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.

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Ta-da!

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- You never had a doubt, huh? - No! Mm-mmm.

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- I can't believe this. - Oh, I know! You did it.

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Hey, what are those?

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Apartments for rent I found on Zillow. I thought Ozzy and I could fly there tomorrow and check out some neighborhoods. I mean, this is all happening so fast. Oh, man... It's the craziest thing. You apply for the job, you get the job. Well, pending a background check. Oh, man. Hope they don't find out about that time you used the neighbor's Wi-Fi. Correction: I'm still using the neighbor's Wi-Fi. But, Maddie, are you sure you're okay with this? Thomas Michael Wachowski, what did you do the entire time I was in veterinary school? I worked a second job to pay the rent and... A third job to pay tuition. You sacrificed for me. I'm happy to sacrifice for you.

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Babe, are you sure you're okay with this?

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I mean, there's been a Wachowski protecting this town for more than 50 years.

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This is a big change.

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I'm positive. It's time for this guy to get out there and prove himself. I love Green Hills, but, you know, I want to help people in real trouble. I want someone to turn to me in a life-and-death situation and I'll be there for 'em.

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I get it. - I'm so proud of you. - Thank you. Mmm! And so it is with a heavy heart, that I tell you all that I've accepted a position at the San Francisco Police Department, effective immediately. It's gonna be tough to leave my hometown and all my friendships. But this is something I feel like I need to do... to grow... as both an officer and a man.

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What do you think, Sergeant Sprinkles?

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That wasn't so bad, right?

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Now all I got to do is... tell everyone who isn't a donut.

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Whoa, the playoffs!

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Oh! So cool.

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Bottom of the ninth, tie score. And exactly who you want at the plate with the game on the line: Sonic! But staring him down from the pitcher's mound is the most fearsome southpaw in Green Hills: Also Sonic. Okay. Focus, Sonic. If you win this game, you'll be the most beloved kid in Green Hills.

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Hit it to the guy in left! He's a real space case.

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I can't with that guy. Hey, batter Sonic. Hey, batter Sonic. "Suh-wing," batter Sonic.

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I got it, I got it, I got it! I don't got it.

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Go home! Go home!

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