‘Sonic 4’ encerra filmagens e revela novo visual de Metal Sonic em imagem de bastidores

O diretor Jeff Fowler anunciou nesta sexta-feira (15), por meio de suas redes sociais, que as filmagens de “Sonic 4: O Filme” foram concluídas. Para celebrar o encerramento, o cineasta postou uma imagem inédita dos bastidores destacando o visual de Metal Sonic, personagem que deve assumir o posto de principal antagonista do longa.

Na publicação, Fowler aparece ao lado de uma estátua utilizada durante as gravações, sugerindo que o filme deve combinar efeitos práticos com computação gráfica para dar vida ao icônico rival robótico do herói azul.

“Filmamos o melhor filme do Sonic até agora e mal podemos esperar para compartilhar com vocês”, escreveu o diretor.

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A presença de Metal Sonic já havia sido antecipada na cena pós-créditos de “Sonic 3“, que também introduziu rapidamente Amy Rose. O quarto capítulo deve expandir esses elementos e adaptar referências de jogos clássicos como Sonic CD, título que marcou a estreia do vilão nos videogames em 1993.

Considerado um dos personagens mais populares da franquia, Metal Sonic foi criado pelo Doutor Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik como uma versão mecânica e extremamente veloz do ouriço azul. Desde então, o personagem se consolidou como um dos antagonistas mais recorrentes e perigosos da série, justamente por representar uma ameaça física capaz de rivalizar diretamente com o protagonista.

O elenco de vozes traz novamente Ben Schwartz como Sonic, além de Idris Elba retornando como Knuckles, Keanu Reeves como Shadow e Colleen O’Shaughnessey como Tails. A principal novidade fica por conta de Kristen Bell, escalada para interpretar Amy Rose pela primeira vez nos cinemas.

No núcleo live-action, a franquia mantém James Marsden e Tika Sumpter, enquanto Jim Carrey retorna como Dr. Robotnik/Eggman ao lado de Lee Majdoub, intérprete do Agente Stone. Nomes como Nick Offerman, Matt Berry, Richard Ayoade e Ben Kingsley também fazem parte da produção.

Produzida pela Paramount Pictures em parceria com a Sega, a franquia se tornou uma das adaptações de videogame mais lucrativas do cinema recente. Somados, os três primeiros filmes ultrapassaram a marca de US$ 1 bilhão em bilheteria mundial. O terceiro longa sozinho arrecadou mais de US$ 490 milhões globalmente.

Embora detalhes oficiais da trama permaneçam em segredo, rumores apontam que Sonic 4 pode incorporar elementos de viagem no tempo, algo frequentemente explorado em diferentes fases dos games da franquia.

Sonic 4: O Filme estreia nos cinemas em 19 de março de 2027.

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