Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2008 film)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a 2008 computer-animated action-adventure fantasy comedy film directed by Jeff Fowler, Conrad Vernon and William Anderson (in his directorial debut), produced by Ben Jameson, Andrew Adamson, Neal H. Moritz, Kelly Asbury, Toru Nakahara, Takeshi Ito and William Anderson and written by Patrick Casey, Josh Miller, Toru Nakahara, Takeshi Ito and F. Gary Gray based on a screenplay by Patrick Casey, Josh Miller, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg.

A direct sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), the film is based on the franchise Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega and Sonic Team, and reprises the voices of Greg Cipes, Tara Strong, Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Hale, Vin Diesel, Jack Black, Rowan Atkinson, and features Hugh Jackman as Shadow the Hedgehog. Following the events of the first film, Robotnik (Black) has returned from the Mushroom Land, with plans to attack Madison, Wisconsin. With Robotnik is Shadow the Hedgehog, a project created by Robotnik's father, Gerald, dating back to the 1960s. Sonic, Tails and Knuckles set out to defeat Robotnik, who has a plan up his sleeves.

The sequel was announced in December 2004, following the critical and commercial success of the first film. Graham Anderson was to return as producer for the film. However, in September of that year, Graham died from a massive heart attack on September 28. The film was in memorial of Graham. The film, a co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, the film is produced by Paramount Animation, Universal Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Amblin Entertainment, Sega Films, Sega Animation, Sonic Team, Original Film and Team Blue Studios, with Sony Pictures Imageworks and Industrial Light & Magic providing animation services.