Sonic Movie Writer Tells Everyone To "Relax" After Poster Backlash

Seriously, how did we get a decent live action pikachu before a hedgehog?

How about no.

Clearly, this guy does not know the Sonic fanbase.

If that picture on the right is real, I don’t think he looks that bad. I’ll wait till a full on teaser or trailer to make any concrete, early declarations

When the creator of Sonic himself is a bit concerned, it's kinda hard to relax...

Thanks, I hate it.

I will wait for the trailer to see how much cringe there will be. Or maybe how good ?

@hatch More so telling Sonic fans to relax.

I don't think anyone could rest easy after seeing something like that.

Not the biggest Sonic fan in the world but that all just looks... weird.

@UmbreonsPapa that picture is supposedly a prototype from when they were trying to get the film greenlit, and when they wanted Chris Pratt for a key role. Sonic doesn't look too bad here, but clearly the design in already very different from the current silhouette we've seen.

This is my reaction:

https://i.imgtc.com/iaBAAZt.png

@hatch and not just the internet. FANS. It's like running into a predator in the wild and suggesting them to "talk it out civilly".

@BensonUii I doubt you’d be eating your words later

His legs..... 😱
Too realistic.

I guess it looks weird. Maybe Sonic is showing off his physique, in order to pull Amy Rose? 18 rated Sonic for next movie?

Now I am going offline to vent my anger at random people in a cinema, whilst watching a movie.

So, people everywhere hated the creepy Sonic game where there was a slight love story between the human woman and Sonic. Got it.

People now hate a poster before any trailer has been released because his legs are too muscular... but, if you are going to make a fictional videogame hedgehog into a live action movie you have to make the character more realistic (look at Rocket Raccoon from the Marvel series of films). It would make sense he has muscular legs so he can run fast.

It is more than likely that everyone will hate the film anyway but at least wait until a trailer is really to see him in motion.

Who is doing his voice anyway?

@Mqblank Who else but Jaleel White.

I’m a hug Sonic fan. Though the posters look weird, I’m hoping a trailer might surprise me. I don’t have high hopes for a Sonic movie anyway so, I’m very relaxed.

@NybroCymerej https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07KuQcnu71c

I dont see a damn thing wrong with this and i was a sonic fan long before anything else.

It's terrible. And I'm pretty relaxed because I had no intention of seeing it, anyway.

I really like the bridge one!

Something about those toned, blue-furred legs is creeping me out.

@itslukec Why thank you! It's party time! p-a-r-t---y?Because I gotta!

Even worse than the first poster.

Oh, dont worry dude. I'll relax just fine... watching something else the next theater over.

I was shocked by the appearance, but I need to see the trailer first. I've been clowning it just for fun, but jokes aside, trailer please.

Secund poster is a fake from start to finish.

Okay, I'm gonna relax for a few seconds.

....

Nope, didn't work. It still looks terrible.

Seriously. I don't make a habit of judging things based on a single image, but these ARE the first two images they decided to use to promote this thing. If they don't accurately represent the movie, they should have chosen better ones that did the job.

I can't get over the muscle tones, it's just so... weird to see from Sonic.

i hope this flops big time.

They release a teaser photo to get a reaction and try to build up some anticipation. Had the reaction been positive, the last thing they'd want is for people to relax. People have the right to voice a negative opinion on it. In fact, they may have done them a favor. Now the people behind this can be prepared in advance if or when this bombs. I was just reading up on some bad movie that was on TV last night. It looked horrible within seconds of seeing a portion. I decided to read up a bit on it and saw that the director lashed out at critics and those who disliked the movie, and I know that has happened before. Not everyone who hates these crap movies is a "hater". Maybe those involved should take a step back and understand that their project ended up being legitimately terrible to those people.

Has just telling an angry person to relax ever worked? I'd be shocked if I found one husband for whom saying "it's okay" or "relax" did anything except have the opposite effect.

Video game movies have to be bad! I hope it's like the movies from the 90s, gringe attack!
Just Mortal Kombat was good.

He is just a bit too long. Which makes it seem weird looking.

This movie will make the Super Mario Brothers movie look like Titanic by comparison.

Apparently, Sega still has not learned that a 45 year old man's idea of what an 11 year old boy thinks is cool does not sell.

@Mqblank People don't hate the game because of the meh love story (mostly). People hate it because it's an absolutely awful game that's barely playable.

This is so wrong!

@SilentHunter382 [Quick IMDb look later] Oh. Not a name I am familiar with but glad he has done Sonic's voice before and they haven't gone with 'Hollywood Star of the Moment'

The amount of space between the two legs is almost enough to fit another leg sideways.

That's kinda fast.

@Late
It's enough to fit the golden gate bridge.

Alan Partridge stomping around his static home shouting, "Stop getting Sonic wrong!"

If that is a real image of Sonic I really don't think it looks that bad, weird sure.

@sdelfin I agree people have the right to their opinion, negative or positive. I think its fine to feel a poster or the look of the character isn't great. I do think its a bit premature to deem a movie a bomb when no trailer or teaser has been released yet. And even then, a trailer often doesn't reflect the final product, good or bad.

I won’t share the Jim Sterling version of the 2nd one, you can find it on Twitter yourself.

@NybroCymerej Jim Carrey should play Sonic.

The second poster with the legs makes absolutely no sense. The legs are way too far away from each other, it’s like two separate unconnected prop legs.

The unconfirmed one with the full body is at least a bit cute. Woody Woodpecker movie-esque.

The one with the face looks extremely fake and doesn't match with either the silhouette or the leg teasers. But that design would be pretty okay!

EDIT: Scratch that, the one with the face is definitely not an actual promo poster: https://twitter.com/Farrisken210/status/1072947151364329473
I mean, Chris Prat isn't even in the movie.

I honestly hate the first 2 posters, but I kind of like sonics design in the last one (the one not confirmed yet). It honestly looks like how sonic would like if you never noticed how his eyes are 1 big thing.

This look god-awful.

My eyes... my eyes!!!!!!

Wonder if the script is based of some Sonic fanfiction?

@UmbreonsPapa I totally agree. I am not declaring it a bomb, which would be silly. My point is that they are failing at generating positive buzz for this thing and are disappointing the fans of the character that they need for this to be successful, so they should be well prepared if the movie bombs as the indications are already there(bad publicity). To be honest, I predicted this would be a bomb the moment they announced the concept. Keep in mind, even if it is good, they still have to make it appealing in some way to get people into the theater, and they're already failing at that, even if the teaser posters don't represent what the character really looks like.

Telling everyone to relax about this horrible movie he is working on is like trying to put out fire with gasoline! I hope he burns for it!

Hmmmm I dunno. The real life action Pokemon movie was shakey for me when I first saw it, but grew on me. Maybe with more time and actual footage, this will do the same. With just a picture though, its not looking great, at least proportion wise.

Relax, we twelve 40-60 year old suburbanite Starbucks drinking screenwriters of garbage movies know better than a decades old fan base.

This is getting to the point it looks more like a bootleg Sonic film rather then a official one..

Even to the point even SEGA want to wash their hands off this.

As far as i'm concerned, this isn't a SEGA Sonic Film...
The only real film of Sonic is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxhMYk_xljQ

Look at all this hatin - Sonic is a hedge hog and you expect him to have human legs. You all need to get out more. If one recalls he does have shoes and legs which is most likely furry like the rest of his body.

@link3710 True

@Mayor_Haggar "guess they don’t want anyone to attempt a live action Sonic movie again."
That would be great, thanks.

Relax people, he knows very well that the movie will be crap.

Because I've read Sonic Live! and watched the general trainwreck of mass humans in the Sonic world, whether that was in the comics or Iizuka's edgelord games.
On top of that, I'm seeing NOT Sonic's sneakers paired with some DeviantArt/e621 quality human legs covered in blue fur. I'd prefer this movie to be good, but it's already marred.

I feel the crotch shot poster is the worst poster out of the three, with the reveal poster being in the middle.

Regarding the Sonic and officer fellow, I don't mind Sonic's design on that poster.

But man, that crotch poster is just abysmal!

@BenAV But Mania, though.

That leg pic looks horrif.....well....actually it looks like just another day on /r/sonic....

This is Dr. Eggman's reaction to this:

What I’ve seen so far is an abomination that needs to be hunted down by villagers with pitchforks and fire. I will however say I like how they’ve added a small gold ring to the shoe lace on the left. That’s a nice touch.

@Aozz101x Which is funny considering the flack that AOSTH seems to get, personally i think it's a good cartoon, a bit silly yes but enjoyable. How can anyone not like Robotnik from that cartoon?

@Mayor_Haggar Screwing up the look of the main protagonist is not a good sign, dude.

This film is going to be so terrible it may just be worth watching for a laugh

@TheHumbleFellow

Is it 100% Christian Weston Chandler?

I really like the way he looks in the leaked poster on the right. But why does that look like Chris Pratt and not James Marsden?

I am perfectly relaxed.

It does not change the fact that both of the images released so far make Sonic look horrible.

And i say this as someone who doesn't even like, or even care about, Sonic at all

@Mayor_Haggar Isn't that enough to need to see? Or are you blinded by your own fanboyism?

Who cares what sonic looks like. I just want to see Jim Carrey as robotnik

The second one with Sonic's face is fake. Chris Pratt isn't in this movie.

Honestly, the one on the right is quite cute

Hate it!
Hate it!
Hate it!

Flame shield activate!

No way! I can't believe this!

Looks weird so far but of course it's only fair to withhold any judgement till I see more. Detective Pikachu sounded terrible too the first time I heard it...

Looks absolutely disgusting, I'm actually going to barf and die

Wtf is that? A blue honey monster?

I really can't wait to see the trailer to laugh my butt off of how horrible it is.

@LegendofCreed
Thing is, that shot with his face in it is not confirmed to be actual promotion and/or production art.
Rumor has it that it was a rejected design.

People analysing the bizarre headshape of the Sonic in the first poster to be revealed (not seen in this article) have also been pointing out that it probably isn't the smiling fuzzy design we see here that's being used in the final film.

@Ralphio
The bolts are there because he's been moving very very fast until a split second ago. Those are supposed to be his own blue-tinted trails he's looking back at.

People saying they hate the movie but never watched it - goes to show their bias already.

That's such a weird leg pose.

Judging by the posters, I'm a bit worried that this turns out to be one of those movies where a "normal" guy gets magically transformed into a hedgehog or something like that.

Positively terrifying. It has that creepy animatronic vibe about it.

Well there are 0 good video game to film conversions, it won't be a sonic one that breaks the mould.

I like how there are all you people here who act like Sonic has always been a low quality franchise. Bull.

I'm not going to mince my words when I tell you to go get bent with a rusty metal rake. Sonic games have been hit or miss since the Genesis era, but calling it a low quality franchise is blatantly untrue.

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle is still a gem. Sonic and the Black Knight was okay, Sonic Colors was a gem. So are the Sonic Advance and Sonic Rush games. Sonic Unleashed was okay, and Sonic Generations was a good time.

-and then there's Sonic Mania from this and last year.

So please stop being intellectually dishonest when you're going and calling it a low quality franchise? Every franchise has stinkers.

I think someone hit the nail on the head when they said that he looks human so that it won't be as offputting when he's making out with a human. Why does anyone keep insisting to see a hedgehog and a human make love?

@IHateTombs what’s wrong I just see blue legs. I’m so lost are those blue legs that horrible??

BLASPHEMY!!!! Also I find it kind of hilarious that he is telling sonic fans to "relax". That poor soul doesn't know what he signed up for LOL.

If there is an absolute wrong choice to make, these guys will make it.

Part of it is ye olde rock and a hard place. They have to present themselves as confident, even when behind the scenes they are in full panic mode. This wasn't an "I don't know about this" they could gradually win over with full reveal and movement, this was a flat out NO.

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