Sony Has CG-Animated/Live-Action SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Film In The Works

Sony Has CG-Animated/Live-Action SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Film In The Works

We're already getting Power Rangers and now another childhood hero is heading to the big screen. It has been announced that Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog is in the early stages of development over at Sony.

By RohanPatel - Jun 10, 2014 04:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Sonic the Hedgehog
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Sony Pictures and Neal H. Moritz, producer of the Fast & Furious franchise, are set to bring another high speed franchise to life: Sonic the Hedgehog! The studio will team up with the CG animation film-production company Marza Animation Planet and a division of the Sega Sammy Group to develop a hybrid CG-animated/live-action feature film featuring the speedy hedgehog. Evan Susser & Van Robichaux have been tapped to write the script which will follow the escapades of Sonic & his friends and is also expected to feature the notorious Dr. Eggman.

The billion dollar video game franchise has been one of the world's biggest gaming phenomena for over two decades with over 140 million games sold. The franchise has also expanded over to comics, a television series, merchandise, and more.

Columbia Pictures president of production Hannah Minghella had this to say about the announcement: "There are limitless stories to tell with a character like Sonic the Hedgehog and a built-in international fan base, along with our wonderful creative partners at Marza, we're looking to capture everything that generations of fans know and love about Sonic while also growing his audience wider than ever before."

Marza CEO added: "Sonic has had dozens of adventures on the console and the small screen, and we're thrilled that he's now coming to the big screen. Sony Pictures has had great success with hybrid animated and live-action features, and we're confident that this collaboration will bring a fresh take to Sonic, while still capturing everything that the fans love about him."

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KINGPEN266FBA
KINGPEN266FBA - 6/10/2014, 4:30 PM
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ITS MY DAY TODAY!
yonny616
yonny616 - 6/10/2014, 4:30 PM
Ratchet & Clank.
Sly Cooper.
Now Sonic! Please let Jak & Daxter be next!
Invictor
Invictor - 6/10/2014, 4:31 PM
Hmmmm, I don't know. This better not end up like Dragonball: Evolution.
DarthCMPunk
DarthCMPunk - 6/10/2014, 4:31 PM
Cgi animated/live action? I smell another Smurfs
Invictor
Invictor - 6/10/2014, 4:31 PM
But, cool. Never really knew that much about Sonic but it's pretty cool.
NightBoyWonder
NightBoyWonder - 6/10/2014, 4:32 PM
THANK GOD
NightBoyWonder
NightBoyWonder - 6/10/2014, 4:32 PM
I really hope that they do the story from Sonic Adventure & Sonic Adventure 2 and not some corny story like the ones that followed after
KnifeWasTooSlow
KnifeWasTooSlow - 6/10/2014, 4:33 PM
This would wrok if it was only Cgi, but a mix mash of live action? Uhhh :L I'll give it a shot...
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 6/10/2014, 4:34 PM
Live action? Oh God. I smell a stink bomb
KnifeWasTooSlow
KnifeWasTooSlow - 6/10/2014, 4:34 PM
work* Also, we better have the ''Rolling around at the speed of sound'' song in there!
GenerationX
GenerationX - 6/10/2014, 4:34 PM
limitless stories means they will make a trilogy and stop
GL
GL - 6/10/2014, 4:35 PM
I'm watching this
marvel72
marvel72 - 6/10/2014, 4:35 PM
i had a sega megadrive bought it for mortal kombat but i was more of a super nintendo gamer back in the day.
WeaponX93
WeaponX93 - 6/10/2014, 4:36 PM
Sonic movie? HELL YES!!!!
polarkyle
polarkyle - 6/10/2014, 4:36 PM
Wait a minute "Cgi/live-action" So what is Eggman going to be played by an actor?. Please just make this movie entirely cg because we don't want another smurfs
AgentZero
AgentZero - 6/10/2014, 4:37 PM
Oh yeahhhhhhhhh
Invictor
Invictor - 6/10/2014, 4:39 PM
Could you all stop comparing live action/cgi to the damn Smurfs? Hey, newsflash, did you know that The Avengers, Transformers, Avatar, and Ted used CGI for their films? Mind blown, right?!
Highflyer
Highflyer - 6/10/2014, 4:39 PM
SMH.
pesmerga44
pesmerga44 - 6/10/2014, 4:43 PM
OH ya Sony has great history with live action cg-animation movies I mean look at Smurfs and Smurfs 2 OH BOY so excited to see this movie.
pesmerga44
pesmerga44 - 6/10/2014, 4:44 PM
TheManFromMars
TheManFromMars - 6/10/2014, 4:45 PM
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 6/10/2014, 4:46 PM
Well if it's anything like the current generation of games then it's gonna suck hard.

pesmerga44
pesmerga44 - 6/10/2014, 4:47 PM
@TheManFromMars

Oh ya if they made an all CG-animation movie of that show I would definitely see it because that show was awesome.
maninfinesuit
maninfinesuit - 6/10/2014, 4:49 PM
Lame. I grew up on Sonic, but a big screen movie? There's no way it'll work.
Starfox
Starfox - 6/10/2014, 4:51 PM
[Frick] YEAH!
Enphlieuwince
Enphlieuwince - 6/10/2014, 4:52 PM
Hey, it worked for Roger Rabbit.
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 6/10/2014, 4:55 PM
boo yah. SUPER EXCITED!!! As long as only robotnick is live action ill be happy
JULEZ13
JULEZ13 - 6/10/2014, 4:56 PM
WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!?!!?!!?!

*Kenan voice*
JULEZ13
JULEZ13 - 6/10/2014, 4:56 PM
Really though, I just really hope and pray that this is good because it definitely has the making to be extremely epic!
WaffeX
WaffeX - 6/10/2014, 5:02 PM
Earth Worm Jim!!!
MrAmerica
MrAmerica - 6/10/2014, 5:05 PM
Sound cool, Sonic was a part of my childhood, I grew up with video games and the cartoons. Finally we get a Sonic movie, if this going to work they need to use motion capture to make him more realistic.
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 6/10/2014, 5:06 PM
it out to be better then this trash.

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