Sonic the Hedgehog (film)

The upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog is being co-produced and financed by Paramount Pictures. The film, expected to be a CGI/live action hybrid film with the help of Sega's Marza Animation Planet unit, is being produced by Neal H. Moritz through his Original Film banner, with Tim Miller as executive producer. The screenplay will be written by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller based on a storyline by Evan Susser and Van Robichaux. It is the first entry to a planned film series. and was set for a 2018 release. However, on 21 June 2017, it was announced that the film was set to release in 2019 It was then announced on 20 February 2018 that the movie would be released on 15 November 2019.

Initially, Sony Pictures acquired the film rights to Sonic the Hedgehog from Sega in 2013, and officially gave the green-light at a private joint Sega/Sony Pictures press conference announcing the film on 10 June 2014. In October 2017, due to financing issues, Sony sold the film rights to Paramount, who retained the film's production staff.

Development
On 3 December 2013, Sony Pictures Digital Domain Names, Inc., a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, filed a notice of registration for three inactive websites adressed as "SonicTheHedgehog-Movie.com", "SonicTheHedgehog-Movie.net" and "SonicTheHedgehogMovie.net". The registrations were reported by The Sonic Stadium on 7 December, but neither Sony Pictures nor Sega confirmed the existence of a proposed film project at the time.

On 20 March 2014, a film adaptation was first hinted when The Tracking Board released a rumor about the film, stating that it would receive a "Dark Knight treatment" and posted a writer shortlist of proposed writers involved. On 10 June 2014, the official Sonic website was updated, with a locked section listing "TV and Movies. Later that same day, at a private Sega/Sony Pictures press conference, The Hollywood Reporterreported the confirmation of the film, and that Sony had green-lit the project.

It was revealed on 21 June 2014 that Sonic the Hedgehog and its eventual successor films will be a separate continuity from the Sonic Boom continuity. On 19 November 2014, Van Robichaux stated that the film production team is "aiming for [a] PG [rating]

On 31 October 2016, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Tim Miller had been hired as executive producer for the film and that Jeff Fowler will assume directorial duties. Patrick Casey and Josh Miller are also confirmed to write the script.

It was announced on 2 October 2017 that Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures had acquired the film rights to Sonic the Hedgehog from Sony, replacing the latter as distributor. Sony had temporally shut down production before the switch after placing it into turnaround. The announcement came after co-producer Neal Moritz's Original Film banner signed a first-look production deal with Paramount the prior month, ending their previous deal with Sony, and several months after Sony's film financing partner LStar Capital ended its deal with Sony due to a string of box office failures from the studio. Despite the change of studios, the production staff working on the film remained employed and moved to Paramount as well. This is not the first time Paramount and Sega have crossed paths - from 1969 to 1983, both were subsidiaries of Gulf and Western Industries.

On 22 February 2018, an official press release was put out confirming the film's move to Paramount and a release date of 15 November 2019, a date that was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter two days prior. Sega will have creative input into the project and will co-finance it with Paramount, who will release the film worldwide.

Voice Cast

 * Robert Pattinson as Sonic the Hedgehog
 * James Corden as Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Shia LaBeouf as Knuckles the Echidna
 * Kate Micucci as Amy Rose
 * Anne Hathaway as Princess Sally Acorn
 * Ariel Winter as Cream the Rabbit
 * Liv Tyler as Nicole the Holo-Lynx
 * Colin Firth as Orbot
 * Marton Csokas as Cubot
 * Thomas Haden Church as Prof. Charles "Chuck" the Hedgehog
 * Jerry O'Connell as Antoine D'Coolette
 * Pamela Anderson as Bunnie Rabbot
 * Michael Keaton as Rotor the Warlus
 * Kristin Chenoweth as Sticks the Badger
 * Rose Byrne as Vanilla the Rabbit

Live-Action Cast

 * Domhnall Gleeson as Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
 * Mark Ruffalo as Dr. Julian Snively