“Sonic the Movie 4” is scheduled to be released in the US in the spring of 2027 and is currently being prepared | THE RIVER

As the release of the third Sonic the Movie series, Sonic x Shadow TOKYO MISSION, approaches, it has been revealed that the fourth installment is already in development. This is reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

Paramount Pictures is aiming to release the fourth film in the United States in spring 2027. At this time, details including the plot of the fourth film have not been revealed. The news that the fourth film is being developed before the third film is released gives us a sense of the studio's extraordinary confidence in TOKYO MISSION.

The first installment of this series, “Sonic the Movie'', was released in 2020, based on the globally popular game by SEGA. When the sequel “Sonic the Movie/Sonic VS Knuckles'' was released in 2022, it became a huge hit, recording the highest box office revenue in the history of a movie based on a video game in the United States at the time.

In the third work, the dark hero Shadow wakes up from being imprisoned on a remote island in Tokyo Bay, and Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, who are familiar from the series, confront Shadow in order to resolve this emergency situation.

The voice cast includes Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Idris Elba as Knuckles, and Colleen O'Shaughnessy as Tails. Jim Carrey as live-action character Dr. Robotnik, James Marsden as Tom, Tika Sumpter as Tom's wife Maddie, and Lee Majdou as Agent Stone also return. Jeff Fowler, who directed the previous two films, and Pat Casey and Josh Miller, who wrote the screenplay, are also on board, bringing together familiar members.

New cast members include Keanu Reeves as Shadow, and Maria Robotnik, Dr. Robotnik's granddaughter, in Secret Kingdom. Aleera Brown in “Peter's Bizarre Adventure'' (2023), Krysten Ritter in “Jessica Jones'' (2015-2019), Cristo Fernandez in “Transformers: Awakening of the Beast'' (2023), James Wolk from “ZOO'' (2015-2017), Jorma Taccone from “We Are Pop Stars'' (2016), and Sofia Parnas from “The Brave: Elite Special Forces'' (2017-2018) will participate. do.

In addition to the movie series, the “Sonic the Movie'' universe is expanding with the drama series “Knuckles'' (2024) also being distributed. Before the details of the 4th work arrive,Released in Japan on December 27, 2024“Sonic x Shadow TOKYO MISSION”Let's enjoy it.

Source:The Hollywood Reporter