We already knew roughly when it was coming, thanks to Paramount’s announcement at the end of last year, but the Sonic the Hedgehog 4 movie now has a proper release date. It is, however, still a fair way out – with Sonic’s next big screen undertaking not due until March 2027.
More specifically, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is – as reported by Variety – currently expected to hit cinemas on 19th March, 2027. No further specifics have been revealed, but we do, of course, have a pretty good idea of who’ll be joining the Sonic crew in instalment four.
Over the course of its three previous entries, the Sonic movie series has established a tradition of including a big character reveal during its credits. Sonic 1 suggested Tails would be along for the second Sonic movie, while Shadow the Hedgehog emerged from his slumber in a mid-credits sequence for Sonic 2. And as for the recently released Sonic 3, that made it pretty clear [SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS] Amy Rose will be entering the fray – oversized hammer in hand – for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 [END OF SPOILERS].
Regardless of where the story heads next, it seems unlikely Sega and Paramount will be ready to wrap up the series when Sonic the Hedgehog 4 arrives in 2027. As noted by Variety, Sonic 3 proved to be a huge success when it released in December, generating $422m at the box office globally so far – a figure officially making it the movie series’ highest grossing entry so far.