Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s Colleen O’Shaughnessey speaks about whether theSonicteam is likely to make a franchise movie without any of the human characters. O’Shaughnessey is the voice of Tails in theSonicmovies, beginning her role in earnest inSonic the Hedgehog 2after Tails briefly appeared in the first movie’s mid-credits sequence. In addition to O’Shaughnesssey,Sonic the Hedgehog 3features an ensemble castincluding Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, James Marsden, and Krysten Ritter. The movie received positive reviews and is doing well in theaters.
In an interview withScreenRantfor the digital release ofSonic the Hedgehog 3on January 21, O’Shaughnessey discusses the likelihood that aSonicmovie without any of the main characters will be made. While the actor noted that making a non-human onlySonicmovie is possible,she thinks that “they did such a great job balancing the two” in the most recent installment. As such, she thinks that the futureSonicmovies will continue to include both human and non-human characters while adding more characters. Check out the full quote from O’Shaughnesssey below:
Colleen O’Shaughnessey:I mean, is it possible? Absolutely. You could do something with just the characters in this world. But I feel like this last movie, they did such a great job of balancing the two, so if they continue on their pattern, my guess is they’ll continue to do that. I think it does lend something to it. It definitely takes it out of a video game, and really helps ground it into a more real world situation, if that makes sense. So, like I said, I feel like they really did a great job of balancing, and could they keep adding more and more characters? For sure, there’s definitely enough characters to go around. But I think they’ll keep it with both. But what do I know? They don’t tell me anything. [Chuckles]
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The discussion about making aSonicmovie with no human characters comes afterthe humans had a lot less screen time inSonic the Hedgehog 3than in previous movies, prompting whether future installments will include human characters at all. Even if O’Shaughnessey herself reports not knowing anything, the decision about humancharacters inSonic the Hedgehog 4will have to be made pretty swiftly. The movie is already confirmed to be in development, with a tentative release window of Spring 2027.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 has been confirmed, and there are a handful of likely stories set up by Sonic the Hedgehog 3 for the new sequel to explore.
The existingSonic the Hedgehogmovies' flashiest human character is Dr. Robotnik. This character, however,died during theSonic the Hedgehog 3ending, which leavesSonic the Hedgehog 4with a great window of opportunity to decide whether to phase out the human characters. It would have been hard to make a movie without Robotnik, but his death makes it such that audiences might not miss a human presence as much on screen.
Our Take On Sonic’s Potential Non-Human Only Characters
The Live-Action CGI Hybrid Formula Is Iconic To The Film Franchise
Whether Robotnik is really dead, given the reversal of theSonic the Hedgehog 2ending, is one reason to doubt whether the franchise would truly go the non-human route. It is also worth noting, however, thatSonic the Hedgehog’s live-action and CGI-hybrid formula has been a critical element of the series. As such, taking away the humans would take away the need for the live-action element, potentially making it weird forSonicto continue in the same medium. For that reason alone, it may make sense forSonic the Hedgehog 4to keep its humans.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Cast
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 reunites Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails as they face a formidable new adversary, Shadow. With Shadow’s unprecedented powers posing a significant threat, Team Sonic seeks an unexpected alliance to thwart his plans and safeguard the planet.
