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.
- Hey, Wade. - Hi, Tom. Uh, Wade here. What is going on? Well, gosh, I think the power's out. Yeah, no dur! The lights are out. The whole town is freaking out. - What should I do? - Okay, relax. Take a deep breath, call Gil, see if they can locate the downed line, then... call Zim and see if he can get his generator over to the Super Q so the food stays... fresh. Call Zim before Gil? - Call Gil... Hello? - I'll call you back. Wait! Hello? Was that the end of the instructions?
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Twenty minutes ago, an energy surge knocked out power across the entire Pacific Northwest. What do we know? Well, our first instinct was it was an EMP. But electromagnetic pulses don't have that kind of power. NASA has ruled out meteor strikes or solar flares. The Department of Energy says it's not a power plant malfunction. Well, sounds like we're really good at figuring out what it wasn't. This could be a prelude to a larger attack. I'm suggesting we scramble the Fifth and Sixth Regiment. No, no, no, no. This needs a much more sophisticated mind. Someone who understands technology. - You want to send in a lab rat? - Not just any lab rat. A lab rat with teeth. You're not suggesting who I think you're suggesting. - I know, he's a little weird. - Weird? - No. No way. - He's a psychological tire fire! But he's also brilliant. Five PhDs, IQ off the charts. And his drone tech is revolutionary! You're sure he can handle this? He has a perfect operations record. - Remember the coup in Pakistan? - No. Or the uprising in Azerbaijanistan? - That's not even a country. - Exactly. And you can thank Robotnik for that. I can't believe you're bringing that freak into this. Neither can I, but... we have no choice. What the...
Sonic the Hedgehog
Are you in charge here? - Yes, I am... - Nope! - My... - Wrong! - name... - I'm in charge! - is Major... - Me! - Ben... - I'm in charge. You've never seen anything like this before. It says I'm the top banana in a world full of hungry little monkeys. Allow me to clarify. In a sequentially ranked hierarchy based on level of critical importance, the disparity between us is too vast to quantify. - Agent Stone? - The Doctor thinks you're basic. I'm initiating a sweep sequence. Ten miles in every direction should suffice. - Is he still looking at me funny? - Yes, he is. Tell him to stop or I'll pull up his search history. If you don't stop looking at the Doctor, - he'll take a closer look... - I'm not deaf. And tell him his men report to me now. Blah-blah-blah. Excuse me? Listen, pal, I don't know if you realize... I'm sorry, Major. What was your name? - Benning... - Nobody cares! Nobody cares. Listen, Major Nobody Cares. You know why nobody cares who you are? Because nobody cares about your feeble accomplishments. And nobody cares how proud your mommy is that you're now reading at a third-grade level. - Mmm. - Have you finished Charlotte's Web yet? Spoiler alert: She dies in the end. But she leaves a big creepy egg sac. Ah... my babies. Whoo! Look what came out of my egg sac. You know what I love about machines? They do what they're told. They follow their programming. They don't need time off to get drunk and put the boat in the water. Now you do what you're told. Stand over there on the edge of your personal abyss... and watch my machines do your job.
Sonic the Hedgehog
All right, all right. Earth isn't safe anymore. Time for plan B. Mushroomville. But I gotta take my stuff. Okay, essential items only. Okay, toothbrush, toothpaste, hair gel, night-light. Funny hat. This half-eaten cantaloupe. Oh, and my scented candle. My entire comic book collection. Bean bag chair. Can a bean bag chair fit in a backpack? No, no, no. Of course not. That's stupid. Okay, what else? The rings! The rings, yes, of course.
Sonic the Hedgehog