The Angry Birds Movie 3 Trailer Sneaks in a Sonic the Hedgehog Cameo
Gotta fling fast.
Sonic the Hedgehog just ran straight into the wrong movie, and fans noticed fast. The new trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 3, which the official Angry Birds Movie account posted on November 4, includes a surprise cameo from Sega's blue speedster (The Angry Birds Movie).
Sonic shows up at about the 1:47 mark, racing alongside Chuck in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment. The movie hits theaters on December 23 (MovieWeb).
Why is Sonic in The Angry Birds Movie 3?
It's a family reunion of sorts, because Sega bought Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds, in 2023, so Sonic and the birds now live under the same corporate roof. Paramount also releases both franchises in theaters, after it picked up the third Angry Birds movie from Sony in 2025 (Wikipedia).
The trailer only shows Sonic for a moment, so it's not clear yet whether he has any lines or a real role in the story. Paramount hasn't said whether Ben Schwartz, who voices Sonic in the live-action movies, is involved.
What is The Angry Birds Movie 3 about?
Red and Silver are parents now, and the story follows them as they try to raise three kids and live a normal life, right up until the pigs come back. Jason Sudeikis returns as Red, with Josh Gad as Chuck, Rachel Bloom as Silver and Danny McBride as Bomb. Walker Scobell, Emma Myers and Psalm West voice the kids, and Tim Robinson joins as Porkchop.
John Rice, who co-directed The Angry Birds Movie 2 back in 2019, is directing the new movie from a screenplay by Thurop Van Orman.
Will this lead to a bigger Sega crossover?
My read is that this is mostly a fun wink, and a smart one. The first two Angry Birds movies made about $500 million combined, while the three live-action Sonic movies have passed $1.2 billion, so putting Sonic in front of a family audience three months before his next movie is good business. (Somewhere, Dr. Robotnik is jealous of how much the pigs get away with.)
A full crossover movie seems unlikely for now, but Sega clearly likes the idea of its characters sharing the screen, so keep an eye out for more cameos as December gets closer.
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