With the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie, Jeff Fowler and company managed to establish this cinematic version of the character in a more realistic scenario. It certainly contained a fair bit of Sonic franchise iconography, but it was a film that was considerably more grounded and may have left Sonic fans a little wanting. With the foundations now laid, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 fully leans into the more extravagant concepts of the games it is based on and delivers one of the best video game-to-movie adaptations there has ever been.
The final trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie is upon us! Click the embed below to see Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Dr. Robotnik in action alongside returning characters Tom Wachowski and Agent Stone:
Alongside the new trailer is a brand new movie poster that hearkens back to the cover artwork of the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mega Drive game. You can see the new poster at the top of this article.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 releases worldwide on April 8th 2022. Jim Carrey reprises his role as Dr. Robotnik alongside Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog, Idris Elba as Knuckles the Echidna and Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Miles “Tails” Prower. Jeff Fowler also returns to direct.
We also have a couple of new Clothing additions. These come in the form of a Sonic the Hedgehog necktie sold in the UK in the early 1990s and a SEGA World baseball cap that was originally sold via the London SEGA World venue’s gift shop. Click here to view the Clothing section.
SEGA has announced a collaboration with virtual marathon company Medal Dash; they’ll be putting on a Sonic-themed ‘virtual run’.
The idea is simple: run or walk 5K, 10K or 13.1 miles by the end of 2022, and you’ll get Sonic merch. That said, this is a paid event with limited slots, so it’s not just freebies. Sign-ups start at $34.95, and the swag on offer includes a die-cast medal, a running bib and some shirts.
It’s certainly a fitting way to leverage the Sonic brand, even if our aging brains can’t quite wrap our head around the entire ‘virtual run’ concept. The website does mention participants across the world, so it would seem this is open to UK residents too.
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The Sonic Hacking Contest will return for the week starting October 10th 2022. The annual Sonic the Hedgehog modding contest is now accepting submissions until September 4th 2022 and September 25th for expo entries.
Expo entries are not judged so if your project is earlier in its development cycle and you’d like to give a wider audience an opportunity to experience your early work for feedback then this is the category for you. Contest entries will receive criticism from the panel of judges and also be eligible to win trophies, of which there are a handful of new ones for 2022’s contest.
A full list of information about contest categories, trophies judging and how to submit a hack or mod to this year’s Sonic Hacking Contest can be found on the contest’s official website. As per usual, SEGADriven will be running video coverage of the event during contest week, so subscribe to our YouTube channel which already hosts a large quantity of video features on various Sonic hacks and mods like the one below:
Today on our YouTube channel we have a very special guest review from friend of the website Alan Williamson. Alan has put together a wonderful, detailed review of the new Sonic the Hedgehog LEGO Ideas set and goes through the build in detail. Check it out via the embed below:
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The Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie isn’t even out yet, but Paramount Pictures are obviously very happy with the performance of the first Sonic movie because they’ve just revealed that a 3rd Sonic movie is now in development alongside a Knuckles spin-off TV series that will air in 2023 on Paramount Plus. Idris Elba is also set to return to voice our favourite echidna in this upcoming TV series.
The first Sonic the Hedgehog movie was a huge success for Paramount, grossing $319.7 million against a budget of $90 million. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 releases on April 8th 2022 and sees the return of Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog and introduces Idris Elba as Knuckles the Echidna and Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Miles “Tails” Prower. Jeff Fowler returns to direct.
A new “Big Game” TV spot for the 2nd Sonic the Hedgehog movie has arrived and it’s absolutely loaded with classic Sonic franchise callbacks. A much more extensive trailer will also premiere at the NFL Super Bowl on Sunday 13th of February 2022. We won’t be mentioning any spoilers so check it out via the embed below:
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 opens in theaters on the 8th of April 2022 and sees Jim Carrey return as Dr. Robotnik alongside Knuckles who is voiced by Idris Elba. Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) also has a new pal in the form of Tails who is voiced by the character’s in-game voice actor Colleen O’Shaughnessey. Jeff Fowler returns to direct.
A new Sonic Adventure 2-themed statue of both Sonic and Shadow is being produced by the company S-Fire. Long time Sonic series artist Kazuyuki Hoshino is also heavily hinting that he is supervising the project and we can certainly see his influence on the statue. The attention to detail is phenomenal with Sonic even sporting his iconic SA2 Soap shoes. Check out some more images of the statue below:
The SA2 Sonic & Shadow statue by S-Fire has no scheduled release date at this time. Keep an eye on the S-Fire website for further updates.
Teased back in May, the next mainline Sonic the Hedgehog game from Sonic Team has been formally unveiled as Sonic Frontiers. Sonic Frontiers will be the first open world entry in the franchise and it’s launching “Holiday 2022”. Check out the first in game trailer below:
Morio Kishimoto returns as director for Sonic Frontiers. Kishimoto previously directed Sonic Forces, Sonic Lost World, Sonic Colours and the Sonic Storybook games. Sonic Frontiers will release on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC.
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