Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
In the foreground center, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Tom and Maddie are within a ring with a dual background of a snowy mountain and a labyrinth with a green beam shooting from a pyramid; behind the ring is Dr. Robotnik; the background is stylistically divided into red and blue with Sonic and Knuckles in their respective colors running face to face in front of the green Master Emerald.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJeff Fowler
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Pat Casey
  • Josh Miller
Based onSonic the Hedgehog
by Sega[a]
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrandon Trost
Edited byJim May
Music byTom Holkenborg
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30) (International)
  • April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08) (United States)
  • August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) (Japan)
Running time
122 minutes[4]
Countries
  • United States
  • Japan
LanguageEnglish
Budget$90–110 million[5][6]
Box office$405 million[7][8]

Sonic the Hedgehog 2[b] is a 2022 action-adventure comedy film based on the video game series Sonic the Hedgehog published by Sega. It was directed by Jeff Fowler and written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller, and John Whittington, based on a story by Casey and Miller. Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Lee Majdoub, Colleen O'Shaughnessey and Jim Carrey reprised their roles, with Idris Elba and Shemar Moore joining the cast. In the film, Sonic and Tails must find the Master Emerald before the villainous Dr. Robotnik and his partner Knuckles the Echidna.

Following the success of Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), Paramount Pictures announced the sequel in May 2020, with Fowler, Casey, Miller and the cast returning. Filming took place from March to June 2021 in Vancouver and Hawaii. The film draws inspiration from the video games Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994), and Sonic & Knuckles (1994).

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was theatrically released in several markets on March 30, 2022, and in the United States on April 8, by Paramount Pictures and Sega Sammy Group. Like its predecessor, it set several box office records and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances and action sequences but criticized the screenplay and runtime. It grossed $405 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing video game film in the United States until The Super Mario Bros. Movie the following year. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is scheduled for release in December 2024, while Knuckles, a spin-off series starring Elba, premiered on Paramount+ in April 2024.

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  6. ^ Scott, Mendelson (April 10, 2022). "Weekend Box Office: 'Sonic 2' Races To Record $71 Million Debut". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Sonic the Hedgehog 2". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Sonic the Hedgehog 2". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  9. ^ @Sonic_MovieJP (December 9, 2021). "『ソニック・ザ・ムービー／ソニック VS ナックルズ』 ＼＼⭐2022年夏 全国公開❗／／ 🎙吹替キャストも続投決定✨ 🦔#ソニック：#中川大志 さん 🕶#ドクター・ロボトニック：#山寺宏一 さん #ソニックVSナックルズ #映画ソニック #テイルス #ナックルズ 🌎世界一斉解禁💥予告映像も到着💫" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Twitter.


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