Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a 2022 American-Japanese live-action/computer animated action adventure comedy film adapted by the video game of the same name made by Masahoru Yoshii and was based on the video game series "Sonic the Hedgehog" made by Sega. It is a sequel to the Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), it was again directed by Jeff Fowler, from a screenplay by Pat Casey, Josh Miller, and John Whittington (who both Casey and Miller are in story writers). The film stars Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Shemar Moore, Lee Majdoub, Idris Elba, and Jim Carrey, the film takes place to Green Hills City after the events of the first film, Sonic was been side with Tails who teaming up to find the Master Emerald at the secret cave before Knuckles and Dr. Robotnik do, with all of the military organization being contending called "G.U.N."
The film was released on April 8, 2022 in the United States by Paramount Pictures, the film received mixed reviews, who was deemed improvement than its predecessor. While it grossed $72.1 million in the opening weekend, $190.9 million in the United States, $211 million in the international, for the worldwide total of $401.9 million at the box office against its $90-110 million, this film is actually considered box office success. A third film, titled Sonic the Hedgehog 3, is scheduled for release on December 20, 2024 and a spinoff series focuses on Knuckles is in development, set for 2023. 
== Plot ==
On the mushroom planet, Dr. Robotnik is recovering from his most recent failed escape attempt. Just then a Ring Portal opens with Knuckles, a red echidna warrior, stepping through. Knuckles promises to help Robotnik return to Earth, in exchange for telling him the location of Sonic.
Meanwhile on Earth, Sonic attempts to use his powers to work as vigilante; this becomes complicated when his attempt to stop a robbery accidentally destroys a Seattle city block and almost injures several people. Later on Sonic's adopted father, Tom, takes him fishing for a chat; Tom tells Sonic he is still just a kid and to remain patient until one day his powers will be needed.
Tom and his wife Maddie depart to Hawaii where her sister Rachel is due to get married, thus leaving Sonic home alone. As he spends his night partying, Sonic comes face-to-face with Robotnik before meeting Knuckles when the latter attacks him. Sonic then fights Knuckles and is taken about when Knuckles demands to know the location of the Master Emerald, a powerful relic that grants the user the power to devastate entire armies - which piques Robotnik's interest in the process. Sonic manages to escape Knuckles thanks to the intervention of Tails, a two-tailed fox who can spin his tails to fly.
Afterwards, Sonic and Tails greet each other. Tails then explains to Sonic that he has been watching him with gadgets, which Tails himself had invented, ever since Sonic had caused the electromagnetic pulse at the baseball field and was thereafter inspired by his bravery in battling Robotinik. Impressed by his genius, Sonic convinces Tails to help him reach the Master Emerald before Robotnik does first. At the same time, Robotnik promises to help Knuckles look for the Master Emerald in exchange for killing Sonic. Later on Robotnik reunites with Agent Stone before regaining his old technology and robots.
Sonic and Tails find a hidden message from Longclaw in her old map telling of her former role to protect the Master Emerald from the power-hungry Echidna tribe and that a compass revealing the location of the emerald lies in Siberia. The two find the compass and a temple created by the Owl Tribe, but are then ambushed by Robotnik and Knuckles. Another confrontation ensues between Sonic and Knuckles, during which Knuckles reveals that he is the sole survivor of the echidna tribe after they and the Owls both wiped each other out; since then Knuckles has blamed Longclaw for what happened and has been targeting Sonic to avenge his tribe, seeing Sonic as Longclaw's apprentice. Before Sonic can talk Knuckles down, Robotnik knocks Tails out and steals the compass before leaving with Knuckles as an avalanche starts. Sonic calls Tom to activate his spare ring to save them, interrupting the ongoing wedding. Sonic introduces Tom to Tails and explains the situation before the three are captured by the wedding goers, which were secretly agents working for the newly established Guardian Units of Nations (G.U.N) to combat alien forces such as Sonic; the wedding had been a façade that G.U.N engineered to monitor Tom and Maddie for information on Sonic's whereabouts.
Not long afterwards, Maddie and Rachel rescue Sonic, Tails and Tom from G.U.N by using the gadgets Tails had left from his dropped bag. In the meantime, Robotnik and Knuckles find the underwater temple containing the Master Emerald. The temple's awakening shoots a green beam into the sky, alerting Sonic to the imminent danger and showing G.U.N of the greater threat that Eggman poses. Sonic goes to the temple alone, worrying about getting anyone else hurt, and confronts Knuckles at the Emerald alter. As the two fight in equalled hand-to-hand combat, Robotnik steals the emerald and becomes all-powerful; he then betrays Knuckles by leaving him to die with Sonic in the collapsing temple. Sonic and Knuckles assist each other in escaping, after which they talk about losing their families on the same day before agreeing to put their differences aside. The two resolve to work together to defeat Robotnik and retake the Master Emerald as Tails recues them in a biplane.
Robotnik teleports to Green Hills and uses his newfound power to disassemble the G.U.N armies vehicles and create a giant mech version of himself. Sonic, Tails and Knuckles work together to fight the mech. Sonic distracts Robotnik, while Tails blasts into the mech's head and Knuckles steals the Emerald back however in the fight, the Master Emerald is shattered into the seven Chaos Emeralds, Sonic is badly injured and almost crushed by the mech before he is rescued by Tom and Maddie in a car. Robotnik, using the mech's backup power, destroys the car and goes to crush them before Sonic uses the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic which turns him gold, allows him to fly and vastly improves his strength. Super Sonic destroys the mech and it crashes with Robotnik still on it. Sonic reverts back to normal and returns the emeralds to Knuckles who recreates the Master Emerald. With the Owls and Echidnas long gone, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles decide to be the Master Emerald's new guardians and keep it hidden with them in a cooler as the trio bond over a baseball game with Tom and Maddie.
In a mid-credits scene, G.U.N fails to find Robotnik's body in the crash and presume him dead. As they go to erase his file, the organization uncovers a hidden 50-year old file named Project Shadow as a capsule containing a black-and-red hedgehog opens in a secret facility.
==Cast==
===Voice Cast===
*Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog
*Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Miles "Tails" Prower
* Idris Elba as Knuckles the Echidna
*Donna J. Fulks as Longclaw the Owl
===Live-action cast===
* Jim Carrey as Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
*James Marsden as Tom Wachowski
*Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski
*Natasha Rothwell as Rachel
*Adam Pally as Wade Whipple
*Shemar Moore as Randall
*Lee Majdoub as Agent Stone
*Tom Butler as Commander Sam Walters
*Melody Noshipo Niemann as Jojo Wachowski
==Videos==
=== Trailers ===
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) - Title Announcement - Paramount Pictures
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) - "Official Trailer" - Paramount Pictures
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) - "Big Game Spot" - Paramount Pictures
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) - "Final Trailer" - Paramount Pictures
== Trivia ==
* Originally, Stephen F. Windon was auditioned to returned as cinematographer, however, Brandon Trost was able to replaced Windon as cinematographer due to the scheduling conflicts with F9. 
* All of the cast will returning includes Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Tom Butler, Adam Pally and Melody Noshipo Niemann. 
* Shemar Moore entered join the cast for the film in an undisclosed role
* Jim Carrey and Lee Majdoub also returned for the role of Dr Robotnik and Agent Stone
* Colleen O'Shaughnessey was also returned to voiced Mails "Tails" Prower (known as Tails the Fox) after the mid credit scenes
* Idris Elba, who collaborated with Tom Holkenborg starting with The Dark Tower, also joined the cast to voiced Knuckles the Echidna
* John Whittington was auditioned to write the script with Pat Casey and Josh Miller for the screenplay credit, while Casey and Miller set to story writer for the credit
* Holkenborg returned as music score composers as with the first film, the score album is released on April 8, 2022 as with the same date as theatrical second film. Scott Mescudi was auditioned to write the original song called "Stars in the Sky", which the song released in March 25.
* The film's visual effects is received the 185 shots by Marza Animation Planet and Moving Picture Company, it also used DNEG Visual Effects to same shots over 185 visual shots between mushroom planet and the cockpit of the robot, Ged Wright was returned as a visual effects supervisor, while Lisa Beroud was joined as a visual effects producer.
* Like its first film, the end credits sequence was used for Sega Arcade version such as Green Hills City, Seattle City, Mushroom Planet, Snow Russia, and Cave Treasure, the 1991 version of Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails are used with Jim Carrey's version of Dr Robotnik appeared in 32-bit version just like the video game and arcade version
* Debra McQuire was returned as a costume designer from the first film, she also used making over several costumes that appeared to suit on
* The film's quote was used including
** Face It, You are never gonna to get my power (Sonic)
** It's cold in here, let's turn up the heat (Dr Robotnik)
** I just got Goosebumps. Wait a second did you steal that from Oprah? (Sonic)
** Where are my manners? Sonic meet Knuckles (Dr Robotnik)
** My God?! Project Shadow! (Commander Sam Walters)
** Today's forecast calls for a 100% chance of adventure (Sonic)
** Do i look like i need your power?! (Knuckles)
** Return to Sender (Sonic)
** Papa's got a brand new Stache (Dr Robotnik)
** What Kind of Twisted Sicko Tricked Someone into a Fake Wedding (Rachel)
** Hell Hath No Fury Like a Bride Scorn (Rachel)
*Sonic re-uses his "Uh,… meow?" quote, as a reference to the infamous "Meow" scene, from the first film.
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