After the trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, it was like a million voices cried out in laughter, then were suddenly placated.
The negative response to Sonic’s look prompted director Jeff Fowler to announce that the filmmakers were going back to the drawing board. But what does that mean, how long will it take, and is this all a marketing scam? We asked a couple of actual VFX artists to fill us in.
Few movies on the upcoming slate have everyone as curious as Sonic the Hedgehog does. How the hell is a game about a blue creature buzzing through levels collecting rings going to be a narrative movie? And what the heck does that look like? Well, at CinemaCon 2019, Paramount Pictures answered that question by showing not one but two trailers for the film directed by Jeff Fowler.
Sonic the Hedgehog, a live-action/CG hybrid based on the popular video game series, is racing its way to theatres everywhere, especially now that it has a villain.
