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News Sonic Movie Producer Talks About "Creating A Sonic Cinematic Universe"
Shadow when?
If it wasn't already obvious enough, Paramount Pictures is planning to go big with the live-action version of Sonic the Hedgehog. After announcing a third movie and live-action Knuckles series in February for Paramount Plus, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie producer Toby Ascher has now reiterated how the long-term plan is to create a...
News New Song "Stars In The Sky" Released For Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Movie
Performed by 'Kid Cudi'
Following on from the release of "Speed Life" by Stéphane Legar last week, we've now got another video clip, this time by singer, rapper and song writer Kid Cudi. This track is titled "Stars in the Sky" and admittedly does a better job incorporating references to the Sonic video games and his second big-screen outing,...
News Build-A-Bear Releases Its Sonic 2 Movie Range, Including Tails And Knuckles
Too tempting
As you're no doubt aware, right now there's a lot of buzz around the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, which is just a couple of weeks away. There are all sorts of promos and tie-ins and one of the cutest is the new Build-A-Bear range. The retailer released plushies for the original film, too, but this time we have a new Sonic pose alongside...
Random New Disney Pixar Movie 'Turning Red' Makes For The Perfect Super Mario Mashup
Toronto Tanooki
Have you seen Disney Pixar's latest movie release, Turning Red, yet? If not, you absolutely should — we might be a Nintendo-focused website, but trust us on this. Director Domee Shi's feature-length debut is an utter masterpiece. It's set in Toronto, Canada in the early 2000s, and manages to pull off a laser-focused period piece...
News New Song "Speed Life" Released For Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Movie
Have a listen
We've seen what the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie will look like, but what will it sound like? If you have been wondering, it seems there's now a sample of one of the songs recorded for the movie. As highlighted by Tails' Channel, Togolese-Israeli singer Stéphane Legar has released a remix of Rockwell's 1984 single, Somebody's...
Random Tails Gets His Game Face On In Sonic 2's US Movie Poster
He's smiling in Japan's poster
Sonic's second movie is almost here, and to help pass time, enthusiastic fans have been sifting through promotional materials to see if there are any interesting details. Perhaps the highlight of the lot is Tails. On the Japanese poster he's smiling and over in the US he's looking a lot more determined. While minor...
Random Sonic 2 Movie Poster Gives Fans The Major 'Sonic 2sday' Feels
2 Fast, 2 Furious
Marketing for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie has been exceptionally strong, with Paramount leaning heavily on iconic imagery and nostalgia. The latest poster goes above and beyond, tapping into those nostalgic feels like nothing else we've seen up till now, especially for anyone who was around for the launch of the...
News Paramount Releases Final Trailer For Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Gotta go fast
Update: [March 14th] - The final trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has now been released from Paramount Pictures. As expected, some of the more 'out-there' images from below didn't make the cut and we're quite sad not to see Idris Elda wearing Knuckles' gloves. Nevertheless, the trailer looks wonderful and we can't wait to see the...
News Sonic 2 Movie Prequel Comic Will Feature A Robotnik Story "Spearheaded" By Jim Carrey
Available in stores later this month
Sonic's second movie outing is almost here, and in case you missed it, IDW is releasing an official "pre-quill" comic - linking together the first and second big-screen adventures of the blue blur. It'll arrive in stores later this month on 23rd March for $6.99 USD, and contains five stories across 40 pages -...
News Zelda Is The Franchise Fans Want To See Next At The Cinema, According To Poll
Animal Crossing also gets some support
There once was a time when movies based on video games were box office poison, but that has changed in recent times thanks to the commercial success of films based on Resident Evil, Sonic and
News Sega & Jakks Pacific Reveal New Sonic Movie 2 Merch, Arriving This Spring
Including toys, plush, costumes and more...
Ahead of the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, Sega and Jakks Pacific have announced a new line of merchandise - including action figures, playsets, vehicles, plush toys and other collectibles including costumes. Here's the full rundown of what to expect: Figurines - An all-new line of 4-inch...
News Sega Announces Third Sonic The Hedgehog Film And Live-Action Knuckles Series
The new "original Knuckles series" will launch in 2023
Sega Corporation and Paramount Pictures have announced Sonic will be getting a third film along with a new live-action series. Development of the third feature film has already commenced development, even though the second film isn't out until April. As for the live-action series, the...
News A Bioshock Movie Is In The Works At Netflix
"Would you kindly" meets "Are you still watching"
The Bioshock games are on their way to the big screen, as Netflix makes moves to turn the series into a movie. The media giant announced their plans on the 15th February on their nerd-culture-focused "Geeked" Twitter account. The only information we have at this point is that Netflix, 2K, and...
News The Upcoming Super Mario Movie Is Getting Its Own Range Of Toys
Who wants a plastic Toad?
We know the core voice cast, but pretty much everything else about the forthcoming Super Mario movie is very much shrouded in secrecy, with very little known about the plot, setting or what it will actually look like. However, we do know that it will be accompanied by a range of toys created by Jakks Pacific. Two toys have...
Random Disney+ Chip 'n Dale Reboot Features A Cute Nod To The 1990 NES Game
"A comeback 30 years in the making"
Disney is rebooting Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers with a new movie, and the first trailer contains a cheeky little nod to Capcom's 1990 NES game. Described as "a comeback 30 years in the making", the new movie will launch exclusively on Disney+ on May 20th, 2022 and is a "hybrid live-action/CG animated...
Video Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Showdown Seen In New Super Bowl Trailer
More like Superb Hedgehog
Sonic and Knuckles facing off in front of a Chaos Emerald? As they'd say in the Super Bowl: Now that's a home run! This latest Sonic the Hedgehog 2 trailer will be aired during this weekend's Super Bowl game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals, which will take place on Sunday, February 13th at 6:30pm ET...
Random These Gorgeous Ace Attorney Movie Posters Do Real Justice To The Games
"I think the time is 3pm"
Ace Attorney, the game about lawyer Phoenix Wright getting his clients acquitted, already has a live-action movie adaptation — and an anime, and a stage production — but all of them were made for the Japanese audience, amongst whom the game is much more popular than in the West. It's unlikely that we'll ever get a...
Video Here's Another Look At The Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Movie
Paramount will reportedly air a clip at Super Bowl
One upcoming live-action video game movie we're looking forward to is Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The first one did quite impressively at the box office, and the second entry is expected to be even bigger and better now that it features Knuckles. As we get closer to the second movie's launch this April,...
Rumour Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Is In Talks To Star In A 'Call Of Duty' Movie
Update: Report follows hints dropped by the actor
Update [Mon 31st Jan, 2022 15:35 GMT]: Sources close to movie news site Giant Freakin Robot have said that the movie Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson hinted at last week is Call of Duty (thanks, Eurogamer). Johnson is said to be in talks about the new film, but his actual role within it hasn't been...
News Super Mario's Movie Script Is "Top Secret", According To The Voice Of Luigi
Even he knows "nothing"
The Super Mario animated movie cast was unveiled last September and since then, we've not heard much from anyone but Chris Pratt (the voice of Mario). Now, though, in an appearance on the American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, Charlie Day - the voice of Luigi - has spoken a little about his own role. When prompted by Kimmel,...
News Mortal Kombat's 2021 Movie Reboot Is Getting A Sequel
Mortal Kombat 2 promises to be bigger, better and bloodier
Last year saw the return of Mortal Kombat on the big screen and it seems the reboot has been successful enough to score a sequel. According to an exclusive over on Deadline, New Line Cinema has hired Jeremy Slater to write the Mortal Kombat 2 script. He's the head writer of the upcoming...
Video Sonic Enters The Matrix In His Latest Movie Commercial
"Red Quill or Blue Quill"
At 'The Game Awards' earlier this month, we got our first proper trailer for Sonic's second movie outing featuring Knuckles, Tails, Dr. Robotnik, and of course the blue blur. If that wasn't already enough to get you excited for the Sonic sequel when it arrives in cinemas next April, perhaps Paramount Picture's latest...
Random Sonic 2's Trailer Gets An Anime Makeover
Four stills get the proper '90s treatment
The first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (the movie, not the Mega Drive game) debuted earlier in December at The Game Awards and for the most part it seems to have been enthusiastically received by fans — a far cry from the reaction to the first movie's trailer. One fan, Joe Zavaletta, has redrawn four...
Jeff Fowler thinks he "absolutely nailed it"
Knuckles the Echidna will make his debut in the upcoming film Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and if you've got any concerns about how he'll be adapted to the big screen, there's no need to worry. During an interview with Polygon, returning director Jeff Fowler revealed how the voice of Knuckles, Idris Elba, was...
Video Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Official Movie Trailer Released
Knuckles makes his debut
At The Game Awards, Sonic voice actor Ben Schwartz presented the first official trailer for the upcoming movie Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The film, due out on 8th April 2022, sees Schwatz once again joined by Jim Carrey (Robotnik), and the cast has been bolstered with Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Tails and Idris Elba as Knuckle...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Movie Poster Revealed Ahead Of A First Look At The Game Awards
Jim Carrey and Ben Schwartz to feature at a TGA 'World Premiere'
Following on from recent news that Tails voice actor Colleen O'Shaughnessey will be once again voicing Miles Prower in the upcoming Sonic movie, the poster for sequel has been revealed, and it appropriately references another Sonic the Hedgehog 2 — some might say the real Sonic 2...
News It's Official, Tails' Voice Actor Is Voicing The Character In Sonic's Second Movie
"Taking my old pal Tails for another adventure"
It's been a while since we got an update about the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, but today we've got some exciting news. Tails' voice actor has been officially confirmed as Colleen O'Shaughnessey. The talent has already been voicing the character for many years and will now also be voicing him in...
News The "Live-Action" Mega Man Movie Could Be On The Way To Netflix
More Mega?
As you might have heard, Capcom's blue bomber Mega Man will be receiving the same Hollywood treatment as Sonic the Hedgehog and Detective Pikachu in the near future. According to a story over on Rockman Corner, it's now been been "pretty much" confirmed that Netflix will become the exclusive home of Chernin Entertainment's "live-action"...
News Mario Movie Producer Defends Chris Pratt's Casting, Says The Voice Is "Phenomenal"
"Yeah I can't wait for people to hear it."
When the voice cast for Mario's upcoming movie was revealed back in September, it's safe to say that fans had concerns. While Mario's usual voice actor Charles Martinet will feature in the film in an as-yet-unannounced capacity, it's Hollywood star Chris Pratt who'll be taking on the role of Nintendo's...
News Metroid Dread's Producer Would Like To See Samus In Her Own Movie One Day
"I hope that it does become a reality"
If you have ever wanted to see Nintendo's Metroid series get adapted to the big screen, you're not alone. During a recent interview with CNET, Metroid Dread producer Yoshio Sakamoto - who originally worked on the series as a designer - voiced his own interests in seeing Samus in cinema. He finds the idea of it...
News HBO's '8-Bit Christmas' Is Giving The NES Power Glove Another Shot At Movie Glory
"How far would you go to score the ultimate gift?"
Remember the Power Glove? It was a mostly awkward means of interacting with games back during the NES era, and was immortalised in the 1989 Hollywood flick The Wizard. It's since become something of a cult object in the world of gaming, inspiring adoration with older gamers (
Rumour Seth Rogen Will Apparently Star In A Solo Donkey Kong Movie
Well, it'll sure be interesting
It's fair to say that when the cast for the upcoming Super Mario Movie was revealed it led to a lot of chatter online. For one thing, it'll be strange that a series of characters from a fantastical Nintendo world will have the voices of some of Hollywood's biggest stars; it's sure going to be intriguing when the film...
News Pokémon Detective Pikachu And Last Year's Sonic Movie Both Arrive On Netflix UK This Month
Video game movies that are actually... good?
Gaming has enjoyed a rare spell of genuinely good movie tie-ins just lately, with both Pokémon Detective Pikachu and Sonic The Hedgehog being worth a watch. As such, UK Netflix subscribers will be pleased to hear that both films are headed to the service this month. Detective Pikachu, which loosely...
Random Chris Pratt Will Also Be The Voice Of Garfield
"It's-a me...Garfield!"
Nintendo and Illumination recently announced Chris Pratt would be taking over vocal duties for Mario in the upcoming animated movie due out in cinemas next year. It's a pretty big moment for Nintendo's Italian mascot, who up until now has been voiced by the legendary voice actor Charles Martinet. While Pratt himself has said...
Random Turns Out Dune's Paul Atreides Is One Of Us After All
"I got hooked on Luigi's Mansion"
Denis Villeneuve's Dune movie might not be the first attempt to adapt Frank Herbert's epic sci-fi novel, but it's certainly turned out to be one of the most successful, having earned $223.2 million in takings (at the time of writing) and garnering positive reviews – more than can be said for David Lynch's...
News Knuckles Won't Be Sexy In The New Sonic Movie, Says Idris Elba
Sorry
In 2018, Idris Elba was crowned the Sexiest Man Alive by American celeb mag, People. The honour is bestowed only upon the handsomest of the handsomest men, which was pretty much anyone with a floppy boyband haircut in the '80s and '90s, George Clooney and Johnny Depp in the 2000s, and, notably, zero echidnas. Poor, unsexy Knuckles, friend of...
News Looks Like Dune's Coming To Fortnite
Oh, worm?
Fortnite has never shied away from representing big brands in its games, so it comes as no surprise that the latest addition to the metaverse is Dune. The upcoming movie, starring Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Zendaya as Chani, has now been Fortnite-ified, according to a leak on Twitter from HYPEX: The Zendaya model looks...
Random Chris Pratt Shares Joke "First Look" At The Super Mario Movie
The Star-Lord x Super Mario memes are taking off
Chris Pratt - also known as Marvel's Star-Lord and the guy from the Jurrasic World series - was last month revealed as the voice of Mario for the 'Super Mario' animated movie, airing in cinemas next December. In a message to fans via Instagram at the time, Pratt shared a memory about he used to love...
News Former Mario Movie Star John Leguizamo Isn't Happy With The Casting On The New Film
"I’m the only one who knows how to make this movie work script wise"
Last week, Nintendo finally lifted the lid on the cast for the upcoming Super Mario movie, with Chris Pratt's casting as Mario raising a few eyebrows. As you might expect, John Leguizamo - who played Luigi in the 1993 live-action Mario movie – has some words to say about this...
News "Dreams Come True": Chris Pratt Talks About His New Role As Super Mario
But we'll have to wait to hear the voice
One of the biggest surprises from yesterday's Nintendo Direct wasn't even a game at all. During a special segment of the show, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto took to the stage to announce new details regarding the upcoming Super Mario movie, including our first look at the English-language cast. Fan...
News The Super Mario Movie's Release Date And Cast Are Revealed
Chris Pratt! Jack Black! Seth Rogan! Charles Martinet!
The upcoming Super Mario movie now has a solid release date. As was revealed during today's Nintendo Direct, the movie will launch in North America on the 21st of December, 2022. We also got our first look at the cast, and there are some big names involved. Chris Pratt (Jurassic World,...
News The New Pokémon Movie 'Secrets Of The Jungle' Comes To Netflix Next Month
The 23rd animated film is almost here
As part of Pokémon's 25th anniversary this year, The Pokémon Company has announced the 23rd film Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle will debut on Netflix here in the west on October 8th. It follows the adventures of Ash and Pikachu as they encounter the Mythical Zarude to overcome the danger that...
Random Scooby-Doo's Shaggy Has Finally Appeared In The Mortal Kombat Series
Well, kind of...
In 2019, Mortal Kombat's community manager shut down the idea of cartoon character Shaggy from Scooby-Doo being added to Mortal Kombat 11 as a guest fighter - calling it a "dead meme" and noting how there was no chance of it happening. Now, in a weird turn of events, "Ultra Instinct Shaggy" - a meme that originated from the...
News Here's Your First Look At The New Resident Evil Movie, In Cinemas This November
"Welcome to Raccoon City"
There's a new live-action Resident Evil movie coming to cinemas on 24th November. It's expected to be a more faithful recreation of Capcom's long-running survival horror video game series - with the director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night) stating how he worked "very closely with Capcom" on...
Feature The Inside Story Of Mockumentary Sequel 'Bringing Back Golden Eye'
And it's all for a good cause
Rare's seminal N64 shooter GoldenEye 007 is coming up to its 25th birthday, and for a whole generation of players, it remains a pivotal experience in their gaming lives – a fact that was playfully acknowledged by Jim Miskell's 2017 'mockumentary' Going For Golden Eye, which focused on the fictional Golden Eye World...
News Super Mario Bros. Movie Might Be Directed By The Teen Titans Go! Creators
An animator's profile may have revealed new details
As you might recall, Illumination - the company behind Despicable Me - is bringing a Super Mario animated movie to the big screen in 2022. It will be co-produced by Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination's CEO Chris Meledandri. Now in a new update, there's a rumour the Super Mario movie will...
News Idris Elba Will Voice Knuckles In Sonic Movie 2
"Knock knock"
The great Emerald's power allows us to feel extremely excited at the fact that Idris Elba is going to play Knuckles in the upcoming sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog (the movie). At least, that's what it looks like from his semi-cryptic tweet of a fist: This probably seems crazy crazy, a graveyard theory, but we took a closer look at the...
Random Check Out These "Epic" Free Guy Posters Inspired By Iconic Video Game Covers
Ryan Reynolds is the imposter
The Detective Pikachu and Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has a new movie coming out called Free Guy. It's an adventure-comedy about an NPC who becomes self-aware in an open-world video game and decides to become the hero of his own story to save the day. It's got also sorts of video game references in it - including a...
News Stand-Up Comedian Reveals His Role In The Upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie
Spoiler warning!
American stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco has revealed that he has a role in Illumination's upcoming Super Mario movie, and people are speculating that it signals a return for an old and relatively minor Nintendo character in the film. As a guest on the 5th August edition of the Bertcast, a podcast hosted by fellow comedian...
News James Bond Is Coming To Rocket League (Or His Car Is, Anyway)
License to beep
Rocket League is a game about cars playing football. But are people inside the cars? Apparently not — the cars, like the audience, are filled with sentient eggs, according to actual Rocket League lore — but we like to think that James Bond can be the eggception. Er, exception. 007's iconic Aston Martin DB5 first appeared in...
