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Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2020 action, comedy, and science fiction film directed by Jeff Fowler and written by Patrick Casey. The movie, which has a runtime of 99 minutes, features a cast including Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, and Adam Pally. It was produced by Neal H. Moritz and distributed by Paramount Pictures and Microsoft Store. The film’s narrative is set in San Francisco and a fictional planet, with music composed by Junkie XL.
Production involved Paramount Pictures, Original Film, Blur Studio, Marza Animation Planet, and SEGA. The film was released in the United States and Japan, with initial release dates ranging from February 12 to March 27, 2020. It was distributed via video on demand and direct-to-video formats. The production had a budget of 85000000 and generated revenue of 319715683.
Audience and critic reception varied, with review scores including 5.9/10, 64%, 47/100, and 6.5/10. TMDb lists a vote average of 7.285 based on 10378 votes, while IMDb shows a rating of 6.5 from 193569 votes. The film is followed by Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
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7.3Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Sonic sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik. Now it’s super-villain vs. super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic’s unique power for world domination.
Cast
- Ben Schwartz as Sonic (voice)
- James Marsden as Tom Wachowski
- Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski
- Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik
- Natasha Rothwell as Rachel
- Adam Pally as Wade Whipple
Themes
- friendship
- video game
- san francisco, california
- road trip
- cop
- based on video game
- duringcreditsstinger
- bar fight
- hedgehog
- live action and animation
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Encyclopedic overview
Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2020 action-adventure comedy film loosely based on the Sonic video game series. The first installment in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series, it was directed by Jeff Fowler (in his feature film directorial debut), written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, and stars Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, and Tika Sumpter. Schwartz voices Sonic, a blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds, who teams up with the town sheriff Tom Wachowski (Marsden) to stop the mad scientist Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world.
Development for a Sonic film began in the 1990s but did not leave the planning stage until Sony Pictures acquired the film rights in 2013. Fowler was hired in 2016. After Sony put the project in turnaround, Paramount Pictures acquired it in 2017. Most of the cast signed on by August 2018. Principal photography took place between September and October that year in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island, with a release date set for November 8, 2019. Following negative reaction to the film's first trailer, wherein Sonic appeared to look like a real hedgehog, Paramount delayed the film by three months to redesign Sonic to more resemble his look in the video games.
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