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Feb 14, 2020 · Sonic the Hedgehog: Directed by Jeff Fowler. With Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter. After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him.
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- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Jeff Fowler
- 2020-02-14
Feb 14, 2020 · In this live-action adventure comedy, Sonic and his new best friend Tom (James Marsden) team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) and his plans for world domination. The family-friendly film also stars Tika Sumpter and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic. GENRE: Action/Adventure. RELEASE DATE: Friday, Feb 14, 2020.
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- Jeff Fowler
- PG
Box office. $319.7 million [7] Sonic the Hedgehog [b] is a 2020 action-adventure comedy film based on the video game series of the same name published by Sega. The film was directed by Jeff Fowler and written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller. It stars Ben Schwartz (as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog ), James Marsden, and Jim Carrey.
- $85–90 million
- Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara, Takeshi Ito
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Sonic is an extraterrestrial blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds. His caretaker, Longclaw the Owl, encourages him to hide his powers, but Sonic does not listen, resulting in a tribe of echidnas attempting to abduct him. Longclaw gives Sonic a bag of rings which open portals to other planets, using one to send him to Earth while she holds...
Development
Sony Pictures Entertainment originally acquired the rights to distribute a film based on Sonic the Hedgehog in 2013. On June 10, 2014, a live-action animated film based on Sonic the Hedgehog was announced as a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Marza Animation Planet. It would be produced by Neal H. Moritz by his Original Film banner alongside Takeshi Ito, Mie Onishi, and Toru Nakahara and written by Evan Susser and Van Robichaux. In February 2016, Sega CEO Hajime Satomi stated the film...
Casting
On May 29, 2018, it was reported that Paul Rudd was in talks for a lead role as Tom, "a cop who befriends Sonic and will likely team up to defeat Dr. Eggman," but was later denied. A day later, it was announced that James Marsden was cast in an undisclosed role, but later revealed to be Tom Wachowski. In June 2018, Tika Sumpter was cast in the role of the wife of Tom Wachowski. Jim Carrey was cast to play the villain, Dr. Robotnik. In August 2018, Ben Schwartzjoined the cast of the film voici...
Filming
Principal photography took place from July 30, 2018 and ended in Vancouver, British Columbia, Ladysmith and Vancouver Island on October 16, 2018. Post-production began and ended in October in New York, where Jim Carrey shot his scenes.
In February 2019, Tom Holkenborg, who previously worked with executive producer Miller on Deadpool, was hired to compose the score. The soundtrack was released alongside the film on February 14, 2020 in both digital and physical formats. Riff Raff, who had a role in the film but was cut, appears on the soundtrack. An original song, "Speed Me Up" by...
Sonic the Hedgehog was initially scheduled for 2018 by Columbia Pictures; however in February 2018, Paramount Pictures rescheduled it to November 15, 2019. The film was later moved up a week earlier to November 8, 2019.In May 2019, director Jeff Fowler announced that the film would again be delayed, this time to February 14, 2020, in order to "make...
Box Office
Sonic the Hedgehoggrossed $149 million in the United States and Canada, and $170.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $319.7 million. It was the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2020, and the highest-grossing superhero film of the year, ending Marvel Studios' decade-long run of having the highest-grossing film of the genre (from 2010 to 2019). The film's budget was estimated at being between $85 million and $90 million. In the United States and Canada, the film was released...
Critical Reception
Sonic the Hedgehog received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, The film has a score of 63% based on 230 reviews with an average score of 5.79/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Fittingly fleet and frequently fun, Sonic the Hedgehogis a video game inspired adventure the whole family can enjoy -- and a fine excuse for Jim Carrey to tap into the manic energy that launched his career." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based o...
There is a Chaos Emerald drawn on Sonic's map. Many Sonic games revolve around Sonic collecting the seven Chaos Emeralds.Crazy Carl, the local who's hunting Sonic in Green Hills, shows off a wildly inaccurate drawing of Sonic as a description. This is a reference to Sanic, a poorly-drawn portrayal of Sonic.The German release of this film caused an outcry among Sonic fans, when the YouTuber Julien Bam was cast as the dubbing voice of the title character, despite not having any experience.Apr 8, 2022 · Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Directed by Jeff Fowler. With James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter. When the manic Dr. Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails is all that stands in their way.
- Jeff Fowler
- 3 min
Feb 13, 2020 · The Sonic the Hedgehog movie came out on Friday, Feb. 14 (Valentine's Day, join Sonic in putting a ring on it!). Like many big movies, though, Sonic the Hedgehog technically comes out in theaters ...
On March 20, 2020, Paramount announced that Sonic the Hedgehog would be released to home media in the United States and Canada before the end of the usual 90-day theatrical run, as many film studios took the decision to release films earlier due to movie theaters closures in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The digital ...
