Let’s be real: Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik has been the best thing about Paramount‘s Sonic the Hedgehog movies. And I say that knowing that it’s pretty much the only acting he does nowadays, and that all three films featuring SEGA’s iconic video game mascot have been pretty damn good. Well, Carrey is confirmed to return in the new teaser for Sonic the Hedgehog 4, which will race into theaters on March 19th 2027.
Carrey won’t be alone, either. New additions to the franchise include Ben Kingsley and Nick Offerman in undisclosed voice roles. Kristen Bell was previously confirmed to voice Amy Rose, the popular character introduced at the end of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 along with Metal Sonic. The new footage shows Amy Rose’s hammer cracking open a portal that reveals other characters in the series.
Some of those characters spotted include Sonic, naturally, voiced once again by Ben Schwartz. We also see Knuckles (Idris Elba), Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessy), and Shadow (Keanu Reeves). Sonic’s human family, played by James Marsden and Tika Sumpter, is also seen. Lee Majdoub will return as Robotnik’s sycophantic sidekick, Agent Stone. Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade have roles that are still unknown.
Jeff Fowler is back to direct, as he has done since the franchise launched in 2020, earning more than $1.2B worldwide across three films.
So what’s the plot of Sonic 4? Based on Robotnik’s menacing narration, he’s got something dastardly planned: “You think your world is safe, but your time is about to run out, the chaos has only just begun.”
