Sonic the Hedgehog (film)

The upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog film is being American-Japanese co-produced and financed by Paramount 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 Ben Schwartz 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 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

 * Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog: Leader of Team 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: One of Sonic's friends
 * Kate Micucci as Amy Rose: Sonic's self-proclaim girlfriend
 * Anne Hathaway as Princess Sally Acorn: Sonic's love interest.
 * 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: Sonic's Uncle
 * Jerry O'Connell as Antoine D'Coolette
 * Queen Latifah as Rouge the Bat: Medic of Shadow's love interest.
 * Pamela Anderson as Bunnie Rabbot: Tech designer.
 * 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.
 * Jim Carrey as Dr. Julian Snively
 * Peyton List as Maria Robotnik
 * Debs Howard as Billy's New Girlfriend
 * James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, a police officer
 * Jeanie Cloutier as Bussiness Woman
 * 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
Independent outlet Omega Underground reported on 4 March 2018 that the film's producers were circling Junkie XL to compose the film's musical score, reuniting him with Miller once again after doing the score for Deadpool. The site also reported that Paramount was aiming to begin filming at some point in July, backing up story co-writer Van Robichaux's speculation he tweeted a month prior.

On 1 April 2018, it was announced that filming was going to start on 30 July in Vancouver, instead of Atlanta as previously reported.

On 29 May 2018, it was reported that Paul Rudd is in talks for a lead role as Tom, "a cop who befriends Sonic and will likely team up to defeat Dr. Eggman". Paramount later clarified that this was not the case, but that Rudd had been considered for the role at one point. The same day it was revealed that the film will have a budget of $90 million. The following day, it was announced that James Marsden has been cast in an undisclosed role.

On 7 June 2018, it was announced that Tika Sumpter was cast to star opposite James Marsden in an undisclosed role. On 12 June 2018, it was later stated that shots of the film would be filmed at Vancouver's Highway 19 during mid-September 2018, and that the movie's current title is "SONIC". Soon after, screenwriter Patrick Casey revealed that for the film, Sonic would have a design that was still him and yet a "little more realistic". At Too Many Games in 2018, Johnny Gioeli stated that “Sega Has Nothing To Do With The Sonic Movie”. Takashi Iizuka soon after corrected though that he would be supervising the film.

Pre-Production
Coming Soon!

Filming
Principal photography commenced on 30 July 2018 at Vancouver, British Columbia, and is set to continue until 30 September 2018. During filming, the picture was shot under the working title "Casino Night", a reference to the level in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Casting
On May 29, 2018, it was reported that Paul Rudd was in talks for a lead role as Tom, "a cop who befriends Sonic and will likely team up to defeat Dr. Eggman". A day later, it was announced that James Marsden was cast in an undisclosed role, later revealed to be Tom Wachowski. In June 2018, Tika Sumpter was cast in the film for an unknown role. In June 2018, Jim Carrey was cast to play the villain, Doctor Eggman.

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 Junkie XL 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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