Good news, bad news? Bad first? You’re going to have to wait until 2027. The good? A fourth film in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is officially on deck with ample awesomeness brewing leading to the huge drop date.

Forget video games. You know Sonic the Hedgehog is bigger than the gaming goals when the film franchise has $1 billion to its name. That’s a whole lot of gold rings.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3? Triple the fun. It’s all types of action-packed wildness lined up to take you right into 2025 with a star-studded and action-packed thrill ride lined up for December 20.

Need more reasons to get excited about summer low-key winding up? How about knowing a massive Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie is officially on deck? Holy smokes.