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Could Robotnik Make a Comeback in Sonic 4?
30 Dec 2024 By Tommy Pihl (Editor-in-Chief)
Just before the release of "Sonic the Hedgehog 3", it was announced that Sonic 4 is already in development. ScreenRant spoke with the film's producers, Pat Casey and Josh Miller, about the potential return of Robotnik in Sonic 4, and whether this means Jim Carrey will appear in more Sonic movies.
Here’s the question and their responses:
So, I did want to get into some spoilers. Ivo's fate in Sonic the Hedgehog 3's ending seems a little more definitive this time around than it was in 2. What can you tell me about coming up with that ending for him in this film in comparison to the previous two?
Josh Miller: Well, obviously, we can't talk about what is or isn't in the future, but I think it was the idea that, if it had to be an ending, what would be an ending that felt right, but obviously could maybe not be an ending?
Pat Casey: We knew there was a very real possibility that this might be his last one, and it might be for real, but we wanted to make it a satisfying capper for him. So, if this is the last we saw of Ivo, he had a good, complete story with a real ending that feels satisfying and felt earned.
Josh Miller: But we all hope it's not. [Laughs]
Pat Casey: I will say this, he's definitely, definitely, definitely dead...unless he survives somehow. [Laughs]
Jim is clearly having a lot of fun with that and with this franchise. But obviously, there was a big hubbub about whether he would return for 3. Did you actually come up with a game plan for if he didn't come back? And if so, can you share with me what it was?
Josh Miller: No, I mean, that's above our pay grade. We don't entirely know what the producers or Paramount did or didn't know, but it was presented to us early on that they felt confident they could woo Jim back.
Pat Casey: But with the caveat of like, as long as we make this attractive for him. So definitely, we wanted to come up with something really good that's not a repeat, because Jim doesn't want to repeat himself. We had to give him something fresh to play, and giving him two characters, and also really sending Ivo on this emotional journey with a little bit of a redemption arc, teaming Ivo up with Sonic. We wanted to make it so attractive to Jim that when he saw it, there was no way he could say no.
Josh Miller: Which I think is really the coolest thing about Jim is that I feel like, if you look at other franchises, it usually seems like the star gets kind of lazier. You get to the point where, like, "Technically, I'm only in 10 minutes of this movie, but you can string it around so it still feels like I'm an important character." I feel like Jim just keeps wanting to get challenged. The fact that three movies in, now, he had makeup on as both characters, he had to do so much more than he did in the first two films.
Pat Casey: God bless him.
We at JCO will keep you updated as more news come.
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