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In the middle of the chase, there is a pause as the hedgehog, named [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount)|Sonic]], begins to narrate what is currently happening and rewinds to the very beginning.
 
In the middle of the chase, there is a pause as the hedgehog, named [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount)|Sonic]], begins to narrate what is currently happening and rewinds to the very beginning.
   
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Sonic recalls his childhood days living on a beautiful island with palm trees, waterfalls, and even loop-de-loops made of earth. He recalls running joyously across the island every day, relishing in life and making full, open use of his natural-born powers despite being told to keep them secret.
The story begins on an island where Sonic was born.
 
   
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The toddler Sonic rushes home to the treehouse where his doting surrogate mother, [[Longclaw|Longclaw the Owl]] is resting, and playfully bumps into her to wake her up. Longclaw warns Sonic that he might have been noticed because of his coveted powers, and sure enough, as Sonic affectionately presents a sunflower to her, they are ambushed by a [[Echidna#Sonic_the_Hedgehog_.28film.29|tribe of echidna archers]]. Longclaw desperately flies away with Sonic, only for one of the echidnas to fire his arrow and successfully strike her, causing her to plummet to the ground with Sonic still clinging to her. Though injured, Longclaw reminds Sonic of the importance of keeping himself and his powers hidden, and uses a golden ring to open a portal to a world on the far side of the universe, called [[Earth#Sonic_the_Hedgehog_.28film.29|Earth]]. She gives the rest of the rings to Sonic in a small bag and tells him to flee to Earth, where he will be safe. The reluctant Sonic runs through the portal while Longclaw stays behind to hold off the approaching echidnas. Seeing her in danger, Sonic desperately runs back to try to save her, but the portal closes just before he can reach her, leaving him heartbroken and alone.
Meanwhile, Sonic has adjusted to life on Earth. [[Tom Wachowski]], the local sheriff of [[Green Hills]], Montana, is sitting bored in the empty speed trap, waiting for cars, and Sonic playfully messes with him by zipping past his radar gun at ridiculous speeds. Tom discovers one of Sonic's blue quills lying in the long grass and brings it with him as he is called away by his deputy, Wade to address a minor issue. Sonic saves a turtle from being run over by an approaching car and takes the excited reptile for a wild ride before leaving it and zipping back to his hidden cave of a makeshift home. Sonic seems to love his life, since he has great fun with the discarded items he uses to occupy himself, and feels safe since he knows what to do if he is ever discovered. Should he ever be found, he'll escape to one of the worlds depicted on a map included in the bag of rings; [[Mushroom Planet|an uninhabited world full of giant mushrooms]]. He hates the idea, but he is not worried, since Green Hills feels like a home to him. He frequents the town every day and secretly observes the people, his favorite of whom is Tom (or "Donut Lord," as he calls him). He also likes Tom's veterinarian wife [[Maddie Wachowski|Maddie]], whom he nicknames "Pretzel Lady" for her yoga flexibility. He also likes to mess with old, eccentric Crazy Carl, the only person in town who actually knows about him and who is constantly trying in vain to catch him. Having formed a strong bond with Tom and Maddie from afar, Sonic often hangs out around their house, especially on movie nights. But even with this fun place and all of these so-called "friends" of his, Sonic still feels very lonely in his self-imposed isolation.
 
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Ten years later, Sonic has adjusted to life on Earth. [[Tom Wachowski]], the local sheriff of [[Green Hills]], Montana, is sitting bored in the empty speed trap, waiting for cars, and Sonic playfully messes with him by zipping past his radar gun at ridiculous speeds. Tom discovers one of Sonic's blue quills lying in the long grass and brings it with him as he is called away by his deputy, Wade, to address a minor issue. Nearby, Sonic saves a turtle from being run over by an approaching car and takes the excited reptile for a wild ride before leaving it and zipping back to his hidden cave of a makeshift home. Sonic seems to love his life, since he has great fun with the discarded items he uses to occupy himself, and feels safe since he knows what to do if he is ever discovered. Should he ever be found, he'll escape to one of the worlds depicted on a map included in the bag of rings; [[Mushroom Planet|an uninhabited world full of giant mushrooms]]. He hates the idea, but he is not worried, since Green Hills feels like a home to him. He frequents the town every day and secretly observes the people, his favorite of whom is Tom (or "Donut Lord," as he calls him). He also likes Tom's veterinarian wife [[Maddie Wachowski|Maddie]], whom he nicknames "Pretzel Lady" for her yoga flexibility. He also likes to mess with old, eccentric Crazy Carl, the only person in town who actually knows about him and who is constantly trying in vain to catch him. Having formed a strong bond with Tom and Maddie from afar, Sonic often hangs out around their house, especially on movie nights. But even with this fun place and all of these so-called "friends" of his, Sonic still feels very lonely in his self-imposed isolation.
   
 
After coming home one night to find raccoons in his trash can, Tom receives from Maddie his long-awaited letter of acceptance into the San Francisco Police Department, and the two discuss the difficult decision to move away from Green Hills. The next day, as Tom recites his departure speech to a donut, Sonic observes the local youth baseball playoffs. That night, Sonic goes into the vacant baseball field and plays by himself, using his speed to assume the roles of all the players. He manages to make a perfect play and rejoices, but when he looks around and sees that no one is there to cheer him on, he realizes he is truly alone forever. In his despair, he tries to work off the pain by running desperately around the field, until the energy emitting from his body generates a massive electromagnetic pulse that knocks out power across the entire Pacific Northwest. With the entire town in the dark, the panicking Wade contacts Tom, who gives him instructions but ends the call prematurely when he sees the quill he discovered earlier glowing with electric, blue light.
 
After coming home one night to find raccoons in his trash can, Tom receives from Maddie his long-awaited letter of acceptance into the San Francisco Police Department, and the two discuss the difficult decision to move away from Green Hills. The next day, as Tom recites his departure speech to a donut, Sonic observes the local youth baseball playoffs. That night, Sonic goes into the vacant baseball field and plays by himself, using his speed to assume the roles of all the players. He manages to make a perfect play and rejoices, but when he looks around and sees that no one is there to cheer him on, he realizes he is truly alone forever. In his despair, he tries to work off the pain by running desperately around the field, until the energy emitting from his body generates a massive electromagnetic pulse that knocks out power across the entire Pacific Northwest. With the entire town in the dark, the panicking Wade contacts Tom, who gives him instructions but ends the call prematurely when he sees the quill he discovered earlier glowing with electric, blue light.
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Meanwhile, on the mushroom planet, Robotnik has completely lost his sanity. As he finishes shaving himself totally bald, he gazes at his reflection in a pool of water, now with an extremely long, grown-out moustache that looks completely zany. Talking to a rock that he has carved to resemble Agent Stone, he throws it and tells it to perform "rock-connaissance" for him. He reflects on his situation and remarks that a lesser man would die in such a place. But then, he holds up a small container with the quill inside it, and says that he'll be home by Christmas. Pulling down his goggles, he walks like a robot until he finds the stone, which he throws again as he yells out "rock-connaissance" once more and laughs maniacally.
 
Meanwhile, on the mushroom planet, Robotnik has completely lost his sanity. As he finishes shaving himself totally bald, he gazes at his reflection in a pool of water, now with an extremely long, grown-out moustache that looks completely zany. Talking to a rock that he has carved to resemble Agent Stone, he throws it and tells it to perform "rock-connaissance" for him. He reflects on his situation and remarks that a lesser man would die in such a place. But then, he holds up a small container with the quill inside it, and says that he'll be home by Christmas. Pulling down his goggles, he walks like a robot until he finds the stone, which he throws again as he yells out "rock-connaissance" once more and laughs maniacally.
   
A mid-credits scene shows forested hills, and on one hill, the leaves stir as a ring portal opens. From it emerges Tails, who uses a small handheld device to determine from the present levels of energy whether Sonic might be near. Finding the readings to be sufficient, the Tails hopes aloud that he is not too late to find him and uses his twin tails like helicopter blades to take off flying into the vast forest.
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A mid-credits scene shows forested hills, and on one hill, the leaves stir as a ring portal opens. From it emerges Tails, who uses a small handheld device to determine from the present levels of energy whether Sonic might be near. Finding the readings to be sufficient, Tails hopes aloud that he is not too late to find him and uses his twin tails like helicopter blades to take off flying into the vast forest.
   
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
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In April 2020, Marsden expressed interest on a sequel featuring Tails and additional characters from the games,<ref>https://comicbook.com/gaming/2020/04/12/sonic-the-hedgehog-james-marsden-interview-sequel-tails/</ref> while Fowler expressed interest in featuring Sonic and Tails' friendship from the games and further developing Dr. Robotnik in a potential sequel.<ref>https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/sonic-director-teases-more-tails-in-sequel?amp</ref> Ben Scwhartz told Coming Soon later that month that a sequel hadn’t been greenlit yet, but that it made sense because of the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.<ref>https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1131407-cs-interview-ben-schwartz-on-sonic-the-hedgehog-success-possible-future</ref> On 23 April 2020, co-writer Pat Casey said that there had been talks about a potential sequel, although it has not been green-lit yet, and that Carrey is interested in potrayng a more game-accurate version of Robotnik in the sequel. He also hinted that a potential sequel could feature Super Sonic from the games, and that it could further explore the echidna tribe featured in the film's opening scene. Casey also expressed interest in a potential shared universe featuring both Sega and [[Nintendo]] characters.<ref>https://www.fandom.com/articles/sonic-sequel-jim-carrey-fat-suit</ref>
 
In April 2020, Marsden expressed interest on a sequel featuring Tails and additional characters from the games,<ref>https://comicbook.com/gaming/2020/04/12/sonic-the-hedgehog-james-marsden-interview-sequel-tails/</ref> while Fowler expressed interest in featuring Sonic and Tails' friendship from the games and further developing Dr. Robotnik in a potential sequel.<ref>https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/sonic-director-teases-more-tails-in-sequel?amp</ref> Ben Scwhartz told Coming Soon later that month that a sequel hadn’t been greenlit yet, but that it made sense because of the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.<ref>https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1131407-cs-interview-ben-schwartz-on-sonic-the-hedgehog-success-possible-future</ref> On 23 April 2020, co-writer Pat Casey said that there had been talks about a potential sequel, although it has not been green-lit yet, and that Carrey is interested in potrayng a more game-accurate version of Robotnik in the sequel. He also hinted that a potential sequel could feature Super Sonic from the games, and that it could further explore the echidna tribe featured in the film's opening scene. Casey also expressed interest in a potential shared universe featuring both Sega and [[Nintendo]] characters.<ref>https://www.fandom.com/articles/sonic-sequel-jim-carrey-fat-suit</ref>
   
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As of May 2020, a [[Untitled Sonic the Hedgehog sequel|sequel]] is now in development with Jeff Fowler and his team from the first film. Patrick Casey and Josh Miller will write the screenplay while Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, and [[Toru Nakahara]] produce the film. Tim Miller will return to executive produce the film alongside [[Hajime Satomi]] and [[Haruki Satomi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sonic-the-hedgehog-sequel-1234619356/ |title= ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Sequel in the Works (EXCLUSIVE) |date=28 May 2020 |publisher=Variety |author=Justin Kroll |accessdate=28 May 2020 }}</ref>
As of May 2020, a sequel is now in development with Jeff Fowler and his team returning to make the sequel.
 
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==

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For other uses of the term "Sonic the Hedgehog" see Sonic the Hedgehog (disambiguation).

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— Tagline

Sonic the Hedgehog[3] is a 2020 action-adventure comedy film adaptation based on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise. The film is directed by Jeff Fowler in his directorial debut and written by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller.[4][5] The film features Ben Schwartz as the voice of the film's titular hero, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, alongside James Marsden and Tika Sumpter. The film features a small-town sheriff assisting Sonic as he attempts to escape the government.

The film, which is a CGI/live action hybrid film, is an American–Japanese joint venture between several parties. It is co-produced and financed by Paramount Pictures, with Neal Moritz serving as producer as well through his Original Film banner. Tim Miller also serves as executive producer under his animation company Blur Studio, and Sega's Marza Animation Planet unit assists with the animation. It is the first entry in a planned film series.[6] The film premiered at the Paramount Theatre on 25 January 2020, and was theatrically released in the United States on 14 February 2020 by Paramount Pictures.[1]

Initially, Sony Pictures acquired the film rights to Sonic the Hedgehog from Sega in 2013, and officially gave the green-light at a private joint Sega/Sony Pictures press conference announcing the film on 10 June 2014.[5] Fowler was hired to direct in 2016. In October 2017, due to financing issues, Sony sold the film rights to Paramount, who retained the film's production staff.[7] Most of the cast had signed on for the project by August in 2018. Filming took place between July and October in 2018 in Vancouver, Ladysmith and elsewhere on Vancouver Island.

Sonic the Hedgehog was initially set to be released in November 2019; however, due to the negative reception of the movie's first trailer in April 2019, it was delayed to 14 February 2020 so that Paramount could redesign Sonic.[8][1]

Synopsis

Sonic, a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog, comes to Earth to escape malevolent forces that seek to harness his power of super-speed. After accidentally causing a massive power outage while hiding out in the town of Green Hills, Montana, Sonic is targeted by the government who then hire the tyrannical roboticist Dr. Robotnik to hunt him down. Meanwhile, an officer-turned-newly appointed Green Hills sheriff Tom Wachowski meets Sonic and decides to help him evade capture, collect his rings, and stop Robotnik from using Sonic's powers for world domination.[9][10]

Plot

In San Francisco, California, a seemingly normal day is interrupted by a shocking spectacle: an anthropomorphic hedgehog with blue fur, white gloves and red shoes is running through the city at breathtaking speed while a flying machine piloted by a moustached scientist dressed in red gives chase and fires explosive energy blasts!

In the middle of the chase, there is a pause as the hedgehog, named Sonic, begins to narrate what is currently happening and rewinds to the very beginning.

Sonic recalls his childhood days living on a beautiful island with palm trees, waterfalls, and even loop-de-loops made of earth. He recalls running joyously across the island every day, relishing in life and making full, open use of his natural-born powers despite being told to keep them secret.

The toddler Sonic rushes home to the treehouse where his doting surrogate mother, Longclaw the Owl is resting, and playfully bumps into her to wake her up. Longclaw warns Sonic that he might have been noticed because of his coveted powers, and sure enough, as Sonic affectionately presents a sunflower to her, they are ambushed by a tribe of echidna archers. Longclaw desperately flies away with Sonic, only for one of the echidnas to fire his arrow and successfully strike her, causing her to plummet to the ground with Sonic still clinging to her. Though injured, Longclaw reminds Sonic of the importance of keeping himself and his powers hidden, and uses a golden ring to open a portal to a world on the far side of the universe, called Earth. She gives the rest of the rings to Sonic in a small bag and tells him to flee to Earth, where he will be safe. The reluctant Sonic runs through the portal while Longclaw stays behind to hold off the approaching echidnas. Seeing her in danger, Sonic desperately runs back to try to save her, but the portal closes just before he can reach her, leaving him heartbroken and alone.

Ten years later, Sonic has adjusted to life on Earth. Tom Wachowski, the local sheriff of Green Hills, Montana, is sitting bored in the empty speed trap, waiting for cars, and Sonic playfully messes with him by zipping past his radar gun at ridiculous speeds. Tom discovers one of Sonic's blue quills lying in the long grass and brings it with him as he is called away by his deputy, Wade, to address a minor issue. Nearby, Sonic saves a turtle from being run over by an approaching car and takes the excited reptile for a wild ride before leaving it and zipping back to his hidden cave of a makeshift home. Sonic seems to love his life, since he has great fun with the discarded items he uses to occupy himself, and feels safe since he knows what to do if he is ever discovered. Should he ever be found, he'll escape to one of the worlds depicted on a map included in the bag of rings; an uninhabited world full of giant mushrooms. He hates the idea, but he is not worried, since Green Hills feels like a home to him. He frequents the town every day and secretly observes the people, his favorite of whom is Tom (or "Donut Lord," as he calls him). He also likes Tom's veterinarian wife Maddie, whom he nicknames "Pretzel Lady" for her yoga flexibility. He also likes to mess with old, eccentric Crazy Carl, the only person in town who actually knows about him and who is constantly trying in vain to catch him. Having formed a strong bond with Tom and Maddie from afar, Sonic often hangs out around their house, especially on movie nights. But even with this fun place and all of these so-called "friends" of his, Sonic still feels very lonely in his self-imposed isolation.

After coming home one night to find raccoons in his trash can, Tom receives from Maddie his long-awaited letter of acceptance into the San Francisco Police Department, and the two discuss the difficult decision to move away from Green Hills. The next day, as Tom recites his departure speech to a donut, Sonic observes the local youth baseball playoffs. That night, Sonic goes into the vacant baseball field and plays by himself, using his speed to assume the roles of all the players. He manages to make a perfect play and rejoices, but when he looks around and sees that no one is there to cheer him on, he realizes he is truly alone forever. In his despair, he tries to work off the pain by running desperately around the field, until the energy emitting from his body generates a massive electromagnetic pulse that knocks out power across the entire Pacific Northwest. With the entire town in the dark, the panicking Wade contacts Tom, who gives him instructions but ends the call prematurely when he sees the quill he discovered earlier glowing with electric, blue light.

News of the event soon reaches the Pentagon, and the baffled Department of Defense enlists the help of brilliant roboticist and scientific genius, Dr. Robotnik to discover the cause. After Robotnik and his partner, Agent Stone take charge of the military detachment stationed at the baseball field, Robotnik's flying, high-tech, egg-shaped drones head into the forest and discover one of Sonic's footprints. Robotnik discovers that his computer can't find a single match in Earth's animal kingdom to identify the creature responsible for the print. As the military troops and the drones search the forest for Sonic, Sonic rushes back to his cave to collect his valuables and prepares to leave Earth forever. But just before he can use the rings, the troops and drones draw close to his cave and Sonic flees to avoid them, sentimentally bidding goodbye to his cave.

Meanwhile, Tom is on the phone with Maddie, who has flown out to San Francisco to visit her sister, Rachel and niece, Jojo. As Tom tells Maddie about the blackout, he hears a disturbance and sees his trash can toppled over. Thinking the raccoons are back, Tom takes Maddie's tranquilizer gun and goes out to investigate the shed. Inside the shed, Sonic prepares to use his ring, but just before he can, Tom bursts into the shed and sees him. Both of them scream in terror at the sight of each other, and Tom fires a dart into Sonic's leg. The weakening Sonic sees a picture of San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid on Tom's T-shirt, and as he drops his ring, it opens a portal above the actual building itself. Sonic accidentally drops the bag of rings into the portal, and it lands on the building's roof. The portal thusly closes as Sonic passes out, and Tom brings Sonic inside, placing him in a dog cage.

Tom examines Sonic and realizes he is Crazy Carl's "Blue Devil." Sonic awakens and climbs out of the cage, and the two finally meet for real just as Robotnik's truck arrives. Sonic begs for Tom's help and Tom hides Sonic in the attic as he goes out to meet Robotnik, who dispatches his drones to search the house while the two talk outside. Sonic hides from the drones and curls up into a ball to hide among the various sports balls stored in the attic, but when the drones get too close, Sonic flees the attic and causes a noise. Robotnik barges into the house to find only a raccoon eating a cake that Maddie baked for Tom. As he turns to leave, however, he discovers the quill. As Robotnik threatens Tom to reveal where Sonic is, Sonic shows himself and begs Robotnik to spare Tom, eliciting a terrified scream from Robotnik. Seizing the opportunity, Tom punches Robotnik and knocks him out cold, and after a battle in the house with one of Robotnik's drones, Tom and Sonic escape the house. Agent Stone arrives to check on Robotnik, who berates Stone for not trying to stop the fugitives and tells him to bring the quill.

With Tom and Sonic now on the run, Tom asks Sonic to explain himself, and Sonic says that he needs to get to San Francisco so he can get back his lost rings. At first, Tom tells Sonic to go himself, but Sonic doesn't know where San Francisco is, and following Tom's directions to simply head west only causes him to crash straight into the Pacific and run back to Tom wet, cold, covered in seaweed, and wearing a fish. Sonic blames Tom for his fate and insists he can't accomplish his goal alone. Reluctantly, Tom agrees to take Sonic with him to San Francisco.

As the two begin their travels, Sonic treats the journey as a fun road trip, admiring the attractions along the way, such as the world's largest rubber band ball. That night, they stop in a certain section of town and Tom tells Sonic to stay in the car as he uses a nearby payphone to call Wade, who reveals that Robotnik and his agents are searching for Tom, and are with him in the station. Furious at having been punched in the face, Robotnik warns Tom that he is coming for him. Meanwhile, Sonic tries desperately to control his excitement over an extremely entertaining-looking biker bar, but eventually caves in. Tom comes back to his car with a purchased meal, only to find Sonic missing. He finds Sonic in the bar and Sonic persuades him to stay and have fun with him. Sonic compiles a "bucket list" of the things he'd like to do on Earth, but becomes sad when he realizes he might not be able to do them since he has to leave Earth soon. But Tom encourages Sonic to try to do as much as he can right where they are, and the two take a while to enjoy themselves with all the bar's activities. Unfortunately, a group of rough-looking punks come looking for trouble and Sonic aggravates their leader, starting a bar fight. The leader of the punks attacks Sonic, but Sonic speeds up his awareness and runs around the bar, saving Tom from attackers and setting up sassy pranks and traps to end the fight, all in the span of the single moment before the punk leader can reach him. The fight is ended abruptly by Sonic's devices and the punk leader crashes through the window wearing a wall-mounted bear head. Tom and Sonic flee the bar, outrunning the angry patrons, and spend the night in a local motel.

After Sonic runs around the room enjoying himself with various activities, Tom asks him about this other planet to which he must go when he leaves Earth. Sonic reveals that it's a very unenviable place and wonders aloud about whether Longclaw might have been wrong. He ponders having a life on Earth and soon falls asleep. As Tom tucks him in, he sees that one of the items on Sonic's bucket list is to "make a real friend." At that moment, the news report features a warning about Tom, who has been declared a domestic terrorist because of his actions in protecting Sonic from Robotnik and the military.

The next morning, Robotnik and Stone interrogate the bar patrons, including the punk leader, learning that Tom and Sonic are heading to San Francisco. Robotnik triangulates their location and gives chase. On the road, Sonic asks Tom about what he would have on his own bucket list. Tom reveals his intentions to leave Green Hills to become a San Francisco street cop and prove himself as a hero, but Sonic is baffled by the fact that Tom would want to leave such a perfect town and all the people he cares about. Robotnik finds them and sends out a battle machine called Mayhem. A battle on the road ensues, with Tom and Sonic defeating each of the machine's smaller phases, though the car is badly damaged in the fight. Eventually, Sonic finds himself with a bomb stuck to his hand, and they pull off the road to get rid of it. But just when Sonic manages to get it off, it explodes, knocking Sonic out cold.

Tom is relieved to find that Sonic is alive, but Robotnik is enraged, and berates Stone for sympathizing with them. At that moment, however, Robotnik finds that the quill in Stone's pocket is glowing with blue, electric light.

Finally reaching San Francisco, Tom rushes to Maddie's house, only to be greeted by a fiercely antagonistic Rachel, who has seen the news reports on him and refuses to let him in until Maddie intervenes. Jojo and Tom's dog, Ozzy come to greet him, and as Rachel and Maddie argue about Tom, Ozzy pulls away the towel in which Tom has wrapped Sonic, revealing him. Rachel faints at the sight and Maddie and Jojo just stare.

Robotnik, meanwhile, analyzes the quill and the energy it contains whilst amusing himself by dancing to a tune, until he is startled half to death by the sudden appearance of Agent Stone, who has come to offer a latte. At that moment, the machine finishes analyzing the quill, revealing it to contain unlimited energy, which Robotnik believes can enable his machines to reach their full potential.

Tom and Maddie tend to the injured Sonic, while Rachel sits bound in a chair. Maddie uses smelling salts to awaken Sonic, who zips around the room at breathtaking speed before frantically coming to grips with his surroundings and enthusiastically greeting Pretzel Lady. The terrified Maddie asks Tom who and what Sonic is, and Tom reveals the truth of their adventures together and Sonic's intent to reach the Transamerica Pyramid. Jojo brings Sonic a new pair of bright, red shoes, to which he takes an instant liking. Sonic also meets Ozzy, of whom he is jealous, but from whom he enjoys an affectionate face-licking.

Tom and Maddie borrow the indignant Rachel's car and head with Sonic to the Transamerica Pyramid, where Tom uses the false pretense of saving a jumper to gain the needed clearance to travel to the roof. Tom and Maddie carry Sonic inside a bag, eliciting grave concern from onlookers who believe that the pair are carrying an abducted child. The three finally reach the roof, where Sonic at last finds and retrieves his bag of rings. After an emotional goodbye between Sonic and Tom, Sonic attempts to throw a ring to open the portal, but it bounces off of one of Robotnik's drones. Many more drones surround the three and Robotnik himself appears in his own flying craft to meet them. After a brief exchange between Robotnik and Tom, Sonic taunts Robotnik by calling him "Eggman" after his egg-shaped drones. Robotnik readies his drones to blow the three away, but Sonic pushes Tom and Maddie off the top of the building. Robotnik fires his missiles at Sonic, who speeds up his awareness to avoid them and casually pushes them aside. But Robotnik is able to press a button that charges his vehicle with energy from the quill, and achieves supersonic speed. He fires a blast which Sonic only narrowly avoids, and which knocks him into momentary delirium. Sonic awakes to find Tom and Maddie still falling. He grabs one of the rings falling with him and throws it, opening a portal beneath them that transports the two back to Green Hills. Tom and Maddie end up in a farmer's barn, while back in San Francisco, Sonic lands in a tree before crashing to the ground, along with the rest of the rings and Robotnik's destroyed drones. Meanwhile, the owner of the barn greets Tom and Maddie, asking for their help in aiding a cow's effort to give birth.

Robotnik corners Sonic and taunts him, but Sonic gathers up his spilled rings and runs through the city as Robotnik gives chase in his vehicle. Narrating again, Sonic notes how this has brought the film full circle, and earnestly continues the story, wanting to know what happens next just as much as the audience. Robotnik chases Sonic through San Francisco, and Sonic is shocked by Robotnik's ability to keep up with him. Sonic opens a portal to France, with him and Robotnik disrupting a mime act being performed for a young girl as they rush past. Sonic's next ring portal brings him and Robotnik to China, where Robotnik chases Sonic along the Great Wall. Next, Sonic opens a portal to Egypt, where Robotnik destroys many centuries-old monuments in his zeal to catch Sonic. Sonic uses his speed to create a sand whirlwind that temporarily disrupts Robotnik's visual contact, but Robotnik sees Sonic running up the side of one of the Great Pyramids and follows him to the top, firing a blast just as Sonic manages to open another portal ring.

The portal brings Sonic back to Green Hills, now at night, but the blast sends him hurtling through the ring and into the street, where he lays motionless. Robotnik's vehicle emerges through the portal and the terrified onlookers flee. Robotnik prepares to kill Sonic, but Tom engages him in physical combat inside the open cockpit of his vehicle. Unfortunately, Tom is knocked out of the cockpit and Robotnik questions why Tom would be willing to throw his life away for a "silly little alien." The locals come to defend Tom, but Sonic remains motionless and silent. Robotnik suggests putting the body on ice to keep it fresh and remarks that Sonic was just an alien who didn't belong. Tom responds by telling Robotnik that Sonic knew more about being human than he ever will, proclaiming him to have been his friend, which wakes Sonic up from his wounded daze. Fueled by passion, Sonic charges up with incredible energy and boldly proclaims to Robotnik that he will no longer run away, but use the power which is rightfully his to protect his friends. Robotnik pulls down his goggles and the two opponents prepare to meet in full-on battle. Robotnik fires his missiles, but Sonic avoids them and bounces off the buildings to strike Robotnik's vehicle with an increasingly rapid barrage of body-slams. With the vehicle severely damaged, but still afloat, Sonic calls for Tom to open a portal to the mushroom planet behind Robotnik. Then, at last, Sonic dashes straight at Robotnik's vehicle and strikes it with enough force to send it flying backwards through the portal to the mushroom planet just as the portal closes.

Tom and Sonic reunite and Tom gives Sonic back his rings, as well as a high-five: a gift desired by Sonic ever since his having seen a young baseball batter high-five his teammates. Tom tells Maddie that he has decided not to leave Green Hills, feeling that he has already saved a life. As the crowd disperses, Sonic follows Tom and Maddie.

The next day, as Tom and Maddie are repairing and repainting their house, one of the officials from the Pentagon comes to thank Tom for defeating Robotnik, and to inform him that his guilt has been erased, along with all records of Robotnik's existence. As a bonus, he presents Tom with an Olive Garden gift card and asks if Sonic might be willing to talk to the President, but Tom falsely claims that Sonic has left so as to spare him that. After the official leaves, Sonic asks if they'd like to see a movie, but Maddie tells him that it's time to go back to his cave. However, when Sonic tries to go, they tell him that they meant something else. Opening the attic door, Tom and Maddie show Sonic his new room, which he is astonished to find contains all of his belongings. Overcome with joy, Sonic runs around and relishes in having his things back. Tom and Maddie sit with Sonic on the bed and welcome him home, and Sonic gives them heartfelt thanks. As the view zooms out and away from the house, Ozzy comes to lick Sonic again, with Sonic still jealous but enjoying the licking.

Meanwhile, on the mushroom planet, Robotnik has completely lost his sanity. As he finishes shaving himself totally bald, he gazes at his reflection in a pool of water, now with an extremely long, grown-out moustache that looks completely zany. Talking to a rock that he has carved to resemble Agent Stone, he throws it and tells it to perform "rock-connaissance" for him. He reflects on his situation and remarks that a lesser man would die in such a place. But then, he holds up a small container with the quill inside it, and says that he'll be home by Christmas. Pulling down his goggles, he walks like a robot until he finds the stone, which he throws again as he yells out "rock-connaissance" once more and laughs maniacally.

A mid-credits scene shows forested hills, and on one hill, the leaves stir as a ring portal opens. From it emerges Tails, who uses a small handheld device to determine from the present levels of energy whether Sonic might be near. Finding the readings to be sufficient, Tails hopes aloud that he is not too late to find him and uses his twin tails like helicopter blades to take off flying into the vast forest.

Cast

Live-action cast

Voice cast

Additionally, Donna Jay Fulks voices Longclaw, while Kingsley Marshall voices Baby Sonic, both in deleted scenes as uncredited cameos.

Production

Development

Sony Pictures Entertainment acquired the rights to distribute a film based on Sonic the Hedgehog in 2013.[27] On 3 December 2013, Sony Pictures Digital Domain Names, Inc., a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, filed a notice of registration for three inactive websites addressed as "SonicTheHedgehog-Movie.com", "SonicTheHedgehog-Movie.net" and "SonicTheHedgehogMovie.net". The registrations were reported by The Sonic Stadium on 7 December, but neither Sony Pictures nor Sega confirmed the existence of a proposed film project at the time.[28]

On 20 March 2014, a film adaptation was first hinted when The Tracking Board released a rumor about the film, stating that it would receive a "Dark Knight treatment" and posted a writer shortlist of proposed writers involved.[29] On 10 June 2014, the official Sonic website was updated, with a locked section listing "TV and Movies."[30] Later that same day, at a private Sega/Sony Pictures press conference, The Hollywood Reporter reported the confirmation of a live-action animated film based on Sonic the Hedgehog, which would be a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Marza Animation Planet, and that Sony had green-lit the project.[5][31] 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.[31]

It was revealed on 21 June 2014 that Sonic the Hedgehog and its eventual successor films will be a separate continuity from the Sonic Boom continuity.[32] On 19 November 2014, Van Robichaux stated that the film production team is "aiming for [a] PG-13 [rating]".[33]

In February of 2016, Hajime Satomi, the CEO of Sega, went on record and stated that Sonic the Hedgehog was scheduled for a 2018 release.[34] On 31 October 2016, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Blur Studio's Tim Miller, who had left directing Deadpool 2 due to creative differences, and Jeff Fowler had been hired in 2016 to develop the film; Fowler would make his directorial debut, and both Miller and Fowler would executive produce. Patrick Casey, Josh Miller and Oren Uziel were writing the screenplay.[35][36]

It was announced on 2 October 2017 that Paramount Pictures had acquired the film rights to Sonic the Hedgehog from Sony, replacing the latter as distributor. Sony had temporally shut down production before the switch after placing it into turnaround.[7] The announcement came after Neal Moritz's Original Film banner signed a first-look production deal with Paramount the prior month, ending their previous deal with Sony, and several months after Sony's film financing partner LStar Capital ended its deal with Sony due to a string of box office failures from the studio.[37][38] Despite the change of studios, the production staff working on the film remained employed and moved to Paramount as well.[7]

On 22 February 2018, an official press release was put out confirming the film's move to Paramount and a release date of November 2019, a date that was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter two days prior.[39][40][41] Sega will have creative input into the project and will co-finance it with Paramount, who will release the film worldwide.[39]

Independent outlet Omega Underground reported on 4 March 2018 that the film's producers were circling Junkie XL to compose the film's musical score, reuniting him with Miller once again after doing the score for Deadpool. The site also reported that Paramount was aiming to begin filming at some point in July, backing up story co-writer Van Robichaux's speculation he tweeted a month prior.[42][43] On 29 May 2018, it was revealed that the film would have a budget of $90 million.[44]

On 12 June 2018, it was later stated that shots of the film would be filmed at Vancouver's Highway 19 during mid-September 2018, and that the movie's current title is "SONIC".[45] At Too Many Games in 2018, Johnny Gioeli stated that “Sega Has Nothing To Do With The Sonic Movie”.[46] Takashi Iizuka soon after corrected though, that he would be supervising the film.[47] Sonic the Hedgehog was originally slated for a 15 November 2018 release, but after Sony Pictures' turnaround, it was changed for a release on 8 November 2019 by Paramount Pictures.[48] In an exclusive IGN interview the first official poster for the film was released on 10 December 2018, revealing its official title as Sonic the Hedgehog.[3] Soon, the movie release date was changed again, this time to 14 February 2020, in order to accommodate for Sonic's redesign.[1]

Casting

On 29 May 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". Paramount later clarified that this was not the case, but that Rudd had been considered for the role at one point.[44] The following day, it was announced that James Marsden had been cast in an undisclosed role,[49] later revealed to be Tom Wachowski.[12] On 7 June 2018, it was announced that Tika Sumpter was cast to star opposite James Marsden in an undisclosed role,[50] later revealed to be Tom Wachowski's wife,[18] Dr. Maddie Wachowski.[19] Jim Carrey was cast to play the villain, Dr. Robotnik.[11] Ben Schwartz later joined the film's cast in August 2018 as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog.[26] A few days later, Adam Pally and Neal McDonough were cast.[51] Debs Howard and Elfina Luk already joined the cast.[52]

Filming

On 1 April 2018, it was announced that filming was going to start on 30 July in Vancouver, instead of Atlanta as previously reported.[53]

Principal photography commenced on 24 July 2018 and ended in Vancouver, Ladysmith, and Vancouver Island on 16 October 2018. During filming, the picture was shot under the working title "Casino Night", a reference to the level in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.[9][54] A casting call was ordered to run on 18 Aug 2018, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm PT and 19 Aug 2018, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm PT for residents of Ladysmith, BC. The roles were for the "townsfolk" from the fictional town, Green Hills.[55] Filming ended on 16 October 2018.[56] Despite this, more filming took place in downtown San Fransisco in late October.[57] Post-production of Sonic the Hedgehog and additional photography began and ended in New York in October, where Jim Carrey shot his scenes.[58][9]

Visual effects and design

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Following the criticism of Sonic's initial design, director Jeff Fowler stated that Sonic would be redesigned, resulting in the film's release being postponed three months.[59]

The visual effects for Sonic the Hedgehog are provided by Industrial Light & Magic, Blur Studio, Digital Domain and the Moving Picture Company.[60]

Screenwriter Patrick Casey revealed that for the film, Sonic would have a design that was still him and yet a "little more realistic".[61] As promised, the production team created a new, more realistic version of Sonic, adding fur, new sneakers, two separate eyes,[3][62] and a more human-like physique.[63] They used Ted, the living teddy bear from the Ted films, as a reference to insert a CG character into a real-world setting.[3] In an interview with IGN, Tim Miller explained Sonic's redesign:

That was always Stage 1 of adapting it to what the real world is and what a real animal would be like, it would be weird and it would feel like he was running around nude if he was some sort of otter-like thing. It was always, for us, fur, and we never considered anything different. It’s part of what integrates him into the real world and makes him a real creature. <...> I don’t think SEGA was entirely happy with the eye decision, but these sorts of things you go, ‘It’s going to look weird if we don’t do this.’ But everything is a discussion, and that’s kind of the goal, which is to only change what’s necessary and stay true to the rest of it."[3]

Sonic's humanoid appearance has been described as evoking an uncanny valley-type of revulsive response by viewers.[64] However, on 2 May 2019, it was announced by Jeff Fowler on Twitter that Sonic would receive a redesign following the criticism of the first trailer for the film that was released.[65][59] While the film's release date in November 2019 initially stayed unchanged, it caused concerns that a design overhaul of Sonic would cause the visual effects teams to be overworked.[66][67] However, Fowler would announce on Twitter on 24 May 2019 that the film had been moved to 14 February 2020.[1] It is estimated that the delay of the film and the redesign of Sonic put the film $5,000,000 or less over its original budget of $90,000,000, for a total of $95,000,000.[68]

Music

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The film's soundtrack artwork.

On 13 February 2019, Junkie XL confirmed that he would compose the score for Sonic the Hedgehog.[69] Riff Raff, who reportedly had a role in the film, was to make an appearance on the soundtrack as well, but didn't.[70] On 23 January 2020, it was announced that a single titled "Speed Me Up" performed by Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty and Sueco the Child would be featured in the film.[71] A day later, Junkie XL announced that the album of the score would release the same day as the film.[72] A limited vinyl edition of the film's soundtrack will be released by Enjoy the Ride Records.[73]

Several songs were featured in promotion of the film including "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio, "Supersonic" by J.J. Fad and "Blitzkrieg Bop" by Ramones. In the film itself, featured songs included "Friends" by Hyper Potions, "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen, "White Lightning" by Tennessee River Crooks, "I'm Turnin' 'em Up" by Wyley Vlahovic, "Bad News" by Ghost Hounds, "BOOM" by X Ambassadors, "Where Evil Grows" by The Poppy Family, "Catch Me I’m Falling" by Kelly Finnigan, "All Fired Up" by The Lazys, and the theme of Green Hill Zone by Masato Nakamura (re-arranged by Jon Batiste).

Holkenborg attempted to capture the feel of Masato Nakamura's soundtracks for Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, using Yamaha FM synthesizers similar to the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive console's YM2612 sound chip.[74]

Marketing

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The movie's design of Sonic was made into a playable character in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle and Sonic Dash.

At the Comic Con Experience in Brazil on 6 December 2018, test footage was screened for the public to see.[75] Later, on 10 December 2018, a teaser poster featuring the redesigned Sonic was released.[3] The design was unfavorably likened to those from the 2019 video game film adaptation, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, which added fur and skin textures to the Pokémon characters.[63] The reveal of Sonic's redesign received mostly negative responses from critics and fans alike.[76][63] Former members of Sonic Team, who created the original Sonic the Hedgehog games, likewise expressed surprise at the design.[77]

Shortly after the first poster for the film was revealed, a second one was leaked online, prompting fans to criticize Sonic's design for its positioning of Sonic's legs and its lack of resemblance to the Sonic games. This would lead to the creation of an internet meme where users recreated the position.[78][79] The official Twitter account for the film soon after posted an image of Sonic behind a sign reading: "Can't a guy work out?"[80] More criticism from fans later emerged when images of Sonic's design leaked in March 2019. "Shocked" by the design, former Sonic Team president and Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka felt the ratio of Sonic's head and abdomen was imbalanced.[81]

The first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog was shown on 4 April 2019 at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.[82] It was subsequently released online on 30 April. What it got was near-unanimous criticism,[83][84][85] with Gita Jackson of Kotaku describing it as "horrific" and "a blight upon this weary earth".[83] Sonic's design was likewise criticized, his humanoid appearance in particular,[83][85] and some writers found the use of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" inappropriate.[86][87] Conversely, CNET's Sean Keane praised the humor and references to past Sonic games.[88] Two days after its release, the trailer had been viewed more than 20 million times on YouTube.[89] Paramount deleted the original trailer from its YouTube channel around the same time when the new trailer was released.

A second trailer revealing the redesigned Sonic was released on 12 November 2019.[90] The trailer received far more positive responses, with many praising Sonic's new design. The tone and the humor also received positive reviews.[91] Naka said he felt the new design was "much more Sonic-like".[92] Animator Max Schneider stated that the redesign took around five months and was achieved without stressful overtime.[93] The second trailer received the highest like-to-dislike ratio of any trailer on Google in the last three years.[94]

On 11 December 2019, Sega of America announced the line of merchandise that would be releasing for the film.[95] Toys were to be made by Jakks Pacific and Build-A-Bear Workshop, and Toy Factory and Sega Amusements would make novelty items for amusement parks and attractions. Children's books were to be published by Penguin Publishing. Apparel and home decor would be made by Bioworld, Bentex, TVM Fashion Lab, Cooneen and Franco Manufacturing. A statue will be made by Diamond Select Toys, and Sega Shop will release various items. In-theater promotions like drink toppers and popcorn buckets would be offered by Snapco and Ping Solutions.

More promotions included a tie-in with fast food restaurant Jack in the Box for Tiny Tacos, and an event in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle and Sonic Dash which added a new track based on a location from the film and unlockable playable teen and baby versions of Sonic.[96][97][98] Other partners were added to the film's website, which included Puma, Valpak, Books-A-Million and Bimbo.

Release

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The accompanying artwork for the 2020 reschedule.

Originally, Sonic the Hedgehog was scheduled for a 2018 release by Columbia Pictures.[34] However, after the turnaround, Paramount Pictures rescheduled it to 15 November, 2019.[40] Eventually though, it was changed again for release in the United States on 8 November, 2019.[48] Later, in May 2019, director Jeff Fowler announced that the film would be delayed (again) to 14 February 2020, in order to "make Sonic just right" following the claims to make changes to Sonic's design in the film.[1][99]

The movie's world premiere took place at the Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles on 25 January 2020.

Home media

On 20 March 2020, Paramount Pictures announced that Sonic the Hedgehog would be released to digital on demand, on 31 March 2020. The decision to release much earlier than most films would after being released in cinema was due to film studios alongside Paramount - including Disney, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, STX Films and Warner Bros. - choosing to release films to home media much earlier in the wake of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.[100] A physical release of the film on 4K UHD Disc, Blu-ray and DVD was released on May 19, 2020. [101]

The bonus features for the film include:[102]

  • Commentary by Jeff Fowler and Ben Schwartz.
  • Around the World in 80 Seconds
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Bloopers
  • “Speed Me Up” Music Video
  • For the Love of Sonic
  • Building Robotnik with Jim Carrey
  • The Blue Blur: Origins of Sonic
  • Sonic On Set

Reception

Critical reception

Upon release, the film received mixed-to-positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 64% based on 215 reviews, with an average rating of 5.78/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Fittingly fleet and frequently fun, Sonic the Hedgehog is 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."[103] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[104] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, and PostTrak reported it received an average 4 out of 5 stars, with 70% of people saying they would definitely recommend it.[105]

IGN gave the film a 7/10, praising the performances and the nostalgia, stating, "While this family-friendly action-comedy suffers from a simplistic story and leans too heavily on tired visual cliches, Sonic the Hedgehog is nevertheless boosted by solid performances from Ben Schwartz as Sonic and Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik. Their ongoing cat-and-mouse game is entertaining, and passionate fans of the Sega franchise should appreciate all the nods to Sonic's history."[106] Dami Lee of The Verge gave the film a positive review, praising the nostalgic elements seen in the film, stating, "The movie shines when it remembers it's based on a video game, and there's some genuinely fun stuff — like when Sonic uses his time-stopping powers or Robotnik's elaborate 'evil-plotting' montage that makes you wonder why more movies don's feature bad guys with choreographed dance sequences. Carrey plays up Robotnik as the cartoon villain he is, and it’s a true delight to watch him in his element."[107] Gene Park of The Washington Post, gave the film a positive review, saying: "The “Sonic the Hedgehog” film is the furthest thing from "Cats", despite the early comparisons. Wary fans expecting the usual easy target to mock will instead find something to fervently celebrate for years."[108] Inverse called it a "road trip superhero movie" and "the best superhero movie of 2020" so far.[109] Ben Kenigsberg of The The New York Times, gave the film a negative review and wrote: "Sonic now resembles a cartoon hedgehog instead of a spray-painted marmot. But if anything was done to de-genericize the script, it hasn’t helped. Not that the Sega games — in which the fleet-footed hero zips around doing flips and collecting gold coins (which here encircle the Paramount mountain) — gave the director, Jeff Fowler, much to work with."[110] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter, gave the film a positive review, saying: "Flesh-and-blood actors help keep this game-derived kids' flick afloat."[111]

In a more negative review, Variety's Owen Gleiberman criticized the commercialization of the film, stating, "A review like one should probably come with a disclaimer: For all the borderline tedium I felt at Sonic the Hedgehog, I do realize that this is a picture made for 8-year-olds. And they'll probably like it just fine. Yet I would also call the overly kiddified tone of the movie a mistake."[112] Writing for The Guardian, Steve Rose gave the film a 2 out of 5, criticizing the lackluster visual effects, stating: "There are action scenes and effects flourishes, but even these feel borrowed from other movies. Sonic's ability to freeze time then dart about rearranging things before starting it again, for example, is clearly indebted to QuickSilver's antics in the X-Men movies. And what messages this exercise can be bothered to deliver are trite and familiar: the true meaning of friendship, be happy with what you’ve got, machines bad, people (and space hedgehogs) good."[113] Simon Abrams of Rogerebert.com, gave the film a 1 out of 4 stars and said: "Sonic the Hedgehog” is only as successful as the amount of time you want to spend watching its animated protagonist go on instantly forgettable adventures, and boy, is that unfortunate."[114] Amon Warrman of Empire Magazine, gave the film a 2 out of 5 stars, saying "An on-form Jim Carrey can’t stop Sonic’s live-action debut from feeling like a missed opportunity. If the teased sequels do materialize, here’s hoping the storytelling levels up."[115] [116]

Box office

As of March 3, 2020, Sonic the Hedgehog has grossed $131.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $141.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $273 million.[117]

In the United States and Canada, the film was initially projected to gross $40–50 million from 4,130 theaters in its four-day President's Day opening weekend.[118][119] After making $21 million on its first day (including $3 million from Thursday night previews), estimates were raised to $64 million.[120] It went on to top the box office with a $58 million debut over the three-day weekend and $70 million over the four days, breaking Detective Pikachu's record for biggest opening weekend by a video game-based film.[121] It has since become the second highest-grossing film of 2020,[122] and the highest-grossing video game film adaptation of all time in the United States and Canada.

Scott Mendelson of Forbes.com surmised that the film's success can in part be attributed to the viewer reaction to the teaser trailer, and the followup redesign creating significant publicity. Furthermore, the subsequent release reschedule resulting from this delay worked in the film's favor by having it released in a much less competitive film market during a dump month where it became the first major family film of 2020.[123]

In other markets, the film released in 40 countries during its three-day opening weekend, topping the international box office with $43 million. Its strongest international regions were Latin America and Europe, with its largest openings being $6.7 million in Mexico, $6.2 million in the United Kingdom, $4.3 million in France, $3.3 million in Germany, and $3 million in Brazil. Worldwide, it made $101 million over the three-day weekend and $113 million over the four days.[124][125] In its second weekend the film again topped the international box office with $38.3 million from 56 countries for a ten-day overseas gross of $96.5 million, and topped the global box office again with $64.6 million for a ten-day worldwide gross of $203.1 million. Its largest international markets in its first ten days were the UK ($19.1 million), Mexico ($12.3 million), and France ($9.1 million), retaining the top spot in these markets. The film opened in 16 new markets, led by a number-one debut in Russia ($6.3 million).[126] The film was set to release in Japan on March 27, 2020 but has been delayed indefinitely due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic. [127] [128]. China has also delayed the release for the same reason.[129]

Future

Before the film's release, Jim Carrey said in an interview, "I wouldn't mind going to do another Sonic the Hedgehog movie because it was so much fun, first of all, and a real challenge to try to convince people that I have a triple-digit IQ... There is so much room, you know, Robotnik has not reached his apotheosis."[130]

In February 2020, director Jeff Fowler said that he plans for a potential sequel to feature more elements from the video games.[131] In March 2020, Marsden confirmed that he had signed on for multiple sequels, stating "I believe, I don’t know if I’m supposed to say, as many as they want to make. Yeah, that’s my somewhat vague answer."[132]

In April 2020, Marsden expressed interest on a sequel featuring Tails and additional characters from the games,[133] while Fowler expressed interest in featuring Sonic and Tails' friendship from the games and further developing Dr. Robotnik in a potential sequel.[134] Ben Scwhartz told Coming Soon later that month that a sequel hadn’t been greenlit yet, but that it made sense because of the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.[135] On 23 April 2020, co-writer Pat Casey said that there had been talks about a potential sequel, although it has not been green-lit yet, and that Carrey is interested in potrayng a more game-accurate version of Robotnik in the sequel. He also hinted that a potential sequel could feature Super Sonic from the games, and that it could further explore the echidna tribe featured in the film's opening scene. Casey also expressed interest in a potential shared universe featuring both Sega and Nintendo characters.[136]

As of May 2020, a sequel is now in development with Jeff Fowler and his team from the first film. Patrick Casey and Josh Miller will write the screenplay while Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, and Toru Nakahara produce the film. Tim Miller will return to executive produce the film alongside Hajime Satomi and Haruki Satomi.[137]

Trivia

  • Yuji Naka was originally supposed to appear in the film as an extra but was forgotten during production.[138]
  • Van Robichaux originally wrote a scene for the film where Dr. Robotnik had a coffee maker named Mean Bean Machine after the game Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine but it was cut from the final film.[139]
  • Chizzy Stephens originally wrote a song called "Gotta Go Fast" being a remix of Green Hill Zone and named after the theme song of the same name from Sonic X. The song was finished but never got used in the movie.[140][141]
    • In the actual film, there is a scene where Sonic wakes up in Maddie's house and exclaims "Gotta go fast!"
  • Fowler explained that Super Sonic and the Chaos Emeralds were going to be in the movie, before the decision was made to focus on Sonic and Robotnik's rivalry.[142]
  • According to Ben Schwartz, he recorded a harmonized version of the famous SEGA chant that did not make it into the film.[143]
  • Junkie XL wanted to use the theme of Green Hill Zone as a reoccurring leitmotif throughout the film; however, due to legal issues from the rights to the original game's soundtrack being owned by its composer, Masato Nakamura, this was cut from the film. The theme can still be heard in the second trailer and a piano version by Jon Batiste is featured in the film's final scene.[144]
  • In the end credit music listings for Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now," Freddie Mercury's first name is misspelled as "Freddy."
  • In the first official trailer for the film, the line "Every Hero has a Genesis" is a nod to the Sega Genesis, the debut console for the original Sonic the Hedgehog video game.
  • The version of "Blitzkrieg Bop" that appeared in the new official trailer was a cover by Steve Solomon.
  • During the freeze frame shot in the opening of the movie, its possible notice a road sign reading "Mega Dr." This is a reference to Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis console.
  • Near the beginning of the film, Sonic presents a sunflower to Longclaw that resembles the sunflowers in Green Hill Zone from the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
    • Additionally, in a scene where Tom is talking on the phone with Wade, there is a window decal that looks similar to the sunflower Sonic gave to Longclaw.
  • An engraving on a stone in Sonic's world looks similar to the ones found in Labyrinth Zone in the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
  • At one point during the film, a man named "Crazy Carl" shows Tom a drawing which resembles the infamous "Sanic" internet meme.
  • Sonic can be seen playing Table Tennis with himself on a road sign that reads "Hill Top Rd". This was named after Hill Top Zone, a Zone that debuted in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
  • In the first half of the prologue scene, the model used for baby Sonic is actually a modified version of the model used for his original design. It switches to the model for his updated design after Longclaw gets shot, and his quills on the new model are missing.
  • Sonic can be seen wearing a headband with a title icon design that is identical to the original one that debuted on the splash screen for the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Sonic's map.

  • Sonic's map of "safe worlds" contains several references:
  • In the scene where Tom and Maddie look at her laptop with an apartment ad, it is possible to see that the name of the owner of that apartment is "Amy Rose", being a possible reference to the character of the same name.[145]
  • Speed, the movie that Sonic sees Tom and Maddie watching at the start of the film was also referenced through a poster to promote Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut.
  • The truck that was used for Galvatron in Transformers: Age of Extinction was reused in this movie for Robotnik.
  • Dr. Robotnik's theme in the film bears a resemblance to the theme of Doctor Robotnik from Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, and the theme of Dr. Eggman in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
    • Additionally, at the end of the movie, Robotnik's design looks similar to Eggman's design in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
  • During the motel scene, Sonic can be seen balancing on a light in a similar sense to his balancing animation from the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. This was a reference added to the film by the request of Tyson Hesse.[147]
  • Neal H. Moritz produced this film, who is known for producing the Fast & Furious film franchise. In the film, Sonic references the franchise by saying to Tom "I feel just like Vin Diesel! It's all about family, Tom." when he is tasked with driving Tom's car.
  • When Robotnik is selecting music in his truck, Crush 40 is among the playlists in his collection.
    • Other playlists include "Robotnik Rhythms", "Obscure Canadian 1970's Jams", "Soulful Chamber Music of Oppression", "Nuclear Tempos of Rhapsody", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", "Tunes of Anarchy", "Dinner for One", "Heavy Metal Bombing Over Babylon", "World Domination Harmonies" and several others.
  • Sonic's pose during the scene where dozens of missiles are shooting at him is a reference to one of his idle animations from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
    • Furthermore, when Sonic is dodging Robotnik's laser fire during the chase scene throughout San Francisco, he strikes the pose of his official artwork in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
  • The wheels on Sonic's race car bed are based on the Modern Spring design from the main video game series.
  • When Robotnik starts to trek the Mushroom Planet, his gait resembles that of the Death Egg Robot from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
  • This film marks the first time since Sonic Adventure in which Sonic is not voiced by Jun'ichi Kanemaru in Japanese (excluding Sonic the Werehog).
  • Sprite art resembling zones from the games are used to represent scenes/locations from the film during the end credits animation. [148]
    • The town of Green Hills, Montana is represented by the sprite art of Green Hill Zone from the original game. The trees are represented by the trees from Hill Top Zone from Sonic 2.
    • The Special Stages from Sonic 2 are shown in the credits but the half-pipe is redesigned to look like the highway that Sonic and Tom drive along in the film.
      • Additionally, the Rings are replaced with donuts.
    • San Francisco is represented with some of the sprites of Collision Chaos (specifically the Bad Future variant) albeit altered to feature the city in the background.
    • There is an animation of the Blue Sphere special stage which briefly changes to the giant rubber-band ball that Sonic visits in the movie.
    • The Great Wall of China sequence has a similar color palette to Marble Zone.
    • Paris, France is depicted using sprites from Spring Yard Zone which is altered to include the Eiffel Tower.
  • Although Robotnik does not call his robots "Badniks" out loud in the film, they are labelled as such on the junction box in his truck. [149]
  • Pachacamac, the leader of the Echidna tribe that attacks Sonic and Longclaw in the beginning of the film wears a mask designed after his game counterpart, the leader of the Knuckles Clan from within the games as seen in Sonic Adventure.
  • According to Patrick Casey, Robotnik shaving his head at the end of the movie is a reference to Marlon Brando's character in the film Apocalypse Now.[150]
  • When Robotnik is dancing in his laboratory, there is a sequence where he pretends to be headless. That was written in by actor Jim Carrey as a tribute to comedian Dick Van Dyke.
  • In a deleted scene, Excalibur and Sonic's training sword from Sonic and the Black Knight make a brief cameo appearance in the alternate opening scene. When Sonic and Longclaw are getting attacked by the echidnas, they can briefly be seen on the wall.
  • In a deleted scene, after Sonic and Longclaw land on Earth, Sonic runs off from Longclaw and during this scene, he loops a log that he runs on in a similar fashion to him running on a corkscrew loop, which appears in games such as Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Videos

Trailers

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Sonic The Hedgehog (2020) - New Official Trailer - Paramount Pictures


TV spots


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