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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is an upcoming live action film based on the Sonic the Hedgehog series and the sequel to the 2022 film Sonic the Hedgehog 2. It will be the third entry in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series created by Paramount Pictures, and licensed by Sega.

Why This Movie Will Most Likely Get Cancelled

 * 1) The main reason why this movie might get cancelled is that in April 2022, Jim Carrey announced that he was planning to retire from the movie making industry, explaining that he had "done enough", "have enough" and "[was] enough". When asked if he could ever come back, his response was, "It depends. If the angels bring some sort of script that’s written in gold ink that says to me that it’s going to be really important for people to see, I might continue down the road, but I’m taking a break".
 * 2) It was confirmed that Carrey's role as Dr. Robotnik would not be recast in any sequels if he followed through with his retirement plans. It also doesn't make any sense to cast another live-action actor as Dr. Robotnik rather than Jim Carrey.
 * 3) It's pointless writing a good enough screenplay for Carrey without the golden ink as Jim Carrey mentioned in his interview.
 * 4) The only thing that makes perfect sense is to cancel the whole project permanently.

Redeeming Qualities
Note: Be careful not to get your hopes up for Moritz and Ascher's wish to come true, because it will probably never happen any time soon.
 * 1) Surprisingly, producers Neal H Moritz and Toby Ascher remained very hopeful that they could develop a script good enough for Carrey to continue the role.

Results

 * As soon as Jim Carrey retires as he predicted, Paramount Pictures might make a decision that a third film isn't worth making.
 * Similar to the live-action Smurfs movies, the Sonic duology might get an animated reboot instead of a third film.
 * Believe it or not, Paramount might actually sell the rights back to Sony (especially Sony Pictures Animation) to reboot Sonic the Hedgehog again, fully animated and resembling Tyson Hesse's artwork, plus even closer to the source material than the live-action movies. However, to be fair, Sony Pictures Entertainment had financing issues back in 2017.