Don’t ask me how many times I’ve watched the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the third entry in Paramount’s live-action adaptation of the life and times of Sega’s speedy mascot. Don’t ask me if I just watched it again after typing that sentence. While the wait was excruciating, fans’ reactions to the first three minutes of footage from the upcoming live-action adaptation have been pretty much universally positive. It’s still a few months before the movie premieres on December 20, but with nearly 20 million views on Twitter alone, the first trailer has been a viral sensation all its own.
Let’s break down some of the big talking points coming out of the first trailer.
