Could this be the start of the ‘Super Smash Bros. cinematic universe’?
The Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie is scheduled to hit theaters on December 20, 2024. Most notably, it will feature Keanu Reeves as the voice of Shadow the Hedgehog, the main antagonist of the movie.
Paramount Pictures recently released their second trailer to advertise the movie. There’s one scene in particular that has everyone talking.
Early into the trailer, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles are seen hanging out together at the “Chao Garden,” which appears to hold similarities to the real world Chuck E. Cheese. Eventually, the trio are approached by a couple of young girls.
“Are you Detective Pikachu?” asks one of the girls of Tails. Needless to say, this prompts quite the response from Knuckles.
“Ha ha! He does look like a Pokémon!” mocked Knuckles. “Pika pika!”
This was quite an interesting exchange as nobody was expecting a Sega film to reference a Nintendo movie. Are these two universes somehow connected, or does Detective Pikachu simply exist as a movie in the Sonic the Hedgehog movie universe?
Regardless, fans have often been talking about how Nintendo is in a prime position to create the “Super Smash Bros. Cinematic Universe.” There’s an obvious parallel here to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Notably, the The Super Mario Bros. Movie and the two Sonic the Hedgehog movies released so far were extremely successful for Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures respectively. It might be crazy to think there could someday be movie featuring a crossover between Mario and Sonic, but they are both playable characters in the Super Smash Bros. series starting with Brawl.
While this could just be intended as nothing more than a playful reference for the purpose of comedy, there could be greater ramifications for this line in the distant future.
Of course, it’s also worth mentioning that Nintendo already has plans for a Legend of Zelda movie. With The Super Mario Bros. Movie already featuring characters like Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Peach, Yoshi, and Bowser, quite a number of characters present in the Super Smash Bros. series are already being represented in this theorized “cinematic universe.”
Check out the second Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie trailer below: