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Screenshot: Paramount+While fans wait for December’s big-screen release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, more worldbuilding is coming in Knuckles, a spin-off streaming series set between the second and third Sonic films. Paramount+ has shared the official trailer, showcasing Knuckles (Idris Elba) as he begrudgingly teams up with Adam Pally’s Deputy Sheriff Wade Whipple and adjusts to life on Earth.Knuckles Series | Official Trailer | Paramount+The rest of the ensemble cast for this “six-episode event” includes Cary Elwes, Tika…

After yesterday’s title reveal and announcement of Jim Carrey’s return for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic fans were eating well. Now, IGN revealed that six actors have been added to the cast in unknown roles, including alum from Breaking Bad, Ted Lasso, and Watchmen. As IGN states, the upcoming third installment in the live-action Sonic The Hedgehog film series will add on Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), Cristo Fernández (Ted Lasso), Jorma Taccone (The Lonely Island), Alyla Browne (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga), James Wolk…

Private Division Follow the talent, not the brand. In any creative industry, that’s good advice if you’re wondering why your favorite series has stagnated. In the case of Penny’s Big Breakaway, some of the talent behind 2017’s excellent Sonic Mania went on to form Evening Star, and that teams has now made a momentum-based 3D platformer based around a character with a yo-yo. If you love Sonic, it’s the kind of project you might like more than the hedgehog’s actual adventures. I’ve played through five of Penny’s Big…

Before The Super Mario Bros. Movie was a global sensation, Sonic the Hedgehog had already done it twice. The first two Sonic movies grossed almost $900 million globally so, of course, a third one is on the way. But will the main villain return? The answer is yes.How Invincible's Omni-Man Joined Mortal Kombat 1Variety confirms that despite the character seemingly dying in the second film, Jim Carrey will return as Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which is set for release on December 20. Jeff Fowler, who helmed the…

Ever since Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s ending teased the arrival of Shadow the Hedgehog, myself and the rest of the Sega franchise fandom have been wondering who would voice this notable baddie. As we get closer to director Jeff Fowler’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 being released as a holiday present on the 2024 movie schedule, that speculation is already heating up. That’s thanks to a new tease for the film stoking the fires surrounding the potential casting of a famous Star Wars actor, as well as a big ticket action star, as the…

Despite previously hinting at retirement, Jim Carrey is officially returning to Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The 62-year-old actor is set to reprise his role as Dr. Robotnik in the third film of the Sonic franchise, per Variety. The film, directed by Jeff Fowler, is scheduled to be released on December 20. Alongside Carrey, Ben Schwartz will star as the titular character, Sonic the Hedgehog. Ahead of the release, here's what you need to know about the action film: Jim Carrey is set to return as Robotnik in Sonic the…

This morning brought us our first Sonic the Hedgehog 3 teaser trailer, and with it, indications that Jim Carrey will return as the nefarious Dr. Robotnik. Paramount Pictures dropped the twenty-second tease this morning which showcased the Sonic 3 logo alongside confirmation of the movie’s December 2024 release date. In the background audio of the clip, you can hear Jim Carrey’s distinct laughter as the iconic Sonic villain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5wdFSRYoOY You don’t have to merely go on Carrey’s Doctor…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJim Carrey is coming out of retirement to reprise his role as mad scientist Dr Robotnik in the forthcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3.The actor and comedian, 62, said in 2022 that he was retiring from acting, claiming that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 would be his final film. “If the angels bring some sort of script that’s written in gold ink that says to me that it’s going to be really important…

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 won't be Jim Carrey's final film performance after all, as the actor will once again suit up to portray Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. While it looked like the egomaniacal nemesis of Sonic was out for good following the supposedly fatal fall he took in the first Sonic sequel, the film did leave a backdoor open for the actor to return.The news of Carrey's return comes from Variety and a new teaser on social media, hinting at Robotnik's plans for his grand return in Sonic 3.…

Fans excited for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 got a nice little tease today. Jeff Fowler, director of both 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog and 2022’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2, published a tweet today teasing the emergence of one of the blue blur’s most iconic villains, Shadow the Hedgehog in next year’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The point of the tweet was twofold. Fowler shared an image teasing the lower half of Sonic’s genetically engineered rival, but also confirmed that Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was “off and running” with development.…