Sonic the Hedgehog 2

It was directed by Jeff Fowler and written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Whittington. Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Lee Majdoub, Colleen O’Shaughnessey and Jim Carrey reprised their roles, with Idris Elba and Shemar Moore joining the cast. In the film, Sonic and Tails must find the Master Emerald before the villainous Dr. Robotnik and his partner Knuckles the Echidna.

Following the success of Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), Paramount Pictures announced the sequel in May 2020, with Fowler, Casey, Miller and the cast returning. Filming took place from March to June 2021 in Vancouver and Hawaii. The film draws inspiration from the video games Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994), and Sonic & Knuckles (1994).

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was theatrically released in several markets on March 30, 2022, and in the United States on April 8, by Paramount Pictures and Sega Sammy Group. Like its predecessor, it set several box office records and received positive reviews.

It grossed $405.4 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing video game film in the United States until The Super Mario Bros. Movie the following year. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is scheduled for December 2024, while Knuckles, a spin-off series starring Elba, premiered on Paramount+ on April 26, 2024.

While on a fishing trip, Tom advises Sonic to remain patient for the day his powers will be needed before he and Maddie depart for her sister Rachel’s wedding in Hawaii, leaving Sonic in charge of the house for the weekend.

While staying at home, Sonic is attacked by Robotnik, who has escaped with the help of Knuckles, a travelling warrior and returned to Earth for revenge on Sonic.

Knuckles demands the location of the legendary Master Emerald—an ancient relic that grants its user ultimate power and the ability to change reality to their will—so he can bring honor to his ancestors. Sonic is rescued by Miles “Tails” Prower, a young fox who idolizes him and comes to warn him about Knuckles.

Sonic convinces Tails to help him find the Master Emerald while Robotnik reunites with his assistant, Agent Stone, and–scheming to steal the emerald–offers to “help” Knuckles. Following clues on a map given to Sonic by his former guardian, Longclaw, Sonic and Tails find a compass within a temple in Siberia.

Knuckles and Robotnik track them and chase Sonic and Tails down a mountain. Knuckles reveals that he lost his whole tribe the same day Sonic lost Longclaw. Despite this brief moment of sympathy, Knuckles and Robotnik steal the compass. However, Knuckles begins to question Robotnik’s sense of loyalty and honor when he mocks Sonic for choosing to save an injured and unconscious Tails instead of the compass before causing an avalanche upon them.

Tom saves Sonic and Tails by using a ring to teleport them to the wedding. Rachel’s fiancé Randall and his wedding guests reveal themselves as undercover agents of the Guardian Units of Nations (G.U.N.) and arrest Sonic, Tails, and Tom. The three are rescued by Maddie and a vengeful Rachel, who reconciles with Randall after he confirms that his feelings for her are real. Meanwhile, Knuckles and Robotnik find an underwater temple containing the Master Emerald.

Blaming himself for Tails’ injuries, Sonic decides to face Knuckles and Robotnik alone and goes to the temple, where he fights with Knuckles to keep him from taking the Master Emerald. Robotnik exploits the distraction and seizes the emerald, which explodes and sinks the temple into the water.

No longer needing Knuckles, Robotnik betrays him and leaves him and Sonic behind. Teaming up, Sonic and Knuckles manage to escape just as Tails, who has regained consciousness and recovered from his injuries, rescues them in a biplane.

In Green Hills, Robotnik uses his new abilities to create a giant robot resembling himself. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles work together to fight the robot and its accompanying drones and reclaim the Master Emerald, but it breaks, splitting into the seven Chaos Emeralds. Tom and Maddie save Sonic, who uses the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic.

He destroys the robot and defeats Robotnik before dispersing the Emeralds and reverting back to normal. In the aftermath, Robotnik is missing, and Knuckles fixes the Master Emerald from the remaining shards before making a pact with Sonic and Tails to protect it from evil, and they start an idyllic life with the Wachowskis.

In a mid-credit scene, G.U.N. searches the area for signs of Robotnik, while Stone poses as a G.U.N soldier. He overhears Commander Walters receiving information about the discovery of a secret research facility housing Project Shadow.