Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Country: United States
Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures
Language: English
Release Date RRP Code Rating JP 2022-04-08 ¥? ? US 2022-04-08 $? ? UK 2022-04-01 £? ? AU 2022-03-31 $? ? KR 2022-04-06 ₩? ?

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a live-action film featuring the titular character, and the sequel to the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog film. The film and its release date was announced on February 10, 2021. Ben Schwartz and Jim Carrey reprised their roles as Sonic and Dr. Robotnik, respectively. The film also features Tails played by Colleen O'Shaughnessey, reprising her role from the video game series and the Sonic Boom series. It is also the live-action debut appearance of Knuckles the Echidna, played by Idris Elba, initially as a secondary antagonist. Returning actors from the first film include James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Adam Pally, and Lee Majdoub.

A sequel titled Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will be released in 2024 as well as a spin-off series featuring Knuckles the Echidna.

Story

On the Mushroom Planet, Dr. Robotnik (now fully embracing the identity of Eggman) finishes building a device out of salvaged parts from his Eggpod, as well as the quill he stole from Sonic. He activates his machine, which sends a signal into space that catches the attention of Knuckles the Echidna, who soon arrives with a group of scavengers working for him. Robotnik takes out the three scavengers using traps he planted across the area before he sees Knuckles step out of the ring portal. The doctor realizes that he and Knuckles share a goal: taking down Sonic the Hedgehog.

On Earth, Sonic is trying to start a superhero career as "Blue Justice", but it hasn't been working out too well for him so far. During the day, he is barely able to stay awake while on his fishing trip with Tom Wachowski, to the point of falling off the boat and needed Tom to rescue him, as Sonic never learned how to swim. At home, Sonic is told that Tom and Maddie are going to Rachel's wedding in Hawaii via Ring portal, meaning he'll have the house to himself for a few days. Sonic's ensuing party is interrupted when Eggman and Knuckles arrive, attacking Sonic. Sonic thinks the two of them are after his power, but Knuckles quickly proves he has no need of it. He is far more skilled in combat than Sonic, as he was trained by his echidna tribe. Sonic is only saved by Tails who traveled to Earth to find him. Tails hijacked a car and took Sonic on the road with him to get him away from Knuckles. He explains to Sonic that Knuckles was looking for him to use as the key to find the Master Emerald, which Sonic believed was only a bedtime story.

At the end of the road, Sonic and Tails had to get out of the car and the fox had to carry the hedgehog to safety by flying with his two tails. Meanwhile, Eggman discusses with Knuckles the "ultimate power" he mentioned during the battle. Eggman realizes that he can use Knuckles to get the power for himself, then use it to bring to life his wildest designs and extend his genius across the galaxy. He calls Agent Stone, who now runs a coffee shop called the "Mean Bean". Stone sends Eggman a supply cache that he kept hidden as a satellite in orbit, giving him a new set of drones and a new outfit.

Sonic and Tails hide out in Wade Whipple's house, where they wonder about how Sonic is connected to the Master Emerald. Sonic then realizes there was an Emerald on the map Longclaw gave him. Touching it causes the map to reveal a holographic message Longclaw recorded for him, explaining that she sent Sonic to Earth as it was the location of the Emerald, which has the power to turn thoughts into reality. Protecting the Emerald was Longclaw's duty, and now she has to pass it onto Sonic. The message tells them to travel to Siberia to find the first clue to the Emerald. Sonic and Tails travel there via a ring portal and get into a dance off in a bar. Knuckles and Robotnik managed to track them down using Sonic's cell phone signal.

Once they enter the temple the map led them to, they find a story written on the walls. They learn that ages ago, a fearsome group of echidna warriors combined the seven Chaos Emeralds into a single Master Emerald, using its infinite power to defeat armies in front of them. The owls believed that no one should wield such power, and fought the echidnas for control of the Master Emerald. Once they finished reading, they found the compass that would lead them to the Master Emerald. Unfortunately, Eggman and Knuckles make their entrance with an army of drones. Sonic grabs the armor plating of a drone to use as a snowboard and heads off down the mountain. While defending himself from the drones and Knuckles, Sonic drops all his rings. He calls Tom to send him an exit portal to get out of there with Tails.

In Hawaii, the Wachowski family finds out the wedding was all a setup by Commander Walters, who is now the head of a new organization called the Guardian Units of Nations or G.U.N., which was formed to capture alien threats to Earth. Using Tails' backpack full of gadgets, the Wachowskis were able to save Sonic and Tails from their captivity. Knuckles and Eggman then use the compass they took to unveil the hidden labyrinth the Master Emerald was in. Sonic and Knuckles duke it out in the labyrinth, while Eggman double crosses Knuckles by taking the Master Emerald and teleporting away. In the process, Knuckles is knocked unconscious and left to drown in the labyrinth. Sonic jumps into the water to save him, but struggles to pull him free of the rubble he's pinned underneath. Knuckles soon wakes up and saves the both of them. Back on dry land, he realizes he was wrong to trust Eggman, and teams up with Sonic and Tails to stop him before he can conquer the universe.

Eggman teleports back to Mean Bean Coffee, now in a super form of his own, glowing green with the Emerald's power. G.U.N. surrounds the coffee shop with lots of armaments pointed at the building. Using the Emerald's power, Eggman transforms G.U.N.'s fleet into the Death Egg Robot, and begins rampaging through the city. Sonic, Tails and Knuckles now have to work together to get the Master Emerald away from him. The team manages to send Knuckles into the Death Egg Robot, where he punches the Emerald out of Eggman, but he reveals that the Death Egg Robot has a backup power source and doesn't need the Emerald to function, continuing its rampage.

The Master Emerald shatters in Sonic's hands, but the seven Chaos Emeralds are still full of power. Enriched by Sonic's heart and the love of his new family, the seven Emeralds transform him into Super Sonic. Sonic uses his new power to effortlessly destroy the Death Egg Robot, then summons some victory chili dogs for himself and his friends before reverting to normal, scattering the seven Chaos Emeralds to parts unknown in the process. Knuckles takes the shards of the Master Emerald, restoring them into their own gemstone.

The three heroes are later shown playing a baseball game together, all three of them now part of Tom and Maddie's family, and sworn to protect the Master Emerald against the forces of evil. Meanwhile, G.U.N. investigates the wreckage of the robot, not realizing that Agent Stone is disguised as a G.U.N. soldier among them. With no remains of Eggman found, G.U.N. presumes him dead. Commander Walters is then told about something else they discovered. While wiping Robotnik off their database, they found a file from fifty years ago that contained coordinates to a secret military black site that the government desperately wanted to keep hidden. The G.U.N. Commander is horrified to realize this must be Project Shadow. As they discuss this, a black hedgehog is seen awakening from a stasis chamber.

Cast list

Character	Actor
Sonic the Hedgehog	Ben Schwartz
Miles "Tails" Prower	Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Knuckles the Echidna	Idris Elba
Dr. Robotnik	Jim Carrey
Tom Wachowski	James Marsden
Maddie Wachowski	Tika Sumpter
Wade Whipple	Adam Pally
Agent Stone	Lee Majdoub
Rachel	Natasha Rothwell
Randall Handel	Shemar Moore
Longclaw	Donna Jay Fulks
Commander Walters	Tom Butler

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  US poster (2021-12)

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