SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 CinemaCon Footage Description Confirms Fan-Pleasing Change To Jim Carrey's Dr. Robotnik

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 CinemaCon Footage Description Confirms Fan-Pleasing Change To Jim Carrey's Dr. Robotnik

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 arrives in theaters later this year and a footage description straight out of CinemaCon offers a better idea of what to expect from Shadow the Hedgehog and Dr. Robotnik in the movie.

By JoshWilding - Apr 12, 2024 02:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Sonic the Hedgehog
Source: GameFragger.com

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 races into theaters right in time for the holidays and Paramount Pictures shared a first look at the movie with those attending CinemaCon in Las Vegas last night.

As we first reported on GameFragger.com, the footage kicked off by reuniting us with Jim Carrey's villainous Dr. Robotnik, and the now much...heftier...villain saying he had the "ultimate power in the palm of my hands and now I sit here binging on carbohydrates." 

His appearance has been compared to that of Avengers: Endgame's Bro Thor (which saw Chris Hemsworth shed his ripped physique for a beer belly), and while the transformation could be temporary, Sonic fans are hoping this leads to a game-accurate take on Eggman taking centre stage in this threequel.

Agent Stone is still helping Robotnik out and it's the discovery of Shadow which spurs Robotnik back into action. 

Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles later do battle with Shadow in an action-packed sequence, but he never speaks, and we still don't know who will voice him in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The trailer even seemed to suggest that Robotnik and Sonic will eventually need to team up to take Shadow down! 

Knuckles, meanwhile, states that Shadow is a far more impressive hedgehog than Sonic (much to the speedster's chagrin). Unfortunately, there's currently no word on when this footage will be released online. 

"We got really excited about the idea of expanding our characters in our world into television, specifically, because it gives us a platform to really do character studies," executive producer Toby Asche recently explained. "We knew that, with Shadow coming into Sonic 3 and some of the bigger things that we want to do, the Sonic franchise on the movie side is going to be these Avengers-level events."

"They’re going to be these big, exciting stories that have a lot of different characters," Asche added. "And so what television did for us is it gave us time to go into some of the more supporting characters in depth and really build them out in cool ways."

Jeff Fowler will be back in the director's chair for the threequel, with Ben Schwartz (Sonic the Hedgehog), Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Miles "Tails" Prower), Idris Elba (Knuckles the Echidna), James Marsden (Tom Wachowski), Tika Sumpter (Maddie Wachowski), and Jim Carrey (Dr. Robotnik) all set to reprise their respective roles from the first two movies.

New additions to the franchise will include Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), Alyla Browne (Furiosa), James Wolk (Harley Quinn), Sofia Pernas (Jane the Virgin), Cristo Fernández (Ted Lasso), and Jorma Taccone (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse).

Knuckles is set to premiere on Paramount+ on April 26, while Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will race into theaters on December 20.

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Colton
Colton - 4/12/2024, 2:14 PM
Jim Carey is the GOAT
SuperJefe
SuperJefe - 4/12/2024, 4:53 PM
@Colton - Yeah, it’s disappointing he got so rich he doesn’t need to work much anymore haha but good for him
MasterMix
MasterMix - 4/12/2024, 2:20 PM
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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 4/12/2024, 2:22 PM
Jim Carry igh as well be a goat
dracula
dracula - 4/12/2024, 2:25 PM
Maybe Sonic 4 will have Chaos

Kate Micucci for Amy Rose

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Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 4/12/2024, 2:35 PM
Slightly OT but I've always lowkey liked the more huskier, Teddy Roosevelt-esque design from the Sonic Boom tv series, I thought it was a refreshing change for the character imo.

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HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 4/12/2024, 4:09 PM
@Superspecialawesomeguy -

It’s a good look but it kinda destroys the reason he’s called “Egg man”
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 4/12/2024, 5:32 PM
@HulkisHoly - He could still be called Eggman just because he's bald lol.

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HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 4/12/2024, 8:27 PM
@Superspecialawesomeguy - why not 🤷‍♂️
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 4/12/2024, 2:40 PM
Sounds like more comedic gold from Carrey.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 4/12/2024, 2:42 PM
Haha, Knuckles complimenting Shadow as superior to Sonic is a nice touch.
dragon316
dragon316 - 4/12/2024, 2:58 PM
He better not wear fat suit
DENNISsystem
DENNISsystem - 4/12/2024, 3:00 PM
God Ben Schwartz is such a good comedian.
xfan320
xfan320 - 4/12/2024, 3:01 PM
I love the goodwill these movies have garnered from fans. It's refreshing.
campblood
campblood - 4/12/2024, 3:02 PM
I know these movies are for children but as a 40 year old man that actually played sonic when it came out I gotta say they’re fun to watch.
zeon00
zeon00 - 4/12/2024, 3:07 PM
@campblood - it’s a family movie
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 4/12/2024, 4:10 PM
@campblood -

Same. Carrey and Schwartz really elevate the material. Now Idris as well.
Asterisk
Asterisk - 4/12/2024, 3:21 PM
There is an ever persistent rumor that Hayden Christensen will play Shadow which I have to say I hope that’s true.
Stinkor1
Stinkor1 - 4/12/2024, 3:40 PM
I hope Seth Rogan plays Shadow.
Huhuhuhu
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 4/12/2024, 6:10 PM
@Stinkor1 - Seth Rogen's laugh sounds like. '77 Chevy that can't start up.
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 4/12/2024, 4:39 PM
Anyone else remembering when he was going to play Curly Howard in the Farrelly Brothers’ Three Stooges movie? He was going to play opposite Benicia Del Toro and Sean Penn, and even gained a few dozen pounds for the role.
CoHost
CoHost - 4/12/2024, 4:46 PM
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DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 4/12/2024, 6:09 PM
Keanu will voice Shadow.

Calling it now.
sully
sully - 4/12/2024, 7:56 PM
Ah yes, the "let's make the villain an anti-hero and have him team up with the hero to take down another enemy" trope.

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