Paramount Pictures' Sonic the Hedgehog movie

[DaddlerTheDalek]

Sony and producer Neal Moritz are bringing the best-selling Sega video game Sonic the Hedgehog to the big screen.
The studio is teaming with Marza Animation Planet, a CG animation film-production company based in Japan and a division of the Sega Sammy Group, to make a hybrid CG-animated/live-action feature.
Upright Citizens Brigade alums Evan Susser and Van Robichaux are writing the screenplay, which will follow the antics of Sonic, the world’s fastest hedgehog. The film will also feature some of the franchise’s favorite characters including the evil Dr. Eggman.
Sony-based Moritz (22 Jump Street) is producing through his Original Film banner alongside Marza’s Takeshi Ito and Mie Onishi. Toby Ascher is executive producing.
For more than two decades, the billion-dollar Sonic franchise has been one of the world’s biggest gaming phenomena, with more than 140 million games sold.
“There are limitless stories to tell with a character like Sonic the Hedgehog and a built-in international fan base,” Columbia Pictures president of production Hannah Minghella said. “Along with our wonderful creative partners at Marza, we’re looking to capture everything that generations of fans know and love about Sonic while also growing his audience wider than ever before.”
Added Marza CEO Masanao Maeda: “Sonic has had dozens of adventures on the console and the small screen, and we’re thrilled that he’s now coming to the big screen. Sony Pictures has had great success with hybrid animated and live-action features, and we’re confident that this collaboration will bring a fresh take to Sonic, while still capturing everything that the fans love about him.”
Sony’s hybrid animated/live-action Smurfs has spawned two films to date.
Moritz is the producer behind the Fast & Furious franchise. He has a Goosebumps adaptation coming up for Sony on Aug. 7, 2015, starring Jack Black.
Minghella and Andrea Giannetti will oversee the Sonic project for the studio.
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Movie Still A Go

The restructure of SEGA has led some to question whether the upcoming Sonic movie is still in production. That questioning can now be put to rest.

A fan had a Facebook conversation with Takashi Iizuka. Although the discussion was brief one important detail was confirmed: Iizuka is supervising the film.

No further details were provided but the news does provide answers for the curious who wanted to know more about what is happening.

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[Kor]

No.

Just..... No.

Kor

 

[Awesome Possum]

I'm really only familiar with the Sonic games for Sega Genesis and the shows that ran in the 90s. Everything made after that has been pretty terrible.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Made me think of the 2006 video game with the real looking human princess.
[yt]www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHir2-BbQrE[/yt]

 

[Kelthaz]

Well it can't be any worse than the last 20 years of games.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Is there really anyone out there in the world who is clamoring for a Sonic movie?

 

[Magellan]

Yeah, the old Sonic cartoon was one of my childhood faves. I think Sonic, as a character, has a lot of potential for a kid's movie.

Of course a live action hybrid? No way. Like the Smurfs? Ugh.

Worst of all? Sony! Something wrong about the 'hog being produced by the same conglomerate that pretty much killed off Sega

 

[Kelthaz]

Worst of all? Sony! Something wrong about the 'hog being produced by the same conglomerate that pretty much killed off Sega

Nope, Sega killed Sega.

 

[JD]

I'm kind of curious exactly what this is going to be, but mainly just because of nostalgia. I used to love the old games, and I watched the shows, and read the comics books.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Is there really anyone out there in the world who is clamoring for a Sonic movie?

Other Hedgehogs looking for a role?

 

[Owain Taggart]

My big question is, why? This isn't exactly a franchise that screams out being a movie, let alone a hybrid. We all know how well the Super Mario movie worked out...

 

[BeatleJWOL]

Oh look. Another 80s franchise that didn't have humans in it being forced into a live-action movie framework so it can have...humans in it.

NO

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Is there really anyone out there in the world who is clamoring for a Sonic movie?

Other Hedgehogs looking for a role?

Ron Jeremy would make a great Super Mario.

 

[Kelthaz]

Oh look. Another 80s franchise that didn't have humans in it being forced into a live-action movie framework so it can have...humans in it.

NO

Sonic has always had humans in it. Remember Dr. Robotnik? Also, Sonic isn't an 80's franchise. The first game was in 1991.

 

[BeatleJWOL]

Robotnik was about the only one though, as far as I remember.

Good call on the timeline though. Guess I need to play more Sonic

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Haven't played the recent games but plenty of humans in the city in the Sonic Adventure series from the late 90s.

 

[BeatleJWOL]

I'll just leave this here:
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PQc_S-FPi0[/yt]
Handy dandy followup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggo4RcynMrQ

 

[SPCTRE]

[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaZo81-wuS0[/yt]

"I'm kind of excited."
"Fuck you! What is your problem?!"

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"You're part of the problem, Sonic the Hedgehog is never gonna be good again. The people who made Sonic the Hedgehog good, the great Sonic the Hedgehog memories that you have, those people are are all DEAD, they're all gone."

 

[JD]

All I could think about when I first heard this was this.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtCtQpclpY8[/yt]

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

Sega Sammy Group is currently planning with Sony Pictures to create a live-action and animation hybrid ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ movie scheduled for release in 2018,” Satomi confirmed. “Like with this CG animation production, we would like to expand our business into other entertainment areas beyond what we are currently involved.

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