‘Sonic the Hedgehod 3’ Director Jeff Fowler Talks Reveals More Information About a Potential Sequel and More

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is officially coming out on December 20, 2024. and is expected to be yet another hit in the franchise that adapts one of the most famous video game series of all time. The first two films received positive reviews, and the initial reactions to the third movie were overwhelmingly positive.

The movie will introduce Shadow the Hedgehog, whose appearance has been foreshadowed in the second film, who will be voiced by Keanu Reeves. The movie is coming out very soon, and the excitement is slowly rising ahead of next week’s premiere.

In light of that, our friends at The Hollywood Handle conducted an interview with the movie’s director, Jeff Fowler. In this interesting discussion, Fowler revealed more information about the franchise’s future, as well as some other projects, so if you want to know everything that has been said, keep reading to find out all you need to know!

As said, The Hollywood Handle was an interesting one and Fowler answered several relevant questions. And, to be frank, the interview started on a very high note:

Christopher Mills (THH): Just to kick things right off, I wanted to ask you, there have been many franchises that have been lasting 10 years recently. We’ve got the Monsterverse, DC’s planning to last ten years, and Marvel’s lasted more than 10 years. I was wondering, with Sonic, how far down the line have you planned for this franchise?

Jeff Fowler: 25 years!

Christopher Mills (THH): 25 years, yeah (laughs)

Jeff Fowler: (Laughs) No, no, we’re taking these one at a time. You can’t help but, out of enthusiasm and excitement, be looking forward to where things could go from here.

We always love doing the character teases at the end of each film, so, already, you know the ideas and the wheels are turning on where things could go from here, but for the most part, movies are a lot of work, and you work on them right up until the very last minute when they’re taken out of your hands, and so normally most of the focus is on what’s in front of us. But, I mean, Sonic is an amazing franchise. Over 30 years, all these amazing characters, there are so many exciting directions to go.

The focus then shifted to the future of the franchise:

Christopher Mills (THH): There’s a lot of stories to tell when it comes to Sonic the Hedgehog, and to add on to what you just said, I think with the [Sonic the Hedgehog] movies, they’ve found the perfect formula when it comes to how they handle their post-credit scenes. They tease a character; the next film follows up. Can we say with this film, from what audiences will see in the post-credit scene, we can expect that to be the main focus of the next installment?

Jeff Fowler: Certainly, I mean in every bit the same way that I think in Sonic 2, when you see Shadow come up in the Cryotube, you know that he’s going to be a big deal and we’re going to make that the focus of the next story, so absolutely. We’re putting them in there for a reason, and we’re not doing it just to have an end credit teaser because we know fans love to see it. We’re putting it in there because we’re really excited about working with those characters.

Fowler further discussed Shadow in the interview, but the

Christopher Mills (THH): One last quick question, in any iteration of the drafts, was the Black Doom involved in the story?

Jeff Fowler: He was not. Shadow the Hedgehog, in the game I worked on, he is the focus, and the Black Arms, and there’s some really great imagery. I mean the giant meteor, you know, and all that very compelling imagery, but for the purposes of telling a more grounded version for this film, it felt like Black Doom was maybe a little too much.

There are more questions and answers in the original article, so be sure to read the whole thing, as this is just an excerpt of the most interesting parts. It is definitely worth it.

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