TheSonic the Hedgehogmovie has had its ups and downs. It was originally planned to release in theaters this November, but it was delayed after significant fan backlash.Sonic the Hedgehogfans were upset about Sonic’s new look for the movie, with the criticism loud enough to convince the filmmakers to go back to the drawing board. Now fans have gotten their first good look at Sonic’s new design for the upcoming film, thanks to a new trailer shared by director Jeff Fowler.
This newSonic the Hedgehogmovie trailer is the first time that we’ve gotten an official look at theSonic redesign, but promotional material leaked it ahead of time. It remains to be seen how fans will react to the Sonic redesign after seeing it in action in the trailer, but response to the leaked marketing materials has largely been positive. It seems most fans approve of Sonic’s redesigned look, as it sticks closer to his video game appearance.
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Whether or not Sonic’s redesign translates into more ticket sales for theSonic the Hedgehogmovie remains to be seen. As previously mentioned, backlash to Sonic’s redesigned look has caused a lot of additional work for the filmmakers, forcing them todelay theSonic the Hedgehogmovie to August 12, 2025. It’s possible that the added attention the film has gotten over Sonic’s controversial appearance and the filmmakers' subsequent attempt to fix it will help the movie become a box office success.
If theSonic the Hedgehogmovie is a hit at the box office, then one has to imagine that it will be the start of a newSonicmovie franchise.Sonic the Hedgehogmovie sequels would have a lot of source material to draw from, and could feature moreSonic the Hedgehogvideo game characters than just Sonic andJim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik.
In the meantime, otherSonic the Hedgehogfans may be more interested in a new main series game starring the blue blur, but it’s unclear when such a game will materialize. The last main seriesSonic the Hedgehoggames came out in 2017, and whileSega confirmed a newSonicgame is in developmentearlier this year, no further details have been released so far.
While someSonic the Hedgehogfans may be disappointed at the lack of main seriesSonicgames, it’s not like the popular character has been completely missing in action. On the contrary, Sonic has appeared in two video games in 2019 alone, starring inTeam Sonic Racingand once again teaming with former rival Mario forMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Hopefully these appearances are enough to tide fans over until the next main seriesSonic the Hedgehoggame and the premiere of theSonic the Hedeghogmovie.
