Keanu Reeves Unveils Avengers Endgame Event, Arriving December 2028
Paramount is turbocharging the Sonic universe with a mystery event movie set for 2028, landing a year after Sonic 4’s 2027 release and riding the momentum of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 introducing Keanu Reeves as Shadow.
Paramount is clearly not done speeding up this blue blur. After Sonic the Hedgehog 3 brought Keanu Reeves in as Shadow, the studio is now teeing up a full-on Sonic event movie to land the year after Sonic 4. Yes, they are going bigger.
So, what is this Sonic 'event movie'?
Per Deadline, Paramount has a new Sonic spin-off in the works that they are literally labeling an event movie. Translation: expect a crossover/team-up built around several of the franchise’s heavy hitters. Details are under wraps for now, and no one is confirming cast. That includes Reeves — there is no official word that Shadow is back. But if you are marketing a team-up and you just introduced one of the franchise’s most popular characters in the last movie, you can connect the dots on who they will try to bring to the party.
Sonic keeps doing the unthinkable: getting better
Most family franchises wobble by movie two. Sonic has somehow leveled up each time, and the third film pulled the strongest reviews of the set. For a quick snapshot:
- Sonic the Hedgehog: IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 64% critics / 93% audience
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2: IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 69% critics / 96% audience
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3: IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 86% critics / 95% audience
Shadow spinoff talk is still floating around
There have been rumblings that Paramount is considering a standalone Shadow the Hedgehog movie. Nothing official yet, but given how well Reeves’ Shadow went over with fans, it is not a shock the studio is exploring it.
Release timing and the bigger picture
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 hits March 19, 2027. The Sonic event movie is set for December 22, 2028. If the crossover sticks the landing and actually delivers on the whole Avengers-style promise, Paramount is basically graduating Sonic from successful franchise to full-on mega-franchise territory. Ambitious? Absolutely. But based on the trend so far, not unrealistic.
Curious where you are on all this: cautiously optimistic, or ready to buy opening-night tickets now?