‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Sequel in the Works
Variety is reporting that a sequel to Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog is in early development.
According to the report, director Jeff Fowler will return, as will screenwriters Pat Casey and Josh Miller.
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The movie is still in the development stage so decisions have not been made yet regarding casting or a production start date.
Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher and Toru Nakahara are producing the pic, while Hajime Satomi, Haruki Satomi and Tim Miller are executive producing.
Based on the popular video game franchise from Sega, the first film, released in February of this year, tells the story of the world’s speediest hedgehog as he embraces his new home on Earth. Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) and his new best friend Tom (played by James Marsden) team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) as he plots world domination. The family-friendly pic also stars Tika Sumpter.
Upon its release, “Sonic the Hedgehog” scored the No. 1 opening weekend of all time for a movie based on a video game, and boasted the fourth-best Presidents Day weekend debut.
“Sonic” was among the slew of films released early on home entertainment after theaters were shuttered due to the COVID-19 crisis.
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