Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2020 action-adventure comedy film based on the video game series published by Sega. The film was directed by Jeff Fowler and written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, and stars Ben Schwartz (as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog), James Marsden, and Jim Carrey. The plot follows Sonic, a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds, who teams up with a town sheriff to stop the mad scientist Dr. Robotnik. Development for a Sonic film began in the 1990s but did not leave the planning stage until Sony Pictures acquired the film rights in 2013. Fowler was brought in to direct in 2016. After Sony put the project in turnaround, Paramount Pictures acquired it in 2017. Most of the cast signed on by August 2018. Principal photography took place between September and October that year in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. Following the negative reaction to the first trailer, released in April 2019, Paramount delayed the film by three months to redesign Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog premiered at the Paramount Pictures studio lot on January 25, 2020, before its theatrical release in the United States on February 14, and received mixed reviews from critics. It set the record for the biggest opening weekend for a video game film in the United States and Canada and grossed $319.7 million worldwide, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of 2020 and the highest-grossing video game film adaptation in North America. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was released in 2022, while Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is scheduled for December 2024. A spin-off miniseries, Knuckles, premiered on Paramount+ in 2024.
How much longer? I can't breathe in here. Hello? Anybody there? Do you have your child in that bag? No. I mean, yes, it's a child, but it's not mine. It's not your child. Relax. I'm a cop, okay? Plus, he likes it in there, don't you, buddy? Why would I like it in here? This is worse than the dog cage you had me in earlier. Such a kidder. - Okay. - No, I'm scared of the dark! Is anybody there?
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Okay. What happens now? Now all I have to do is think of where I want the other end of the ring to appear, and I throw it. So that's it? We did it? Yeah. We did it! Hey. Sorry we didn't get to do everything on your bucket list, pal. It's okay. I did the ones I needed the most. You two are so cute. - Oh, please. What? - We are not. No. We're not cute. We are a couple of loose cannons just living by our own rules. Exactly. - Really? - Yeah. And our rules include expressing heartfelt emotions. If you say so. - Okay, then. - All right.
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Are you enjoying the clam chowder? It's the government wack job who keeps trying to kill us. Unsuccessfully! Nice of you to swing by on your way to Comic-Con. Yeah, what are you wearing? It's a flight suit, designed to modulate my body temperature and reduce drag. Yeah, and yet you still are one. Ooh-hoo! Good one. You are catching fire, Thomas. Oh, and speaking of heat, I see you've taken a lover. Does she have a name or should we just call her "collateral damage"? Hey, watch your mouth. Unless you want a little more of what I gave you earlier? I punched him in the face. Oh! He punched him right in the face! It was awesome! The time for talking is over! It's time to push buttons. Your flying eggs are pretty impressive, Mr. Eggman, but let's face it, you'll never catch me. Confidence! A fool's substitute for intelligence.
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- That's not good. - Uh... Sonic, I know you got the super-speed and everything, - but Maddie and I... - Totally defenseless? Probably gonna get blown up? Pretty much, yeah. Don't worry. I know exactly what to do. I was not expecting that. But I was expecting not to expect something, so it doesn't count.
Sonic the Hedgehog