Jim Carrey's return to Sonic the Movie 3 was announced from the film's official Twitter account.
In a short video with the film's logo, Robotnik can be heard laughing. The return was then confirmed by Variety. Robotnik's return was also teased during the post-credits scene in Sonic the Movie 2.
The first two films grossed $870 million worldwide. It is one of the highest-grossing video game films, along with Super Mario Bros. The Movie and Detective Pikachu. A TV series with Knuckles is also in development.
It has also been confirmed that Shadow the Hedgehog will be in the new film. He will also appear in Sonic x Shadow Generations, an upcoming game announced at January's State of Play 2024.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will be released on December 20, 2024.