Run it, run it to DEATH
This coming Friday will see the cinematic debut of Paramount’sSonic the Hedgehog 2,and — by preview accounts — it’s not too bad a flick. A little tropey and a little predictable is what I’m hearing, but it’sSonic the Hedgehog 2starring Jim Carrey and Tails, notThe Florida Project, so it’s fine.
It seems that Paramount is already bagging on a big future for Sonic and his pals on the silver screen, with the new movie’s producer, Toby Ascher, openly stating that the team is looking to build a “Sonic Cinematic Universe,” introducing more characters and offering (sonic) spin-off movies/TV properties featuring some of the series’ bit players, such as Sonic’s red rival, Knuckles.
“[The first movie] was a great experience for us as filmmakers, and as movie lovers,” said Paramount producer Neal H. Moritz, who has clearly putthe Legs & Teeth sagabehind him. “Now, we’re even more excited to expand that world, adding new characters, bigger worlds, a new, incredible journey, and more action and adventure. There are so many places we can go with Sonic.”
The firstSonic the Hedgehogmovie launched in February 2020, following on from reshoots that, essentially, saved the movie from oblivion. Arriving in the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the movie was released in theaters and on home streaming services, where it racked upan incredible $300 million USDagainst a $90 million budget. Given Sonic’s movie success, it’s no wonder that Paramount is getting set to throw all of its chips in with The Blue Blur and his supposed cinematic universe.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2premieres in UK theaters April 1, with North America to follow on April 8.
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