With Paramount Pictures setting an April 8th 2022 release date for Sonic the Hedgehog 2, director Jeff Fowler has confirmed that filming has started on the follow-up to last year’s live-action/CG-animated video game adaptation. Lights, camera, hedgehog. Production on Sonic the Hedgehog 2 starts TODAY! #SonicMovie2 pic.twitter.com/UsIgtZqn3s — Jeff Fowler (@fowltown) March 16, 2021 While […]
The Pink Panther reboot in the works from Sonic The Hedgehog director
A new Pink Panther movie is in the works, and it’s coming from the man who helmed Sonic The Hedgehog movie. Jeff Fowler will direct the film, while Bad Boy For Life‘s Chris Bremner will pen the script. Rideback, the production company behind 2019’s Aladdin and The Two Popes, are producing. Also producing are Lawrence […]
Movie Review – Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Sonic the Hedgehog, 2020. Directed by Jeff Fowler. Starring Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter, Lee Majdoub, Frank C. Turner, Adam Pally, Natasha Rothwell, and Neal McDonough. SYNOPSIS: After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help it defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on it. […]
Sonic the Hedgehog director teases a “very bright” future for the character
Sonic the Hedgehog finally released worldwide this weekend to both a positive critical reception (currently holding a 63% Rotten Tomatoes score) and opening to a $100 million worldwide box office haul. Taking to Twitter, director of the film, Jeff Fowler, expressed his appreciation towards the fans and teased a “very bright” future for the iconic video […]
Movie Review – Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Sonic the Hedgehog, 2020. Directed by Jeff Fowler. Starring Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter, Lee Majdoub, Frank C. Turner, Adam Pally, Natasha Rothwell, and Neal McDonough. SYNOPSIS: After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help it defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on it. […]
Movie Review – Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Sonic the Hedgehog, 2020. Directed by Jeff Fowler. Starring Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter, Adam Pally and Natasha Rothwell. SYNOPSIS: When a power surge alerts the government to the presence of an alien hedgehog on Earth, Sonic teams up with a small town cop in an attempt to avoid the malevolent Dr […]
Movie Review – Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Sonic the Hedgehog, 2020. Directed by Jeff Fowler. Starring Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter, Lee Majdoub, Frank C. Turner, Adam Pally, Natasha Rothwell, and Neal McDonough. SYNOPSIS: After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help it defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on it. […]
Sonic the Hedgehog director reveals the biggest challenge with making the film
With the release date for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog just around the corner, director Jeff Fowler has revealed the biggest challenge the crew faced from transferring the popular video game franchise to the big screen – and it wasn’t the titular hero Sonic. In an interview with Digital Spy, Fowler revealed Sonic’s nemesis Dr. Robotnik, played […]
Sonic the Hedgehog movie delayed to redesign Sonic and brush up visual effects
When the Sonic the Hedgehog trailer was released earlier this month, many fans raised concerns and complaints over the visual look of Sonic and how he differed from his video game appearance, particularly with his teeth. Director Jeff Fowler later announced the VXF team would improve Sonic’s look, but with a November release date it would be […]
Sonic the Hedgehog to get major redesign following fan backlash to trailer
Sonic the Hedgehog fans have spoken, and it seems that Paramount Pictures and SEGA have heard their voice… This past week saw the release of the first trailer for the live-action/CG-hybrid Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and – perhaps unsurprisingly, given the negative reaction to early publicity material – many fans were left feeling hugely disappointed […]
