Sonic the Hedgehog motion poster revealed, new details
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Detective Pikachu isn’t the only notable live-action gaming movie coming out next year. In about a year from now, Sonic the Hedgehog will be getting the same treatment.
Here’s a first look at the film’s motion poster:
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Photos emerge from Sonic the Hedgehog movie set
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Update: Perhaps Jim Carrey isn’t pictured after all? IGN’s Amanda Flagg says we’re actually looking at Frank C Turner. If we hear otherwise, we’ll let you know.
Original: Filming of the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie is underway, and we have a new set of photos showing Jim Carrey and James Marsden in their roles. The two are playing Ivo Robotnik / Dr. Eggman and Tom Wachowski (a sarcastic sheriff) respectively.
Below are the photos:
The Sonic the Hedgehog film debuts on November 8, 2019.
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Ben Schwartz named the voice of Sonic for next year’s Sonic the Hedgehog movie
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Variety is reporting that Ben Schwartz will be voicing Sonic in next year’s Sonic the Hedgehog movie. He’ll be joined by James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, and Jim Carrey.
Schwartz is currently voicing Dewey Duck in the reboot of DuckTales and will play the role of Leonardo in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Other than that, he’s been in Blue Iguana and has a role in Night School.
The Sonic the Hedgehog movie will debut on November 15, 2019.
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Sonic the Hedgehog’s Way Past Cool Panel set for San Diego Comic-Con 2018, will have “surprise announcements”
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At San Diego Comic-Con next week, SEGA will be hosting a special event. The Sonic the Hedgehog’s Way Past Cool Panel will feature updates on the comics and games, including “some surprise announcements.”
Here’s an official description for the panel:
James Marsden starring in next year’s Sonic the Hedgehog movie
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Rumors yesterday had Paul Rudd possibly having a lead role in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie. That speculation turned out to be incorrect in the end, and Variety now reports that James Marsden will be starring in the film. Specifics behind his role have not yet been shared.
The new Sonic movie will debut on November 15, 2019. It will feature a mix of live action and CGI.
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SEGA shares new Sonic game teaser
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SEGA is gearing up for the reveal of a new Sonic game. On its Twitter account tonight, the teaser above was posted.
It’s largely expected that SEGA will soon be announcing a new Sonic racer, which was first “announced” at SXSW.
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SEGA teases news coming soon for its mystery Sonic racing game
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SEGA tends to have a big presence at SXSW when it comes to Sonic. During a panel at the event in March, the company announced Sonic Mania Plus, a new Sonic Mania Adventures animated series, and more. Also at the very end, fans were treated to a teaser of what we pretty much know is some sort of Sonic racing game.
SEGA has been keeping quiet on that mystery project since that initial teaser. But during an official live stream this week, fans were given an indication that news is coming soon.
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Sonic DJ Live – full concert from SEGA Fes 2018
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At SEGA Fes 2018 in Japan last week, a special Sonic DJ Live event was hosted with Tomoya Ohtani. Plenty of music from the Sonic series was played, and Jon Underdown even stopped by to perform. You can watch the full recording below.
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Watch the full Sonic GDC 2018 session
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GDC has published the full Sonic the Hedgehog presentation hosted last month, which we have below. During the session, Naoto Ohshima and Hirokazu Yasuhara spoke about their perspectives on the creation of franchise including detailed recollections of the game’s original design process and art direction.
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Sonic’s original backstory involved being a fighter pilot, why he’s blue, cut dance animations
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GDC was packed with panels today, including a session dedicated to Sonic the Hedgehog. Game designer Hirokazu Yasuhara and character designer Naoto Oshima presented a post-mortem of the classic title’s creation.
One of the most interesting pieces of information shared during the panel was that the backstory involved a fighter pilot with Sonic painted on the nose of his plane. Yasuhara and Oshima even presented a massive original design document with an extensive story in Japanese.
