Paramount’s Angry Birds Movie 3 will feature an unexpected video game crossover: Sonic the Hedgehog appears in the film’s newly revealed trailer ahead of its theatrical release on 23 December 2026.
The trailer shows Sonic running alongside Chuck, the yellow bird voiced by Josh Gad. The footage does not explain the character’s role in the story, leaving open whether the appearance is a brief cameo or part of a larger connection between the two properties.
Paramount now controls the third film
The third Angry Birds movie marks a change in studio ownership for the animated series. The first two films were distributed by Sony, while Paramount acquired the rights to the third movie last year. That shift helps explain the inclusion of Sonic, whose film rights are also held by Paramount.
For audiences in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, the Sonic appearance connects two established game-based film brands under the same Hollywood studio. However, the announcement currently confirms only the movie’s theatrical date; it does not provide a Philippine screening schedule or regional availability details.
“Angry Birds 3 is coming to theaters on December 23.”
The trailer presents the film as another animated adaptation built around the Angry Birds characters, while also using references to other parts of popular culture. The appearance of Sonic gives Paramount a direct link between its Angry Birds and Sonic movie properties without changing the film’s announced December release window.
What has been confirmed
- Film: Angry Birds Movie 3
- Release: Theaters on 23 December 2026
- Featured crossover: Sonic the Hedgehog appears with Chuck
- Distributor and rights holder: Paramount
- Chuck’s voice actor: Josh Gad
The film follows two earlier Angry Birds adaptations distributed by Sony. Its move to Paramount also places the franchise within the same corporate film portfolio as Sonic the Hedgehog, whose next announced movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 4, is scheduled to reach theaters on 19 March. The available announcement does not state whether the two films share a wider story or continuity.
