“Sonic the Hedgehog” Sequel is in Development

Ben Schwartz in "Sonic the Hedgehog"

Sonic the Hedgehog is being made into a sequel.

Paramount Pictures and Sega Sammy announced on Thursday that they’ve started working on a sequel to the live-action family comedy and that the original filmmakers would be returning with Jeff Fowler directing and Pat Casey and Josh Miller writing the script.

No casting decisions or production date have been decided on yet, as the film is still in the development stage.

Producing the film are Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, and Toru Nakahara and Hajime Satomi, Haruki Satomi, and Tim Miller are executive producing.

The first film was released back in February and it’s based on the popular video game franchise from Sega. It tells the story of the world’s fastest hedgehog as he embraces his new home on Earth. Sonic (Ben Schwartz) and his new best friend Tom (James Marsden) work together to save the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey).

Sonic the Hedgehog was the No. 1 opening weekend of all time for a movie based on a video game and it had the fourth-best Presidents Day weekend debut. The film was among the many released early on home entertainment due to the coronavirus.