Sonic the Hedgehog (film)

The upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog is being American-Japanese co-produced and financed by Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures. The film, expected to be a CGI/live action hybrid family fantasy action adventure comedy science fiction film with the help of Sega's Marza Animation Planet unit, is being produced by Neal H. Moritz through his 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 Novmber 2019 and will star Robert Pattinson as the titular character, along with James Corden, Shia LaBeouf, Kate Micucci, Anne Hathaway, Zachary Gorden, Ewan McGregor, Thomas Haden Church, Mark Ruffalo, and Domhnall Gleeson.

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.

Premise
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Plot
The movie’s plot will be about a small town coming together to help the sheriff save Sonic – a blue anthropomorphic delinquent hedgehog that can reach the speed of sound – from the government chasing after him.

Voice Cast

 * Robert Pattinson as Sonic the Hedgehog: Leader of Team Sonic and the titular character.
 * Wyatt Dean Hall voices a young Sonic
 * James Corden as Miles "Tails" Prower: Sonic's best friend.
 * Shia LaBeouf as Knuckles the Echidna
 * Kate Micucci as Amy Rose
 * Anne Hathaway as Princess Sally Acorn
 * Zachary Gordon as Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Ewan McGregor as Silver the Hedgehog
 * Hayley Atwell as Blaze the Cat
 * 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
 * Queen Latifah as Rouge the Bat: Medic of Team Sonic Boom and Shadow's love interest
 * Pamela Anderson as Bunnie Rabbot: Tech designer of Team Sonic Boom
 * Michael Keaton as Rotor the Walrus
 * Kristin Chenoweth as Sticks the Badger
 * Rose Byrne as Vanilla the Rabbit

Live-Action Cast

 * Domhnall Gleeson as Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik: The main antagonist.
 * Mark Ruffalo as Dr. Julian Snively
 * Peyton List as Maria Robotnik
 * Jason Lee as Jake
 * Kevin Jonas as James
 * Emma Watson as Sarah
 * Dwayne Johnson as Kevin
 * John Cena as Jordan

Additional Voice

 * Carlos Alazraqui as Computer
 * Hadley Belle Miller as Penny
 * Johnny Depp as Mike
 * Michael Jordan as Jackson
 * David Hawkins as Nick
 * Amy Adams as Emily
 * Francesca A. Capaldi as Vanessa
 * Liam Neeson as Walter

Development
On 3 December 2013, Sony Pictures Digital Domain Names, Inc., a division of Sony Pictures Releasing, 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 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 or PG-13 [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 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.

Writing
Coming Soon

Pre-Production
Coming Soon

Casting
In December 2018, Tails, Dr. Eggman, and Sonic as cast as the Sonic The Hedgehog, Jade Pettyjohn was cast to voice Sonic, and Dawn Hershy The rest of the cast was announced on mid-April 2019.

Coming Soon

Animation
On March 24 2018, it was confirmed that Reel FX Creative Studios, Marza Animation Planet, Mikros Image, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and Blur Studio. who's done the animation for Sherlock Gnomes and Hotel Transylvania 2 and The Emoji Movie will be in charge of the film's animation.

Sound & Effects
The film's sound and effects will be designed by Skywalker Sound.

Filming
Filming started on January 25, 2019 and is expected to last for six months.

Post Production
The film is expected to be completed by August, 2019.

Visual Effects
In late-2016, it was announced that the visual effects will be designed by Industrial Light & Magic, Method Studios, Luma Pictures, Reel FX Creative Studios, Rhythm & Hues Studios, Mikros Image, Marza Animation Planet, and Blur Studio.

Music
On March 6, 2018, producers were looking for someone to compose the film's score. By the end of the month, John Fowell announced that Satoura Iwata will compose the score along with Kent Beyda as the editor.

Release
The film is scheduled to be released on November 15, 2019.

Soundtrack

 * 1) Shine Your Way - Owl City & Yuna
 * 2) Green Hill Zone - John Powell
 * 3) Casino Night - John Powell
 * 4) Secrets - OneRepublic
 * 5) Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
 * 6) Shine Your Way (Sonic the Hedgehog Remix) - Owl City & Yuna

Trivia

 * This is the first film where Paramount Pictures and Original Film Collaborated on a film
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