Our favorite blue supersonic blur is back in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
The first Sonic the Hedgehog film was a surprise breakout hit early in 2020, even though Ars Tech Culture Editor Sam Mackovech deemed it mediocre: “somewhere above The Angry Birds Movie, somewhere below Pokemon: Detective Pikachu.” And now we have the final trailer for its sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, once again featuring the voice of Ben Schwartz as Sonic.
In the first film, Sonic teamed up with local town Sheriff Tom Wachowski (James Marsden) to stop the sinister mad scientist Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey). Robotnik wanted to catch and experiment on the hedgehog, and if he could also frame Tom as a domestic terrorist, even better. Sonic the Hedgehog had the good fortune to premiere before the world shut down in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. It posted the biggest opening weekend yet for a film based on a video game, despite the mixed reviews, and eventually earned $319.7 million worldwide.
Several cast members expressed their eagerness to return for a sequel featuring the Chaos Emeralds from the video games, and director Jeff Fowler was game. Per the official synopsis:
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