When we remember the bad buzz that accompanied the announcement of Sonic on the big screen in 2019 - the producers had to revise, among other things, the design of the character for a few million dollars - we can say that Paramount Pictures and its teams are coming back from afar. After having generated more than 306 million dollars at the box office in 2020, the film was entitled to a sequel released recently in French cinemas. Moreover, according to the latest figures, Sonic 2 has doubled Morbius' admissions (749 against 372), statistics which should no doubt continue to climb during school holidays.
Even if we already know that Sonic 3 is in preparation, Jeff Fowler, the director of the first two opuses, did not hide his desire to explore other avenues as he made it known within the framework of an interview with Comic Book. Indeed, the guy would like to wear Super Smash Bros. At the movie theater. "Nothing would make me happier than bringing together a lot of characters in a battle royale and creating a big thing like Super Smash Bros., he said. But it might take a lot of work for the lawyers." If SEGA is indeed the holder of the rights to Sonic, it could indeed be another pair of sleeves with Nintendo, many of whose characters make up the Super Smash Bros. roster.
"Mario and Sonic fighting in the arena, everyone is dying to see this, right? It's just a classic," added Jeff Fowler. Remember that the Kyoto firm is working on an animated film dedicated to the glory of Mario with the collaboration of Illumination Entertainment (Les Minions, Despicable Me), and that rumors suggest that Donkey Kong could be entitled to the same honors. For its part, Paramount Pictures also intends to create a series revolving around Knuckles.
