TIL about "Sonic the Hedgehog: Wonders of the World"; MGM's concept for a Sonic movie that would've released alongside Sonic X-Treme in 1996. [62] "Friends" by Hyper Potions, which previously appeared as the opening theme of Sonic Mania, also appears, along with arrangements of tracks from Masato Nakamura's score for the original Sonic the Hedgehog (1991). Tom Butler appears as Commander Walters, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who orders Robotnik to investigate the disturbances caused by Sonic,[22] and Frank C. Turner appears as Crazy Carl, a conspiracy theorist who seeks to prove Sonic's existence and refers to him as the "Blue Devil". [395], In June 2015, the Sonic public relations manager Aaron Webber took charge of the series' Twitter account. [293][300] While previous series' episodes feature self-contained plots, Sonic X tells a single serialized story. Sonic flees from Robotnik, who uses the power of Sonic's quill to match his speed. Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2020 action-adventure comedy film based on the video game franchise of the same name published by Sega.Directed by Jeff Fowler (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, it stars Ben Schwartz and Jim Carrey, with James Marsden and Tika Sumpter also in starring roles. [81] Sonic's design was heavily criticized by fans for its humanoid appearance,[81][83] while some found the use of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" jarring. [68] Playing with Fire took the original release date. [494][495] The Ugandan Knuckles meme was controversial for its perceived racial insensitivity,[494] and the creator of the avatar expressed regret over how it was used. The Genesis Sonic games have been described as representative of the culture of the 1990s and listed among the greatest of all time. [75] A second poster was leaked online shortly after. [141] At the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2016, Sega announced two Sonic games to coincide with the series' 25th anniversary: Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces. [232] Some settings, most notably Green Hill Zone, recur throughout the series. [485], Sonic has inspired various internet memes,[486][487] which have been acknowledged by Sega and referenced in games. [16] Its next project was Shadow the Hedgehog (2005), a spin-off starring the popular Adventure 2 character Shadow. [404] Regarding the series' influence on the video game industry, Thorpe wrote: Every E3 conference dig can be traced back to the console war that truly fired up when Sonic and Mario were put side by side. 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[90] The second trailer received thousands of likes and the highest like-to-dislike ratio of any trailer on Google in the last three years. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - Nintendo Switch 3,766. price $ 59. As he tracks them down, Tom and Sonic debate over Tom's plans to leave Green Hills, which Sonic disapproves of. Additionally, the film features Benjamin L. Valic as the voice of Baby Sonic, Lee Majdoub as Agent Stone, a government agent who works for Robotnik,[21] and Melody Nosipho Niemann as Jojo, Rachel's daughter and the niece of Maddie and Tom. [358][359] Sega and McDonald's collaborated for Sonic-themed Happy Meal promotions in 1994 for Sonic 3 and in 2004 for Sonic Heroes. [56] Artist Tyson Hesse, who worked on previous Sonic the Hedgehog media, was brought on to lead the redesign. View all items. [98][99], In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Fantasy Island, The Photograph, and Downhill, and was initially projected to gross $4050 million from 4,130 theaters in its four-day President's Day opening weekend. [366][367][368] Sonic was touted as a faster, cooler alternative to Nintendo's contemporary Mario game, Super Mario World (1990). Jeffries suggested that the film was scrapped as both Sega and MGM wanted a higher share of the profits, while Densham said it followed creative differences between Sega and Trilogy. Ask! [92][93] Sonic Advance was the first original Sonic game released for a Nintendo console after Sega and Nintendo's fierce rivalry in the 1990s. [81] Afterward, Sonic Team USA developed the first multi-platform Sonic game, Sonic Heroes (2003), for the GameCube, Microsoft's Xbox, and Sony's PlayStation 2. note For one month out of the entire year, it appears over the Never Lake. [71] The film was originally going to be released in Japan on March 27, 2020, but was moved to June 26, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10][11] His personality was based on Bill Clinton's "can-do" attitude. Michealene Risley, the newly appointed consumer products director who helped license Sonic for Adventures, negotiated with several Hollywood producers. [87], A second trailer revealing the redesigned Sonic was released on November 12, 2019. Available at Lost World of Wonders on Pointy. [50][51] Sonic Team began to work on a new intellectual property,[16] Nights into Dreams, for Sega's 32-bit Saturn console. Tom discovers Sonic and shoots him with a tranquilizer dart, causing Sonic to drop his bag of rings through a portal to San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid. [160][161] Sonic Dash (2013), a Temple Run-style endless runner,[162] was developed by Hardlight[163] and downloaded over 350million times by 2020,[164] and received a Sonic Boom-themed sequel in 2015. [496] In response, the Sonic Twitter account encouraged players to respect others and donate to a Ugandan charity through GlobalGiving. 2 New Actresses Confirmed! Sonic the Hedgehog was scheduled for 2018 by Sony Pictures Releasing. [30] On June 10, 2014, a live-action animated film was announced as a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Marza Animation Planet, a Japan-based subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings which had produced CGI cutscenes for several Sonic games. Sega exited the console market and shifted to third-party development in 2001, continuing the series on Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation systems. The franchise also incorporates printed media, animations, a 2020 feature film, and merchandise. [325] Neal H. Moritz was attached to produce under his Original Film banner, alongside Takeshi Ito, Mie Onishi, and Toru Nakahara. "[123], Variety's Owen Gleiberman criticized the tone: "For all the borderline tedium I felt at Sonic the Hedgehog, I do realize that this is a picture made for 8-year-olds. In 1993, Sonic became the first video game character to have a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,[23] and was one of the four characters inducted on the Walk of Game in 2005, alongside Mario, Link, and Master Chief. 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[198] They typically act as MacGuffins in the stories. [45] Riff Raff was cast in an undisclosed role, but was cut from the film. ", "How a Legal Dispute Wiped Hundreds of Sonic the Hedgehog Characters From Existence", "Sonic the Hedgehog enter Book of World Records", "What the new Sonic the Hedgehog comic pulls from the blue blur's history, and what it leaves behind", "Live-Action Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Is Speeding into Development", "Sonic the Hedgehog movie confirmed for 2018, will be 'a live-action and animation hybrid, "Paramount budgets $7M for Sonic the Hedgehog movie shoot in 'hero town' Ladysmith", "Exclusive: 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Movie Adds MCU Veterans Adam Pally, Neal McDonough", "Is there a Sonic movie post-credits scene? [106], Sonic the Hedgehog was released in 40 countries during its three-day opening weekend, topping the international box office with $43 million. To coincide with Sonic Adventure's Western release in 1999,[298] ADV Films released the OVA in North America as a 55-minute film, Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie. [364], Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, 1995[365], The Sonic platformers released during the 1990s were acclaimed and have been listed among the greatest video games of all time. [484] Summer of Sonic, an annual fan convention dedicated to the Sonic series and hosted in the United Kingdom, was founded by Svend Joscelyne and Adam Tuff and first held in 2008. In February 2018, shortly after taking over the rights, Paramount Pictures rescheduled the film to November 15, 2019. [172][173] Sonic Mania was developed by the independent game developers PagodaWest Games and Headcannon with a staff comprising members of the Sonic fandom; Whitehead conceived the project and served as director. [171] Both were released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows in 2017. The character stemmed from a 2017 review of Sonic Lost World by YouTube user Gregzilla, as well as fans of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds streamer Forsen, who often reference the African country Uganda. [9] It was the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2020, and the highest-grossing superhero film of the year, ending Marvel Studios' decade-long run of having the highest-grossing film of the genre (from 2010 to 2019). [154] The second was Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) for the Wii U, the fourth Mario & Sonic game and a 2014 Winter Olympics tie-in (see Crossovers section). [89] Naka said he felt the new design was "much more Sonic-like". [332][333] Sonic was initially redesigned so he would be more realistic, with fur, new running shoes, two separate eyes, and a more humanlike physique. [188] The first game introduced Sonic, a blue hedgehog who can run at incredible speeds, and Doctor Eggman, a rotund mad scientist. [100][7] After making $21 million on its first day (including $3 million from Thursday night previews), estimates were raised to $64 million. [47][317], The longest-running Sonic-based publication is the 290-issue Sonic the Hedgehog, an American comic book published by Archie Comics from 1993 until its cancellation in 2017. [7]:2033; 96101[9], After Yasuhara joined Naka and Ohshima, their focus shifted to the protagonist, who Sega hoped could become its mascot. It's somewhat similar to the Green Hills Zone, a common location in the video game version of Sonic continuity. [103][104] Sonic the Hedgehog made $16.3 million in its third weekend and was dethroned by newcomer The Invisible Man. No agreement was reached and the film was canceled. [32] Blur Studio's Tim Miller and Jeff Fowler were hired in 2016 to develop it; Fowler would make his feature directorial debut, and Miller would serve as executive producer. [261][262], For the original Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega commissioned Masato Nakamura, bassist and songwriter of the J-pop band Dreams Come True, to compose the soundtrack.