With tickets going on sale over the weekend, Paramount Pictures has released the first official clip from Jeff Fowler's eagerly awaited
Sonic the Hedgehog.
Also, thanks to some well-deserved goodwill earned by the filmmakers for going back to the drawing board and redesigning the iconic video game hero, the film is currently tracking for a 4-day opening in the $41 million to $47 million range over the course of Valentine's Day weekend. This would be a pretty stellar start for the long-awaited film, which
reportedly carries a $95 million production budget.
On another note, during the Grammys last night, Paramount debuted the film's electrifying official theme song, "Speed Me Up," which is a joint collaboration between Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty and Sueco the Child. The music video sees the four popular hip hop artists transformed into 16-bit characters and joining Sonic on his latest adventure.
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Ben Schwartz (
Parks and Recreation) voices the titular speedster, Sonic, who finds himself on a mission to save two worlds - his and ours.
Jim Carrey (
Kidding) stars as the villain of the picture, Dr. Ivo Robotnik, who has nefarious plans in store for our fan-favorite speedster.
James Marsden (
X-Men) stars as Sonic's first human friend, Tom Wachowski, a cop that finds himself entangled in Sonic's hijinks.
Tika Sumpter (
Nobody's Fool) stars as Tom's wife Annie Wachowski, who will also lend a helping hand to the high-speed hedgehog.