A new report says the infamous Sonic the Hedgehog redesign added $5 million to its budget.
The first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog debuted back in April and famously received a ton of backlash over Sonic’s cinematic design. The movie design notably featured smaller eyes and many Sonic the Hedgehog fans voiced their displeasure with. Sonic the Hedgehog filmmakers later decided to redesign the movie look which pushed back its release date from November to February.
The release date change gave visual effects artists more time to perfect Sonic’s look in the upcoming film. The first official look of that redesign was seen in the recent Sonic the Hedgehog trailer. The reception to Sonic’s redesign seen in that trailer seems be very positive given his close resemblance to the classic video game look. Now a new report from IndieWire says the recent Sonic the Hedgehog redesign only cost the studio $5 million.
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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.
Source: IndieWire