When does Sonic 4 open? March 19, 2027 — Fowler; Bell as Amy; Carrey/Reeves back; Metal Sonic; ≠ 2010 game; ≠ Dec 2028 Universe film.
Current target date: Friday, March 19, 2027 (Theatrical premiere). We update this page when studios or publishers move the window.
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 opens Mar 19, 2027 (Paramount). Fowler; Bell=Amy; Carrey/Schwartz/Reeves. Wrapped May 2026. ≠ 2010 game; ≠ Dec 2028 Universe.
Theatrical premiere
Friday, March 19, 2027
March 19, 2027 — Amy Rose and Metal Sonic finally get a Paramount Friday
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 opens Friday, March 19, 2027. Fowler’s fourth Blue Blur outing brings Kristen Bell’s Amy into the live-action line beside Schwartz’s Sonic, with Carrey’s Robotnik, Reeves’s Shadow, and a Metal Sonic threat teased since the Sonic 3 mid-credits army smash — production wrapped May 2026 at Shinfield.
Buy March 19, 2027 — week-before-Easter family counterprogramming — not the 2010 game’s Episode I, and not the Dec 22, 2028 untitled Sonic Universe hold.
Confirmed: Mar 19 2027 Fowler film with Bell as Amy — not the 2010 game, not Dec 2028
Confirmed: March 19, 2027 theatrical; Fowler; Bell = Amy; Carrey/Schwartz/Reeves/Elba return; Paramount. Not confirmed as a December 2027 soft date, as a Knuckles-series clip dump, or as skipping Carrey. Fake “Sonic 4 — Christmas 2027” calendars smash this title into the later Universe event slot.
From a Sonic 3 mid-credits tease to a wrapped May 2026 shoot
- Dec 2024 — Sonic 3 opens; Amy/Metal tease; Part 4 greenlit.
- Jan 2025 — March 19, 2027 dated.
- Feb–Mar 2026 — Bell cast as Amy; full cast reveal; teaser on Mar 19.
- Mar–May 2026 — principal photography at Shinfield; Metal Sonic prop wrap pic.
- Mar 19, 2027 — current U.S. theatrical target.
Before March 2027 — don’t buy the wrong Sonic SKU
- Marquee: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 / March 19, 2027 — Paramount.
- Bell = Amy; Metal Sonic in play; CD-flavored DNA.
- ≠ 2010 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 video game.
- ≠ Knuckles Paramount+ series alone.
- ≠ Dec 22, 2028 untitled Sonic Universe event film.
Sonic 3 saved Amy for the sequel on purpose — then Fowler filmed her hammer before the March 2027 Friday was even close
Writers sidelined Amy in Sonic 3 so Shadow could own the movie; the mid-credits hammer smash was the handoff. By March 2026 Fowler was on set with Amy’s Piko Piko hammer, Bell was in the booth by June, and Metal Sonic props closed the shoot — CD chronology honored without pretending the whole film is a beat-for-beat Sonic CD remount.
Also keep the calendar clean: March 19, 2027 is Part 4; December 2028 is a different Paramount Sonic Universe hold.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this release date.
1When does Sonic the Hedgehog 4 open?
March 19, 2027 in U.S. theaters from Paramount Pictures. That Friday has been on the official Paramount / SonicMovie card through mid-2026 — ignore December 2027 stubs that confuse it with other Sonic slate holds.
2Who voices Amy Rose, and who’s back?
Kristen Bell debuts as Amy Rose. Ben Schwartz returns as Sonic; Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Tails; Idris Elba as Knuckles; Keanu Reeves as Shadow; Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik; James Marsden and Tika Sumpter as Tom and Maddie. Jeff Fowler directs again.
3Is this the same as the 2010 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 video game?
No. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (Episode I/II) was a 2010–12 Sega game. This is Paramount’s fourth live-action/CGI theatrical film — different medium, different story, Metal Sonic and Amy drawn toward Sonic CD DNA.
4Is the December 2028 Sonic date this movie?
No. Paramount has separately dated an untitled Sonic Universe event film for December 22, 2028. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 remains March 19, 2027.
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