It’s fair to say that the upcoming Sonic live-action movie has divided fans thus far. First, there was the lukewarm response to the news that rubber-faced superstar Jim Carrey was set to play Doctor Robotnik, then came the relatively hostile reaction to the movie’s posters, which appeared to show a rather human-like hedgehog hero.
Now, we’re seeing what appears to be the first image of Carrey as Sonic’s famous nemesis, and we imagine it will meet with a frosty reception from some faithful Sonic fans.
The photo — found by Sega Bits — shows Carrey with a full head of hair, which pretty much goes against Sonic canon. He appears to be sitting inside some kind of machine, which matches with on-set photos that have previously leaked online, so we’re willing to assume this is legit.
Sega Bits has also stated that the first trailer for the movie will air tomorrow.
Could Robotnik’s haircut be due to this being an origin story of sorts, featuring a younger Doctor? Or did Carrey simply refuse to shave it all off? What do you make of the character’s look, assuming this is the real deal? Let us know with a comment.
[source twitter.com]
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The 3D Goggles are funny, but that mustache just doesn't make any sense.
Needs a bigger mustache
Wow, it's like they are doing everything possible to make sure I never watch this movie
Ah, the new Not Detective Pikachu movie looks weird. This makes me feel like it'll be The Mask 2 all over again.
He doesn't look bad, but apparently he's gonna go crazier and crazier on his obsession with Sonic, so he may look different at the end of the movie.
Nooo Pingas usual I see.
That mustache doesn't make him look ready to conquer earth; he looks like he's ready to lurk near the playground!
I'm so glad we are getting Detective Pikachu first. That should keep the hate centered squarely on the Sonic movie. I'm still gonna see the Sonic movie just to witness for myself how much of a trainwreck it'll be.
This isn’t looking good so far
Looks like a live-action adaption of Wacky Races.
My imagination can perfectly render an image of Jim Carrey in full Eggman get up, so why can't a handful of highly paid Hollywood producers do the same?
[Insert Michael Scott No Gif]
I'm not sure what I expected.
I found this photo to be extremely funny
Not what I expected, but for Carrey's Eggman my hopes have always been on the performance more then the apperence.
If a trailer will really release tomorrow then I guess it won't take long to find out how well or bad he dealed with the role (not to mention how well/not well the "movie Sonic" works in action).
Looks like Freddy Mercury cosplaying as Eggman. And I wanted to like this movie so bad even though the odds were stacked against it
Is this Sega’s homage to Super Mario Bros.: The Movie?
I think this film is going to be beautifully catastrophic. I won’t see it I’m cinemas, but when it eventually comes out in DVD I’m snatching this one up.
Hahaha, this movie looks like it’s going to be so terrible I think it might tear a hole in the space time continuum.
He look more like Mario than Robotnik.
I think they’ve gone about the marketing for this completely backwards. If we’d seen this all in motion in a well put together trailer it might not have been a complete dumpster fire.
The studio teasing a handful of images over a few months has left people to fill in the gaps, and when it’s regarding a franchise as spotty as Sonic it’s not a surprise people have assumed the worst.
While I think what we’ve seen looks bad, it’s all been out of context. We have no idea if it’s well written or what the tone will be. Looking forward to seeing a trailer to get a better idea of what it’ll be like.
Edit: that moustache is awful.
Looks like hes out of Lazy town
Preorder cancelled
This fits the descriptions from those that saw the trailers, with a more human Robotnik towards the beginning and the normal, video game version showing up later.
...I guess Sonic really does copy Mario on many things. This time it's the Super Mario Bros. movie "so bad, it's good" feeling.
They are making buying Team Sonic Racing look better (and with the two animated shorts behind it, even better. I give them credit for those). At least the game looks closer to the original source.
Wait, Robonik? Isn’t it Robotnik?
I don't wanna live 9n this planet anymore.
https://media.tenor.com/images/0660262cd1e3de1a9ae006cf559bc9b8/tenor.gif
Oh no.
@AG_Awesome it's actually Eggman.
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The Sonic movie is going to make the 90s Mario Bros movie look like Citizen Kane.
@AlienX My brains are scrambled. 🤪
I'm already looking forward to the upcoming 5 years where this movie will be memed to infinity
@Kalmaro giant diversionary tactic to make people happy with whatever the SMB movie turns out to be.
Looks like Dr. Robotnik has a nose candy addiction. Did the people making this train wreck ever play a Sonic game?
@Damo Your article contains two errors. One in the headline and one in the second sentence.
His name is Robotnik, not Robonik.
@Pichuka97 Eggman portrayed by Freddie is something I'd pay to see twice. 😂
By the way, do you have a mint
Wait. Is he Robotnik or Eggman in the Movie?
So is this gonna be a Superboy/Lex Luthor situation where it turns out the reason Robotnik hates Sonic is because Sonic made him bald?
@idrawrobots Everything I've read about the movie refers to him as Robotnik, but it's possible that he'll be calling himself Eggman by the end of the movie.
@chocolate_supra on stage with the rest of Queen, yeah I'd be down for that
Needs more mustache. You can't have a Robotnic without the bushy handlebar mustache.
He shaved his head for Man on the Moon but that was a little different. They shouldve just got the guy from mythbusters hes the closest thing to a real life Robotnik
@TJWorks See, I'd actually go see that movie, though. XD
I don’t expect this movie to follow much of Cannon at all at this point and if you just set your expectations to follow that I think everything would be blown out of proportion less. I’ll wait to see the trailers and enjoy the movie for what it is, the same as the Pokémon film, however if the movie blows they'd another story but I'm not expecting canon Sonic 2 here.
As if Sonics reputation hasn't suffered enough...this is going to end him..
If this is him as Dr Ovi Kintobor before becoming Dr Ivo Robotnik, then fine.
https://tinyurl.com/y5nymto9
PLEASE be an origin to Ivo robotnik! If this is his actual design, well, one more thing to joke about this movie.
As someone who finds themselves completely bemused by Sonic and its whole fandom... I'm actually damn excited to see Jim Carrey playing Robotnik. I have a hunch that his performance will be the highlight of this hot mess.
Now I got “I am the Walrus” stuck in my head (which is not a bad thing).
@Wazeddie22 If two decades of mostly mediocre to terrible games and a complete inability to do a google search on him without seeing things that can't be unseen hasn't killed Sonic's reputation, I doubt a bad movie nobody will go to can do the job.
By this point, I'm like 60% sure they spent all their budget to hire Jim Carrey and license old rap songs, so they didn't have enough money left over for proper costuming. Or non-horrific CG. Priorities, you know?
Looks to be inspired by the Super MARIO Bros movie.
I’ve always said Bryan Cranston would’ve been a much better choice for Dr. Robotnik. His charisma, voice, and overall acting expertise would’ve sold the roll much better
apparently the makeup department didnt get the memo that dr. robotnik has a much longer mustache.
Eggman: I am going to destroy America
Sonic: Why?
Eggman: Because Trump is the president.
Sonic: ... Why?
@Paraka Go to Mobius.
Oh SEGA. What have you been doing all this years? Where is your common sense?
I actually think he looks okay. Definitely better than Dennis Hopper in SMB. ; )
If I see it, it will only be because of Jim Carrey.
The guy is hilarious!
Kinda looks like Dr DisRespect.
The fact he has hair must be a conscious choice as you don't actually have to shave your head to play a bald character. They make a special "cap" of sorts you can wear to give the impression of baldness.
Other than that.... Please save us from this movie.
Dr. Robonik? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189313/
It looks like it came straight out of the super Mario movie!
Super Mario x Star-Lord
It makes just about as much sense as Dennis Hopper, after a 10 minute hairstyling and costume change, playing Bowser. I don’t see any of chance of this being anything more than a bizzarre, tonally inconsistent flop.
@MetaRyan I love how you pointed out this little tidbit, which you can find anywhere on the web. Yet every comment after yours just ignores it for the sake of the next witty comment, lol
Because of this, I'll reserve judgment until more info is shown or when the actual movie is released
@UmbreonsPapa Bold of you to assume anyone reads the comments before posting.
I'm not going to pay to see this movie
Oh Dear, once again the movie company has not looked at the games or previous cartoons to work out how to do this.
Just another Denis Hopper as King Kooper affair
What people aren't acknowledging is that Sonic games are and always have been just bad in general, so this movie being bad is just a faithful adaption of the universe. I'm excited to see just how faithful it is.
looks at image:
Wow. He doesn't look like he's really aged much.
@Desrever because Hollywood producers are dumb and getting dumber
@Pichuka97 Lol!!!
@Sinton Guess so. That would explain some things actually.
@MaSSiVeRiCaN No one had their expectations set high to begin with and I don't think people's expectations can get much lower for this movie. XD
This guy in this role is the lone reason I would ever want to see the film.
Calling it now, he will be the best bit in the film.
Great. Super. Nice to see S9nic finally getting the Super Mario Bros treatment.
No. No it isn't.
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