Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog is an upcoming adventure comedy film distributed by Paramount Pictures and based on the video game franchise published by Sega. The film is directed by Jeff Fowlerand written by Patrick Casey, Josh Miller, and Oren Uziel, from a story by Van Robichaux and Evan Susser. It stars Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog and Jim Carrey as Sonic's nemesis Doctor Robotnik, alongside James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Adam Pally, and Neal McDonough. In Sonic the Hedgehog, a small-town sheriff assists Sonic as he attempts to escape the government.

Sonic the Hedgehog
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Directed by	Jeff Fowler
Produced by	Neal H. Moritz Takeshi Ito Mie Onishi Toru Nakahara
Screenplay by	Patrick Casey Josh Miller Oren Uziel
Story by	Van Robichaux Evan Susser
Based on	Sonic the Hedgehog by  Sonic Team Sega Yuji Naka Naoto Ohshima Hirokazu Yasuhara
Starring	Ben Schwartz James Marsden Tika Sumpter Jim Carrey
Music by	Junkie XL
Cinematography	Stephen F. Windon
Edited by	Stacey Schroeder
Production companies	Original Film Sega Blur Studio Marza Animation Planet Paramount Animation Hedgehog Films, Inc. DJ2 Entertainment[1]
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 8, 2019(United States)
Country	United States Japan
Language	English
Budget	$90 million[2]

In 2013, Sony Pictures acquired the film rights to the Sonic franchise from Sega, and by 2014 had an adaptation in development. Fowler was hired to direct in 2016 and will make his feature directorial debut with the film. Paramount acquired the rights to the film in 2017 after Sony put it the project in turnaround, and the majority of the cast signed on by August 2018. Filming took place between July and October 2018 in Vancouver, Ladysmith, and Vancouver Island.

An American–Japanese joint venture between Paramount Animation, Original Film, Sega, Blur Studio, and Marza Animation Planet, Sonic the Hedgehog is set to be released on November 8, 2019