Sonic The Hedgehog 2

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is a 2022 action-adventure comedy film based on the video game franchise published by Sega and the sequel to Sonic The Hedgehog (2020). Directed by Jeff Fowler and written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller, and John Whittington, the film stars Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally and Lee Majdoub reprising their roles with Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Idris Elba and Shemar Moore joining the cast. In the film, after settling in Green Hills, Sonic tries to prove himself as a hero, but his big test comes when the evil Doctor Robotnik returns, alongside his new rival, Knuckles the Echidna, in search of the Master Emerald.

Following the success of the first film, Paramount Pictures announced the sequel in May 2020. Filming took place from March to June 2021 in Vancouver and Hawaii.

*Sonic the Hedgehog 2* was released in several markets starting on March 30 2022, and in the United States on April 8, 2022, by Paramount Pictures and Sega Sammy Group. It has grossed over $392 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing video game film in the United States and the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2022. A third film is scheduled for a December 20, 2024 release, while a spin-off miniseries starring Knuckles is in development and is scheduled to be released in 2023.

Plot

Eight months after defeating Doctor Robotnik. Sonic the Hedgehog attempts to help the public as a vigilante to little success. Tom advises Sonic to remain patient for the day his powers will be needed before he and Maddie depart for her sister Rachel's wedding in Hawaii. Sonic plans to have fun while home alone but is attacked by Robotnik, who has returned with the help of Knuckles the Echidna. Knuckles desires to honor the legacy of his extinct tribe and demands the location of the legendary Master Emerald, an ancient relic that allows its possessor to bend reality to their will.

Sonic is rescued by Miles "Tails" Prower, a two-tailed fox who idolizes him and comes to warn him about Knuckles. Sonic convinces Tails to help him find the Master Emerald, while Robotnik reunites with his Stone and, scheming to steal the emerald, offers to help Knuckles. Sonic and Tails follow clues on a map from Sonic's deceased guardian Longclaw to Siberia, where they find a compass within an old temple. Robotnik and Knuckles track them and pursue Sonic and Tails down a mountain. During an ensuing avalanche, Robotnik and Knuckles steal the compass. Tom rescues Sonic and Tails by using a ring to teleport them to the wedding.

Rachel's fiancé Randall and his wedding guests reveal themselves as undercover agents of the Guardian Units of Nations (G.U.N.) and capture Sonic, Tails, and Tom, who are then rescued by Maddie and a vengeful Rachel. Robotnik and Knuckles find an underwater temple containing the Master Emerald. Sonic goes to the temple and fights Knuckles while Robotnik uses the distraction to seize and fuse himself with the emerald, which implodes and sinks the temple. Sonic and Knuckles escape and agree to work together as Tails rescues them in a biplane.

In Green Hills, Robotnik uses his new abilities to create a giant robot resembling himself. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles work together to fight the robot and its accompanying drones and to reclaim the Master Emerald, but it shatters, splitting it into the seven Chaos Emeralds. Tom and Maddie rescue Sonic, who uses the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic. He destroys the robot before dispersing the Emeralds and reverting to normal. Knuckles restores the Master Emerald from the remaining shards and agrees to safeguard it with Sonic and Tails. The three resume an idyllic life with the Wachowskis.

Stone infiltrates G.U.N. as they begin searching for Robotnik in the mech's rubble. An agent reports to G.U.N. Commander Walters that a 50-year-old file containing coordinates to a research facility, which houses Shadow, has been uncovered.

Release

On March 1, 2022, Paramount cancelled the film's Russian release due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

*Sonic the Hedgehog 2* was first released by Paramount Pictures in several international markets including France and the Netherlands on March 30, 2022 and the United Kingdom on April 1 2022. The film held its world premiere at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles on April 5, 2022. It was released in the United States on April 8, 2022.

*Sonic the Hedgehog 2* was released for download and streaming on Paramount+ on May 24, 2022. It released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray on August 9, 2022

Future

In February 2022, Sega and Paramount confirmed that a third film *Sonic The Hedgehog 3* and a *Knuckles* spin-off miniseries are in development. Elba will reprise his role as Knuckles for the series, which is set for release on the streaming service Paramount+ in 2023. *Sonic the Hedgehog 3* is scheduled for release on December 20, 2024.