Upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Gets a New Executive Producer

I'll forever love that mock-up movie poster from over a decade ago, with Keanu Reeves as Sonic, Steve Buscemi as Tails, Vin Diesel as Knuckles, and the immortal Danny DeVito as Dr. Robotn--er!--Eggman.

"Mix live action with CG animation"

And just like that my minimal interest in this dropped even further.

the first superhero movie that broke their own curse was blade. the one that took it to the next level was iron-man. what video games need is a movie with the bad-asterisk of wesley snipes' blade, and/or the humor of robert downey jr's iron-man. mortal kombat had both, that's why i remember enjoying it. i don't remember sonic having either. i don't even know of a sonic story, to begin with. good luck to them! having said that, i am totally down with a bayonetta live action movie.

@MagicEmperor
You mean this?
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/408/021/b17.jpg
Gave me a really good laugh, thanks!

@Pikachupwnage Who knows. Maybe it's a retelling of Sonic Adventure 1 or 2, like Sonic X was, but with Roger Craig Smith this time around.
Edit: On the flip side, it could be a retelling of Sonic '06... -_-

Well he did a great job with Deadpool. Plus having a guy with experience at blur studios is only a good thing. Check out Halo 2 anniversary cutscenes for an idea of what Blur can do.

Eh? Sonic Movie?

@MagicEmperor You made me look it up and I hate your for it. That is literally as terrible as the Mario movie.

Best case scenario, we get an awesome movie. Worst case scenario, at least we get memes

@Luffymcduck Yes, indeedy! Thank you! I probably should have actually provided the link, but, laziness!

@Favna You hate me for it?! Aww, I'm crushed. Give me another five seconds to move on, because right this very second I'm just... inconsolable!

@MagicEmperor that.. pun... LMAO

@Favna Haha! All in good pun--fun, sorry. Hope you had a good Halloween. Same goes for y'all!

@samuelvictor Great comment on the exec producer. I have a question: any ideas why filmmakers keep making live action and CGI films? We all know from history that they're almost a guaranteed critical flop.
Or do they simply not care about the quality and just want to turn over a profit from unsuspecting young audiences?

I don't understand the love for Space Jam, I still think Looney Tunes Back in Action was superior. Though everyone seems to forget it exists.

No one complaing that the image is from '06?

That game (along with Colors, and Unleashed) actually had really good animation in the pre-rendered opening cutscenes, glad to see Marza working on this.

I'm actually very excited about the movie. Can't wait till it releases!

I don't like where this is going. I expect the worst from this. CGI & Live Action don't mix with Sonic, as has been said before here, and.. well, it's Sony. They did the Smurfs. I don't expect anything good here. Prepare for the worst. Another Smurfs..

I think Sonic would have been much better off as a total CGI feature made by SONIC TEAM, not from some stupid Hollywood guys. That's just gonna suck I tell you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEtgRBjEZp0

@PonyoBellanote No profanity, thanks.

@gcunit No thanks

@PonyoBellanote Ok, just 'no profanity' then.

Well, at least they have acquired the help of a pretty good animation studio. Blur Studios is responsible for quite a few interesting animation projects both in games and movies.

And they have some classic and funny animations that they made way back when they were trying to get the attention of the big studios.

Just take a look at these:
"Gopher Broke"
"In The Rough"
"Rockfish"
"A Gentleman's Duel"
Not all of them in the best quality, unfortunately, but this was all before the HD era. But regardless of the video quality, they're still reasonably watchable.

@samuelvictor - another great reply, thanks for taking the time to comment.

@samuelvictor I definitely agree with that. A mix between CGI and real life footage is often still something that leaves a lot to be desired, but luckily, efforts are continuously improving and at least this studio has quite a decent resumé, so that won't be the issue if for whatever reason this movie is going to flop.

@Jamotello
If I get a Bayonetta movie, I vote for Kate Beckensale to play the part

Sonic movie eh? Live action and CG? I'm sure the kids'll like it, but it'll hardly be one for the ages.

I thought the Pokemon movies were great adaptations from video games… except the BW ones… and still waiting on Volcanion's movie

@samuelvictor Yeah, maybe they should do a full CGI bit first and then indeed go with the "alternate dimension" routine. Gateway, portal, whatever. Much like Disney's Enchanted, except with keeping the CGI...

Hopefully we get a badass Sonic who runs his mouth and swears as much as Deadpool. I doubt it, this will be child friendly of course.

I hope they take elements from the story of Sonic Adventure 2, such as MARIAAAAAAAAA

Mixing CGI with live action for a Sonic movie?
Hmmm...
HMMMMMMM.........

@samuelvictor Tips hat and makes courteous bow...

@samuelvictor Sonic in the real world actually makes things better because it comes off as more breathtaking that he can do things. Also, physics? C'mon man. It's a animated action film. Physics should be the last thing on your mind.

Also, Eggman is human. C'mon.

@ThanosReXXX But that makes no sense because Sonic already mixes around with humans

@Prizm Thing is, if this is more action than comedy, it's gonna be aimed at teens and adults. So nobody should take this film lightly.

@Baker1000 Remove the swearing and you pretty much have Sonic's "fighting" persona down.

@PonyoBellanote They are being led by Marza though. They make the Sonic game cinematics, not Sonic Team.

@Jamotello All games after Adventure had stories to tell. Some bad (Shadow, 06, Colors) but many good (Adventure, SA2, Rush + Adventure, Secret Rings, Unleashed) And the good ones have great balancing in tones. SA2 would have been very dark if Sonic stopped having fun, for example.

Sonic's getting a MOVIE!?!? AND PROLLY A GOOD ONE?!?! Guess Sega STILL does what Nintendont..

@SamirMalik And your point is?
Our resident movie industry professional agreed with me, so I think I'm gonna go with what he said...

hopefully it will keep a PG-13 rating

Uwe Boll would have had it done in 2 weeks.

Hopefully it'll be good!

As a longtime Sonic fan, I'm looking forward to it, regardless how it turns out. Even if it's "not great," it should be worth some lulz like the classic Street Fighter & Mario Bros. movies.

The Deadpool director may be promising, as that movie nailed Deadpool perfectly. Though, I just hope they don't overdo the self-awareness comedy, which might not fit with Sonic.

Heck, I liked the new TMNT2: Out of the Shadows" movie. So I have pretty low standards.

I thought that was Sonic flipping the Flicky for a moment, until I clicked and saw it was a thumbs up...

@samuelvictor Do you not understand the rule of cool? because Marvel films sure do with CGI and they break the laws of physics all the time and nobody complains. Sonic is all about being cool so he follows the same rules. So why is Sonic not allowed a pass when he does the same thing in his own action scenes like the Unleashed opening?

Also, that is non-canon material made for a now defunct comic line. "but he wouldn't look real stood next to a live action real human now would he?" Sonic 06. Just a tall fat man with his egg shaped gut is enough to make it work. In fact, Blur Studios is responsible for the pre-rendered cinematics of 06, including that fantastic opening, before passing the torch to SEGA's own Marza Animation Planet from there on out.

@samuelvictor The only part of Sonic that moves around a lot is his hair, mostly because of the wind as he runs. He doesn't have standard fur as he's a hedgehog. So his "fur" is usually stiff with the exception of the werehog form (which might never be seen) and the back of his head. As for lighting and shadowing, well, don't forget that Blur worked on Deadpool. I'm pretty sure they got that down.

But like I said, humans have been integrated into Sonic since the first game. The whole franchise at that point in time was about science vs nature before Adventure onward turned that concept on it's head with Sonic fighting gods or freaks of nature like Shadow. Heck, you can't show Shadow without bringing humans into the mix as well, weather it'd be his backstory or his current role as a G.U.N. agent. And you know if the film is successful that sequels are gonna bring him in.