April 2025

Double Trouble for Sonic the Hedgehog 3

This article was originally published in AC April 2025 Images courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Sega of America Inc. Based on the classic Sega video game series, the Sonic the Hedgehog movies have always relied on cutting-edge visual-effects techniques to sell the premise: an impossibly fast blue rodent living among and interacting with humans. The films have also showcased the singular comedic gifts of star Jim Carrey, the man behind mustachioed villain Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik, who has amped up the cartoonish aspects of his performance with each new installment. For Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — photographed by Brandon Trost, who also shot Sonic 2, and helmed by returning director Jeff Fowler — the filmmakers were tasked with framing twice...more