Paramount Pictures and Sega Sammy announced on Thursday that a Sonic the Hedgehog sequel is in the works.
The live-action family comedy was the No. 1 opening weekend of all time for a movie based on a video game and it had the fourth-best Presidents Day weekend debut.
Sonic the Hedgehog was released back in February and it’s based on the popular video game franchise from Sega. The film tells the story of the world’s fastest hedgehog as he embraces his new home on Earth. Sonic (Ben Schwartz) and his new best friend Tom (James Marsden) work together to save the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey).
Original filmmakers will be returning with Jeff Fowler directing and Pat Casey and Josh Miller writing the script. The film is still in the development stages and no casting decisions or production date have been set yet.
Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, and Toru Nakahara are producing the film and Hajime Satomi, Haruki Satomi, and Tim Miller are executive producing.
