After a few months of leaks and speculation, we finally have the first trailer for the film based on classic Sega game mascot Sonic the Hedgehog.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvvZaBf9QQI
If you’re familiar with the character, this CG version may look a little odd. Thankfully, Twitter is here to break it down.
Coffie_Hime gets it right on the nose.
https://twitter.com/Coffee_Hime/status/1123347300083032065
LesserKnownCap wonders if “Sonic” might just be a lost child.
I CANNOT be the only one who thinks #SonicTheHedgehog looks like a young boy in a costume #SonicMovie2019 pic.twitter.com/dBVaRYJFxo
— Ashleigh Cappetta (@LesserKnownCap) May 1, 2019
Double Toasted thinks some fans did a better job than the films actual CG department:
These fan made versions look so good that it baffles me that the studio went in the complete opposite direction. #Sonic #Sonicthehedgehog pic.twitter.com/bfHo3BSIEy
— Double Toasted (@doubletoasted_) May 1, 2019
Naturally, with another video game adaptation about to come out, comparisons are going to happen.
https://twitter.com/SuchAHauteMess9/status/1123356474367991809
Finally…those weird human teeth.
[Sonic the Hedgehog movie pitch meeting]
Jim Carrey: [chanting] teeth, teeth –
Director: teeth, TEETH
Paramount execs [pounding the table]: TEETH, TEETH, TEETH! https://t.co/eDzzAmSjDC— Gavia Baker-Whitelaw (@Hello_Tailor) April 30, 2019
The Sonic movie comes out on November 8th, starring Westworld’s James Marsden and Jean-Ralphio himself, Ben Schwartz as the voice of the hedgehog. Will you be watching it? Or does this CG Sonic scare you off?
