Sonic the Hedgehog, veteran of countless video games, animated series, and a long-running comic book series from Archie Comics is coming to the big screen.
Deadpool director Tim Miller serves as executive producer on the film along with Hajime Satomi, Haruki Satomi, Masanao Maeda, Toby Ascher, Nan Morales. Jeff Fowler will direct. Neal H. Moritz of the Fast & Furious movies is producing with Toby Ascher. Dmitri Johnson and Dan Jevons are co-producers. Patrick Casey, Josh Miller, and Oren Uziel wrote the screenplay.
Here’s everything we know about the movie so far:
Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Release Date
Sonic the Hedgehog was famously delayed. Originally scheduled to premiere on Nov. 8, 2019, the film will now debut on Feb. 14, 2020. Director Jeff Fowler explained that this delay is due to the team’s desire to “make Sonic just right,” which is more than likely a reference to the redesigns the visual artists are making to Sonic following the overwhelmingly negative reaction that followed the reveal of the character’s initial look.
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Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Trailer
Well the blue fur ball got redesigned as revealed in the new trailer and… it’s an improvement. No matter what else, you can’t take that from them.
And here’s the… fabled first trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie.
It sure is a trailer for a Sonic the Hedgehog movie, ain’t it?
Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Cast
Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) will become the voice of Sonic. His past voice work includes Dewey Duck on Disney’s DuckTales reboot.
Jim Carrey (The Bad Batch) will play the villainous Dr. Robotnik, the main antagonist of the video game series. He absolutely loves to trap cute little animals inside evil robots created to destroy Sonic once and for all. In Japan, this character is actually named Eggman due to his shape.
James Marsden (Westworld) has also been cast in a key role as Tom Wachowski, the sheriff of Green Hills. (Green Hill Zone, of course, is the first and most famous stage of the original Sonic the Hedgehog game.) Wachowski ends up on a road trip to San Francisco with Sonic to stop the evil Dr. Robotnik.
The cast is rounded out by Natasha Rothwell, Tika Sumpter, Neal McDonough, and Adam Pally.
Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Story
Here’s the official synopsis:
“Sonic the Hedgehog is a live-action adventure comedy based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega that centers on the infamously brash bright blue hedgehog. The film follows the (mis)adventures of Sonic as he navigates the complexities of life on Earth with his newfound – human – best friend Tom Wachowski (James Marsden). Sonic and Tom join forces to try and stop the villainous Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) from capturing Sonic and using his immense powers for world domination. The film also stars Tika Sumpter and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic.”
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