After Roger Craig Smith had voiced Sonic the Hedgehog for a decade, he and Sega announced earlier this year that he would no longer have the job. This news wasn’t exactly thrilling to many fans, as they already knew Smith’s voice as Sonic from Team …Read more »
Things are moving forward with Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Director Jeff Fowler, who is back to direct the sequel, shared the news online yesterday. The movie will have a returning cast of Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, and James Marsden and …Read more »
If you stuck around for the end credits in the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie, you were treated to an awesome tease of what’s to come. Tails made a brief appearance at the end of the blockbuster, and now he’s made his way into the …Read more »
Imagine, if you will, Sonic the Hedgehog by way of the Yakuza series. It may be tough to picture, but if the planets align just right it could happen, because Yakuza series producer Daisuke Sato would love to take a crack at it. Sato recently …Read more »
Sega has been celebrating its 60th anniversary with Sonic the Hedgehog taiyaki, and now it’s announced that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Nights into Dreams can be played free on Steam. This has gotten many fans excited, but Sonic’s lead programmer, Yuji Naka, is not …Read more »
If you’re wondering when you’ll be able to go fast again, Paramount Pictures is here with the answer. According to a report on Variety, Paramount has Sonic the Hedgehog 2 set for an April 8, 2022 date with theaters. Naturally, this is subject to change, …Read more »
COVID-19 has caused a lot of misinformation to spread around the internet, but the new myth surrounding Sonic The Hedgehog ice cream bars might be the most insidious. Manufacturer Blue Bunny has been producing the Sonic ice cream bar since the 90s, but its absence …Read more »
Japanese audiences missed out on the Sonic the Hedgehog movie’s initial premiere plans due to a COVID-19 pandemic-related postponement. Now that the State of Emergency has been lifted, however, a new date has finally been set for the feature’s debut in the region. Sonic the …Read more »
Gotta go fast. Last week, we reported that the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie had achieved the highest-ever domestic weekend gross for a video game adaptation, beating out rivals like Detective Pikachu. Now the film has sped past a new landmark: $200 million worldwide. A …Read more »
Did you get a chance to check out the Blue Blur on the big screen this weekend? Apparently a lot of people did, because Sonic the Hedgehog speed-dashed its way to the highest domestic opening weekend ever for a video game adaptation. This comes after …Read more »
Tomorrow marks the opening of the Sonic the Hedgehog live-action movie, so naturally there’s plenty of promotional merch to go along with it. One item has the Blue Blur speeding into a Build-a-Bear workshop near you for a new plush doll, which is now ready …Read more »
If you’re as intrigued as we are about the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, you’re probably curious about how the actors tackled their respective roles. I mean, it has Jim Carrey playing Dr. Robotnik, which is something that seems more likely for 1996 than 2020. …Read more »
Last month we posted about Baby Sonic, who made his adorable self known in a Japanese trailer for the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie. With less than a month to go until the film’s premiere, Paramount came through with a new trailer that serves up …Read more »
Despite an amazing year full of quality work, some terrible news arrived for the animators at one of the branches of CG animation studio Moving Picture Company (MPC). The Vancouver-based studio is hot off heavy-hitters like The Lion King remake, as well as work on Detective Pikachu and the spruced-up Sonic …Read more »
At long last, it’s time to see how the planned redesign of the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie’s lead character went. While some doubts understandably popped up during the wait, we have to hand it to the team behind it. Director Jeff Fowler and his VFX crew took …Read more »
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