Paramount's upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 4 movie now has an official release date, but naturally, it's a pretty long time away.

I haven't been able to stop thinking about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 since I saw it in the cinema last month. The first two movies were good, sure, but the third movie's treasure trove of Sonic Adventure 2 references—and the introduction of Keanu Reeves as Shadow, my favourite character—has cemented it as my favourite of the trilogy.

The latest installment in the Sonic the Hedgehog series earned the strongest reviews of the franchise so far and outran its predecessors at the box office. The threequel stars Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Idris Elba as Knuckles,