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The producers of Sonic 2 released the news that the upcoming sequel will kick off its own multiverse.
This year, in addition to Sonic 2, a third live-action film and series of the iconic character will be released.
The idea is to expand the universe of the character in the style of Marvel.
A new Sonic movie is about to hit theaterswhich, according to what has been reported, will be the beginning of a Marvel-style multiverse.
It is no secret to anyone that one of Marvel’s greatest successes is the extension of its universe, but they are not the only ones, well, now, the producers of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 have confirmed the news of a new multiverse, but what? What is it about?
Sonic did not have a promising start; However, with the passage of time, he gained a very solid base of fans, who eagerly await the new title of the film, which will be released on April 2 in Mexico.
Nevertheless, more than a sequel, the new Sonic movie is just the prelude to a new cinematographic universe of the iconic SEGA characterfor which a third production is even being prepared.
The news was released by Toby Ascher, producer of the two Sonic tapes that, so farhave been released, who in an interview with VGC spoke about the continuity of the project and the future of the saga.
“We’re creating a Sonic Cinematic Universe, so we knew we were going to add characters, like Tails and Knuckles; New to the movies but loved by gamers around the world,” Ascher said.
What was expressed by the producer himself is added to what was confirmed in February of this year, and that is the fact that Paramount Pictures and SEGA are already preparing the third part of Sonic, even though Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is just about to be released.
A Marvel-style multiverse
In addition, according to what was reported on that occasion, a live action series will also be launched, which is already in production.
“We are delighted to announce the development of the third Sonic movie and its first live-action series for Paramount +,” said Haruki Satomi, CEO of Sega Corporation, adding that “our relationship with Paramount is excellent and we are very pleased to keep expanding the Sonic The Hedgehog universe with them. 2022 will be a very significant year for the franchise thanks to the premiere in April of the second film and the arrival at the end of the year of Sonic Frontiers, the new and long-awaited video game of the franchise. Fans around the world have loved Sonic for thirty years and we look forward to continuing to create memorable moments and experiences for them for years to come.”
In short, it is a risky strategy, especially because Marvel itself has also had a hard time carrying out its multiverse and even DC has had some major failures.
The bet is to let the character of Sonic, one of the most popular in the 90’s and a benchmark for the global gamer community, be the one to reach the audience.
In that sense, it should be noted that the Sonic franchise is among the top 15 best-selling franchises in history, selling more than 87 million copies worldwideaccording to data from netentstarker.