Jeff Fowler, director of the upcoming live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, announced two days after the trailer’s release that due to criticism on social media, the movie studio will be redesigning the speedster before the film’s November release. The message is loud and clear… you aren’t happy with the design & you want changes,” Fowler tweeted. Everyone at Paramount & Sega are fully committed to making this character the BEST he can be”Thank you for the support. In a blow to Paramount, Warner Bros. is getting praise for its design of Pikachu in the new Pokemon Detective Pikachu film. Sonic.. no pic.twitter.com/WH3a1xB3TD — droobey (@droobey) April 30, 2019Paramount obtained the rights to Sonic the Hedgehog in 2017, according to The Guardian, after Sony failed to get a movie off the ground when it had obtained the rights in 2013.

Source: National Post May 03, 2019 19:18 UTC