Sonic the Hedgehog: Episode Metal

Sonic the Hedgehog: Episode Metal (released in the United Kingdom as Sonic Adventure 3 and internationally as Sonic Adventure III) is a 2011 American live-action/computer-animated adventure sci-fi comedy film directed by Louis Leterrier, produced by Walter F. Parkes, Broderick Johnson, and Andrew Kosove and written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. It is the third installment in the original Sonic the Hedgehog film series, based on the video game franchise published by Sega, following Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle (2009). It stars voice actors, Ben Schwartz, Kate Higgins, Dwayne Johnson, Marc Biagi, Brad Hawkins, Rob Paulsen, Jim Carrey, Tyler Perry, and Frank Welker. The film continues as Team Sonic, Team Dark, Team Rose, and Team Chaotix attempt to save the world from Dr. Robotnik and Metal Sonic.

Before the release of Battle in December 2009, director Spielberg chose not to return for a third film, due to complications of doing his next project, The Adventures of Tintin (2011). Leterrier was hired to write and direct the sequel in July 2009 after his last project The Incredible Hulk (2008), and filming Clash of the Titans (2010), working with Carter to make the script more character-centric, focus on thriller elements, and use concepts from "Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood". The film's supporting cast, including Biagi, Hawkins, and Paulsen, were brought on throughout July and August 2009. Filming took place from September 8, 2009 to November 23, 2010, primarily at EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina. Additional filming took place around North Carolina as well as in Florida, Los Angeles, and China The film's budget was reportedly $150–200 million. Warner Bros. released the film in Tokyo on October 27, 2011, in Miami on November 26, 2011 and in North America on November 30, both in conventional and IMAX theatres; it is the first Sonic film to be released in IMAX 3D.

It grossed approximately $598 million worldwide, becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2011; it was at the time the highest-grossing film in the series and currently the third-highest-grossing film of the franchise. Critical reception was mixed, with praise for its action but criticism for its lack of depth.

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Cast

 * Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Kate Higgins as Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Dwayne Johnson as Knuckles the Echidna
 * Hayden Christensen as Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Karen Strassman as Rogue the Bat
 * Tyler Perry as E-123 Gamma
 * Katherine McNamara as Amy Rose
 * Emma Fuhrmann as Cream the Rabbit
 * Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Chao
 * Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik / Dr. Eggman
 * Frank Welker as Metal Sonic

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Sequels
Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog film series

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