Conan O’Brien Trolls Fans Who Hated Original ‘Sonic’ Movie Design

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Conan O’Brien trolled the outranged fans who prompted Paramount to redesign Sonic for the upcoming film.

Earlier this week, Paramount released a new Sonic the Hedgehog trailer and revealed the first official look at the titular character’s new design. While most fans approved of the new Sonic design, not everyone was thrilled with the potential precedent set by a studio caving to the reactions of outraged fans.

On a recent episode of his late-night talk show, Conan O’Brien poked fun at those outraged fans by welcoming the “redesigned Sonic” to his set. Of course, Conan O’Brien’s Sonic was simply a man in a costume, but this version of the blue hedgehog also happened to be well-endowed. When Conan O’Brien asked if Sonic wanted to address anything about his new design, the blue hedgehog delivered a short speech scolding fans who chose to direct their outrage on the movie’s design of the character instead of any of the real issues in the world.

Check out the video below to see Conan O’Brien troll the Sonic fans.

What do you think of Conan O’Brien’s gag? Was it a humorous dig or was Conan O’Brien’s joke more insulting than funny? Let us know your thoughts on Conan O’Brien’s trolling below!

Here is the official synopsis for the Sonic the Hedgehog:

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG is a live-action adventure comedy based on the global blockbuster video game franchise from Sega that centres on the infamously brash bright blue hedgehog. The film follows the (mis)adventures of Sonic as he navigates the complexities of life on Earth with his newfound – human – best friend Tom Wachowski (James Marsden). Sonic and Tom join forces to try and stop the villainous Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) from capturing Sonic and using his immense powers for world domination.

Directed by Jeff Fowler from a script written by Patrick Casey, Josh Miller, and Oren Uziel, Sonic the Hedgehog features the voice talent of Ben Schwartz as the titular character and stars James Marsden as sheriff Tom Wachowski, Jim Carrey as Dr. Ivo Robotnik, Neal McDonough as US Army Major Bennington, Tika Sumpter as Mrs. Wachowski, Lee Majdoub as Stone, and Frank C. Turner as Crazy Carl. Adam Pally, Natasha Rothwell, Debs Howard, and Elfina Luk also star in undisclosed roles.

Sonic the Hedgehog is scheduled to be released in theaters on February 14, 2020.

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Sebastian Peris

Sebastian Peris

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