The filmmakers behind the live-action hybrid “Sonic the Hedgehog” film made an unprecedented move this spring, by pulling the project off of Paramount’s release schedule to redesign the beloved title character after instant backlash to his unique design.
Video game fans and harsh social media users went in instantly on the gold-coin-gobbling creature’s human attributes, which included human teeth and jacked calf muscles. Big screen adaptations of nostalgic properties like Sonic are no strangers to keyboard critics, but the film’s executive producer Tim Miller explained to Variety why the decision to redesign was an important one.
“This is a franchise, and it has to be great,” Miller said during a sit-down this week to discuss his upcoming trip to San Diego Comic-Con, where he will present his film “Terminator: Dark Fate.” Miller has a hand in “Sonic,” under the purview of director Jeff Fowler, who himself is...
Video game fans and harsh social media users went in instantly on the gold-coin-gobbling creature’s human attributes, which included human teeth and jacked calf muscles. Big screen adaptations of nostalgic properties like Sonic are no strangers to keyboard critics, but the film’s executive producer Tim Miller explained to Variety why the decision to redesign was an important one.
“This is a franchise, and it has to be great,” Miller said during a sit-down this week to discuss his upcoming trip to San Diego Comic-Con, where he will present his film “Terminator: Dark Fate.” Miller has a hand in “Sonic,” under the purview of director Jeff Fowler, who himself is...
- 7/11/2019
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
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