First official sneak peek at Sonic movie 3

[Perkilator]

Jeff Fowler just tweeted this today.

[Etrurian emperor]

Really curious how they're gonna handle the whole Gerald Robotnik thing. It was already a massive tonal shift in Adventures. I really loved the bizarre change of tone but I bet the executives probably won't. 

[Zapp Branniglenn]

Gonna be listening hard to audience reactions when we get Shadow's flashback scene of watching Maria getting shot in the face by "The Olive Garden Guy". I want it on the record that I mumbled to myself "No." when I saw the post credits tease.

[Etrurian emperor]

53 minutes ago, Zapp Branniglenn said:

Gonna be listening hard to audience reactions when we get Shadow's flashback scene of watching Maria getting shot in the face by "The Olive Garden Guy". I want it on the record that I mumbled to myself "No." when I saw the post credits tease.

I'm calling it now. Maria will not get shot but just put in stasis. Or rescued by aliens or something. 

[Interdimensional Observer]

14 minutes ago, Etrurian emperor said:

I'm calling it now. Maria will not get shot but just put in stasis. Or rescued by aliens or something. 

No, no, nonononono NO! Keep the Black Arms out of this!👽😳

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Didn't see either Sonic movie. But, while Shadow was fine in Adventure 2, Sega really lost their way with Shadow the Hedgehog. -Which I did play growing up, blissfully unaware of how truly bizarre in tone for a Sonic game it really is. It's amazing that a game where Shadow gets to murder Eggman and laugh evilly victorious in front of Sonic is a genuine, official thing. I'll hope that Sega doesn't repeat history here and that Shadow doesn't send the Sonic movies off course, whatever the course is.

 

2 hours ago, Etrurian emperor said:

Really curious how they're gonna handle the whole Gerald Robotnik thing. It was already a massive tonal shift in Adventures.

Adventure 2 began fine tonally I guess. It was the Last Story with the video of the mad professor bound in a chair wishing death upon humanity that got weird, I think?

[Etrurian emperor]

 

27 minutes ago, Interdimensional Observer said:

Adventure 2 began fine tonally I guess. It was the Last Story with the video of the mad professor bound in a chair wishing death upon humanity that got weird, I think?

Well yeah. The game taking such a gigantic shift in the last story was what made it so weird. And fun. It certainly made an impression when I played it as a kid.

[Shanty Pete's 1st Mate]

I've come to make an announcement! Shadow the Hedgehog is... a welcome addition to this film franchise.

I assume. I haven't watched any of them. Anyway, can't wait for Halle Berry as Rouge the Bat.

[Cysx]

I'm more curious to see what they do after this one, considering most people can agree that post SA2 is when it all started falling apart and continuity became an even bigger afterthought, Sonic 06 aside. But if they do 06, well... good luck to them.

What I'll say is that those guys have made a lot of correct decisions thus far. The movies I'd qualify as aggressively mediocre overall (with some really nice surprises here and there), but they've been very successful, which is what matters really. I'm not expecting them to now botch the one where they have next to no writing to do.

... I say that, but they have to shoehorn the human characters somehow I suppose. Also movie 2 Sonic is still decidedly a child unlike Shadow I expect, so their rivalry could get awkward.

Edited November 30, 2023 by Cysx

[Etrurian emperor]

 

Holy Brocoli they put in Gerald!

[Lightchao42]

I'm a little surprised that Amy seemingly won't be included, but I understand that Sonic's friends aren't native to Earth in this continuity so they would have to come up with a special explanation as to why she's around. They'll probably save her for a fourth movie anyhow.

Since Gerald will likely take over as the main villain, I hope he'll be mostly taken seriously after his introduction. Unless they want Jim Carrey to play two silly men instead of one this time, that is.

But those two comments aside, I'm looking forward to it! I'm interested in hearing Keanu Reeves' take on Shadow (he did his research, after all) and hopefully they'll include Live and Learn somewhere.

[Etrurian emperor]

Seems they're really doing some sort of love letter to Adventure two despite not entirely adapting it. The nods to it are very cute.