Paramount Announces Sonic Spinoff and TMNT Film for 2028

Paramount Pictures has announced plans to expand its popular franchises with a new Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff film and a hybrid live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, both slated for release in late 2028. The untitled Sonic Universe Event Film is set for December 22, 2028, while the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles project will arrive on November 17, 2028, positioning the studio to target the holiday box office season.

The Sonic spinoff represents a departure from the mainline series, following Sonic the Hedgehog 4, which is scheduled for March 19, 2027. Details about the event film's plot remain under wraps, but industry observers and fans anticipate it could center on Shadow the Hedgehog, the brooding antihero introduced in the 2024 release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Voiced by Keanu Reeves, Shadow survived a dramatic space explosion in that film's post-credits scene, setting up potential storylines involving his allies, such as Rouge the Bat or E-123 Omega. Other possibilities include spotlights on characters like Amy Rose, who appeared briefly in Sonic 3's post-credits, or Tails, Sonic's two-tailed sidekick. The franchise has already explored side stories with a Knuckles...