A small clip from the end of an alleged Sonic the Hedgehog 3 trailer has supposedly “leaked” online — sadly, it’s not what it looks like.
Trailers leakallthe time, whether they’re played at conventions or seemingly recorded on flip phones with the worst visual and audio quality imaginable; Spider-Man: No Way Home is a particularly notorious example.
Paramount Pictures recently took to the stage at CinemaCon to announce new projects and give updates on upcoming movies — includingSonic the Hedgehog 3, which will finally introduceShadow.
Footage was shared with attendees, so when a trailer appeared to leak onReddit, many presumed it was real — but it isn’t. It’s pretty convincing, but it’s also fake. One keen-eared fan even realized that the music that plays is actually from the Aquaman 2 trailer.
The video shows the end of a fan-made trailer, revealing Sonic 3’s logo and a cast list. That wouldn’t be anything to go nuts about, butHayden Christensen’sname is listed at the end, and he’s been a popular fan cast for Shadow. No such casting has been confirmed, nor was anything revealed at CinemaCon.
Instead, attendees got to see a teaser that showed Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles facing off against Shadow — but, crucially, he never spoke at all in any of the footage.
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Cameron Frew is Deputy TV & Movies Editor on Dexerto’s UK team. He’s an action movie aficionado, ’80s obsessive, and Oscars enthusiast. He loves Invincible, but he’s also a fan of The Boys, the MCU, The Chosen, and much more. He has previously written for LadBible, UniLad, and Flickering Myth. You can contact him at: cameron.frew@dexerto.com.
