Let’s be real; Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik has been the best thing about the Sonic the Hedgehog movies. Talk about inspired casting; Carrey hasn’t been this much fun to watch in ages. Unfortunately, he sorta called it quits from acting after the second movie, stating…
“It depends. If the angels bring some sort of script that’s written in gold ink that says to me that it’s going to be really important for people to see, I might continue down the road, but I’m taking a break.”
Well, that gold ink, it turns out, is actually a gold ring for Sonic to race through. Variety confirms that Carrey is returning as Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. This despite the villainous Eggman tumbling to his supposed doom in the previous film. While his survival was teased in a post-credits sequence, his return wasn’t official until earlier today when teased by the film’s social media account…
You all thought I was gone, but I’ve just been underground. What you’ve seen from me is only a #shadow of things to come… pic.twitter.com/3W9Rh728Tt
— Sonic the Hedgehog (@SonicMovie) February 2, 2024
Jeff Fowler, who directed the first two Sonic movies to a combined $870M worldwide, is coming back for this one, too.
Sony continues to expand on the Sonic franchise. Along with these movies, there’s also a Paramount+ spinoff series, Knuckles, centered on the antihero red echidna voiced by Idris Elba. That arrives in early 2024.
Carrey rejoins fellow castmates Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Lee Majdoub, and Elba. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will hit theaters on December 20th!
