Sonic the Hedgehog 3

"New adventure. New rival."

2024 1h 50m EN

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Synopsis

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Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

“New adventure. New rival.”

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Cast

Ben Schwartz
Sonic (voice)
Jim Carrey
Ivo Robotnik / Gerald Robotnik
Keanu Reeves
Shadow (voice)
Idris Elba
Knuckles (voice)
Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Tails (voice)
James Marsden
Tom
Tika Sumpter
Maddie
Lee Majdoub
Agent Stone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeff Fowler
Writers: Josh Miller, John Whittington, Pat Casey
Languages: English, French, Japanese, Spanish
Countries: United States of America, Japan

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MONEY

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$122M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Japanese, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Japan.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Sonic the Hedgehog Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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214+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeff Fowler, shot by Brandon Trost. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeff Fowler directs. Brandon Trost behind the camera. Tom Holkenborg scores. Al LeVine cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Japan. Dialogue in English, French, Japanese, Spanish.

Trivia

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1$122M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.
3Released 2 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Japanese, Spanish.
5International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Japan.
6Part of the "Sonic the Hedgehog Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7214+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
8Directed by Jeff Fowler, shot by Brandon Trost. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
9Original score by Tom Holkenborg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
10Editor Al LeVine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
11Ben Schwartz and Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves carry the top of the cast.
12Marketing tagline: "New adventure. New rival.".
13IMDB entry: tt18259086 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
14Classified under 16 themes, including "moon", "sequel", "based on video game", "psychotic".
15Released under 18 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Brandon Trost
Original score: Tom Holkenborg
Editing: Al LeVine
Production design: Luke Freeborn
Costume design: Eleanor Baker
Makeup / hair: Nicky Austin
VFX supervisor: Ged Wright
Sound: Ethan Van der Ryn
Stunt coordinator: Shauna Duggins
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $122,000,000
Box office: $492,162,604
Return: 403% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

Part of

Sonic the Hedgehog Collection

Follows the adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog an anthropomorphic hedgehog born with the ability to run faster than the speed of sound, hence his name, and possesses lightning-fast reflexes to match his speed.

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CinemaSerf2024-12-24
★ 6/10
So for fifty years, "GUN" have kept "Shadow" in a gloopy state of stasis deep underground in a top secret facility. All of a sudden he awakens, punches himself out of the place and that means that the director (Krysten Ritter) has to disrupt a family barbecue to engage the services of "Team Sonic". Our eponymous blue hedgehog, his best pals "Tails" and "Knuckles" have settled down to a peaceable life with "Tom" (James Marsden) and "Maddie" (Tika Sumpter) but realise they have to rise to the occasion so off they go. Imagine their shock, though, when they discover that their new super-fast and super-strong nemesis is another (not quite so blue) hedgehog! Who is he? What's going on? Why does he seem to loath mankind, so? Well that all becomes clear when his puppet-master turns out to be the grand-daddy of all baddies. The ultimate "Robotnik" - only with a slightly more rotund belly. Matched, even out-matched, it falls to our intrepid team to try and form an alliance of their own, but how will that endure in the face of such terrible odds? Well don't go looking for any jeopardy here, indeed what starts off as quite a fun series of thwack and pow escapades showing off the skills of the rivals cannot resist turning into the cul-de-sac of sentimentality as the inevitable plot lines grab hold of the characters and turn them into cheesy mush. I always like a good antagonist, but sadly we just know that however dastardly and evil he - in this case the ultra-hammy Jim Carrey - can be, no writer or director is ever going to let him win, and that's pretty efficiently telegraphed right from the start of this sequel that's going to be a prequel too, no doubt. Some of the writing is quite fun, with plenty of contemporary and quite sarcastic references to raise a smile, and there are homages paid aplenty to just about everyone from "007" and the "Fantastic Four" to the "Avengers" - but in the end it's all just a little too shiny and predicable. It looks great on the big screen though and passes a couple of hours easily enough for a Christmas release, but it's all just a bit too derivative for me, sorry.
Chandler Danier2025-01-24
★ 8/10
Why didn't Knuckles fall when he traveled over the red tile? Otherwise it's a great world. All the other insanity makes sense. Come on, though. Cut some stuff. I look forward to Carey in these. This one seems much more airplane than the others but honestly I don't remember anything at all from the previous films. Austin Powers. I was hoping the movie was ending at 1:12 and then so much more crap had to happen. Carey fight was great. Funny death. I skipped a lot at the end.
kaiserimpaxct9082025-01-31
Surprisingly Fun <a href="https://raihaamedia.blogspot.com/2025/01/topvidzonlne.html">Sonic the Hedgehog</a> could have been a disaster, but it’s actually a blast. Ben Schwartz brings great energy to Sonic, Jim Carrey is in full 90s villain mode as Dr. Robotnik, and the movie balances humor, action, and heart surprisingly well. It’s not groundbreaking, but it’s a fun, family-friendly ride that respects the character while keeping things light and entertaining. A solid win for video game movies.