The Escapades of Sonic the Hedgehog

The Escapades of Sonic the Hedgehog (French: Les Escapades de Sonic l'hérisson) is an upcoming Canadian-American animated action-adventure comedy direct-to-video film produced by Paramount Animation, Sega, Neko Productions, and Mikros Image. The film serves as a continuation of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 &amp; Knuckles, picking up shortly after the conclusion of the game and is set in the main timeline of Sonic games.

Animation
The film started production in late 2020, with Tyson Hesse serving as the art director for the film. The film was produced at Neko Productions in Burbank, California in conjunction with Mikros Image in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Some backgrounds, aesthetics, and framework were handled by Iloura VFX in Melbourne, Australia.

Voice cast
Jaleel White, who had originally voiced Sonic in the three cartoons produced by DIC Entertainment in the 1990s, reprises his role as the title character. Mike Pollock, the current voice of Dr. Eggman, also reprises his role of the main antagonist.

Christopher Welch, who had originally voiced Tails in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, returns to voice Sonic's protégé. However, the voice Welch provides for Tails is improvised with computer manipulation accompanied by pitch shifting. To achieve the effect of Tails' voice, Welch used the same technique as he did when he voiced Tails in his youth, while adding a childlike inflection. The recorded audio is then edited with Pro Tools, and the sync is altered and sped up about 3-4 semitones to make the voice sound exactly as it did in AOSTH.

Brian Drummond also voices Knuckles the Echidna in the film.

Garry Chalk and Phil Hayes, who had originally voiced Grounder and Scratch respectively, return to voice two new robot master created by Dr. Robotnik.

Synopsis
Shortly after the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, Sonic and his companion Tails take the time to celebrate their victory with the animal friends. A couple of days later, while Sonic is resting, Tails wakes him up and informs him that Dr. Eggman robbed a store in Station Square filled with precious artifacts. Sonic agrees to help Tails investigate and thus head to Station Square in the Tornado. When Sonic and Tails arrive at Station Square, a police officer apprises the duo that Eggman stole over $500 million in loot and stole nearly $300 from the cash register. Eggman also stole a tablet that supposedly has spiritual connections to the afterlife and detecting dimensional breaches. Sonic is confused as to why Eggman would steal such items as he could just build them himself. After this, Sonic and Tails just waltz through Station Square browsing for things to buy. Tails buys several mint candies while Sonic makes laps around the block to kill time. Sonic and Tails then come across a polish shop and they enter. They order an all-you-can-eat batch of chili dogs, and after eating a certain amount of them, Sonic and Tails have a food coma and fall asleep. When they wake up, it is night time, and the shop was about to close. Sonic and Tails then leave the shop and when they come out they see two robot masters who have seem to be waiting for the duo. The robots attack, and Sonic and Tails quickly defeat them.

A short while after this, Tails picks up a massive energy source coming from Angel Island. Sonic left the chaos emeralds there as he trusted Knuckles to watch over them. Knuckles is also the guardian of the master emerald. Sonic and Tails quickly head to Angel Island and they are shocked to see a vast majority of the island set ablaze. They come closer to investigate, and not long after this they see Knuckles angrily pacing back and fourth. When Sonic and Tails try to speak to Knuckles, the echidna attacks them, blaming them for what happened to the Master Emerald. As Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles enter a climactic fight, Dr. Eggman takes advantage of this opportunity and steals the Chaos Emeralds. The three stop fighting when they notice Eggman stealing the emeralds. Sonic tries to stop Eggman but the doctor tases the hedgehog and escapes. After realizing that Eggman has tricked Knuckles yet again, Sonic chides Knuckles by call him a "knucklehead". Though annoyed, Knuckles complies with Sonic and Tails to help them stop Eggman, but stills holds an inhospitable attitude towards the duo as he does not fully trust them.