic 3 trailerand knowing he has doneextensive researchfor the part, we can tell already it is going to be iconic.
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Sonic 3 release date
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will be released just in time for Christmas. The United States will get it first onDecember 20, before it’s released in the United Kingdom on December 21.
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Sonic 3 will be inspired by the video game Sonic Adventure 2 and picks up with our ragtag group as they face a new enemy. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles face a powerful adversary in Shadow the Hedgehog. Out of their depth, they decide to make an unexpected alliance with Dr. Robotnik in order to save the planet.
The Sonic 3 cast is looking pretty stacked as many of the major stars return for the threequel. Alongside the major names too are some newcomers, including Jessica Jones star Krysten Ritter and John Wick’s Keanu Reeves.
The latter has apparently been doing a lot of research to get in character as Shadow, with the director Jeff Fowler revealing “he really wants to get it right.” Ina recent interview, Fowler said: “He really wanted to create a very fan-faithful version of the character. He did research. In our first meeting, he very clearly had gone and done his homework, which was awesome.”
Check out the full voice and live-action cast list below.
Right now, we still don’t know who a few stars will be playing. Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fernández, Mad Men’s James Wolk, The Lonely Island’s Jorma Taccone, and The Brave’s Sofia Pernashave all been cast in undisclosed roles.
You can watch the latestSonic the Hedgehog 3 trailerabove, where we can see Sonic and his pals enjoying a peaceful lunch at the Chao Garden when Tails is mistaken for Detective Pikachu, and some killer robots turn up.
We also get our best look yet at Shadow who looks like a terrifying new foe.
This isn’t the only trailer we’ve had, asan earlier trailer showed us Shadowfor the first time.
“He’s too powerful,” Sonic says at one point before the team decides they need help from none other than Dr. Robotnik. “If I can’t rule the world, I might as well save it,” Robotnik says as he joins the gang in their fight to beat Shadow. Oh, and we also see Robotnik reunite with his grandfather Gerald Robotnik in the final few moments too.
We also had a new clip released forHalloween also gave us another look at Shadowas well.
I’m the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for the Total Film and SFX sections online. I previously worked as a Senior Showbiz Reporter and SEO TV reporter at Express Online for three years. I’ve also written for The Resident magazines and Amateur Photographer, before specializing in entertainment.
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