Now, according to Sonic 3 director Jeff Fowler, the third film will tease yet another character reveal when it arrives in cinemas on December 20. Entertainment Weekly wrote in a new interview feature that Sonic 3 will “set the stage for a potential fourth movie to introduce another video game character after Tails and now Shadow.”

Just as Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 before it, the upcoming threequel will introduce another franchise character to tease the film series' future. Director Jeff Fowler revealed as much in a wide-ranging Entertainment Weekly interview that published on Wednesday,

Jeff Fowler, director of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, confirms that there will be new characters teased for a potential sequel following the next film.

Past Sonic the Hedgehog films have teased the addition of new characters. As it turns out, the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 may not be different at all. What new character will be teased in Sonic the Hedgehog 3?

Sonic 3 is seemingly following the path laid down by Tails and Shadow's post-credits scene debuts when it comes to introducing fresh faces for its threequel. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, director Jeff Fowler opened up on the possibility of bringing in "new characters" for Sonic 3 in a similar fashion to Tails and Shadow joining the cast after popping up in the preceding movie's after-credits stinger.