Sonic the Hedgehog 3 definitely will not be the tip of the collection’ live-action diversifications, as its director hints at extra character teases to come back.
Earlier this yr, the producer of the Sonic motion pictures Toby Ascher mentioned he desires the Sonic motion pictures to be “Avengers-level occasions”, and it feels like there’s nonetheless plans to place that into apply. Director Jeff Fowler not too long ago spoke with Leisure Weekly in regards to the upcoming threequel, and like the 2 earlier movies earlier than it, he mentioned that we are able to count on the tip of the movie to tease one other character from the video games for future initiatives. Whereas Fowler did not say who that may be, to nobody’s shock, he did say that it is “enjoyable to see the fan debates on-line about who’s developing subsequent, who’s going to be teased on the finish of the movie.
“We’ve got a variety of the identical conversations. We have all bought our favorites on the filmmaking facet, and we’re all making nice instances for ‘it must be this one or that one.’ It’s enjoyable to maintain that anticipation. This film isn’t any completely different when it comes to teasing new characters.” Personally, you could find me on the betting station placing all my cash on Massive the Cat, as a result of there’s simply no means we are able to have one other movie with out him, proper? Okay, the extra possible state of affairs is both somebody like Metallic Sonic or Silver the Hedgehog and Blaze the Cat, however I can dream, proper?
Curiously, Fowler additionally spoke about growing Shadow’s storyline for the third movie, with the unique materials clearly being a bit heavier than you may suppose (Maria, a younger woman and Shadow’s closest good friend, actually will get shot and dies within the video games, and she or he’s set to seem within the movie). “That is the problem of those movies,” Fowler says. “It is at all times to take what has come earlier than when it comes to the video video games and the comics and all that. How will we take the essence of what the followers love and merge it with this film remedy that we created?
“We definitely are very respectful about what followers count on to see and what they love in regards to the character. We’re additionally very conscious of the instances and the suitable method to deal with that form of imagery in a household movie. I feel we actually led to an incredible place. I feel followers will watch this movie and actually respect Shadow and Maria. Quite a lot of care and a variety of love has gone into telling Shadow’s story and giving followers the perfect film model of the character possible.”
With the movie not due out till December 20, there is definitely numerous questions on what is going on to occur to Maria, however for now we’ll all simply have to search out out within the cinema.
