I still can't shake how Superman was depressed in his own freaking movie. That scene where the people were mobbing him like their God and he'd have that hopeless expression that made you think he wanted to leave the planet again, blow his brains out with his laser + many magnifying glasses, or some drug fueled bender with 20-30 prostitutes. Best fifteen bucks spent for escapism.
Last I heard about it...... The ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ movie has been pushed to next year because of the teeth debacle By Sonia Rao May 24 Making Valentine’s Day plans can be stressful, so how lucky for us that Paramount has already come up with a suggestion for next year by pushing the release date of “Sonic the Hedgehog” to Feb. 14, 2020. What better way to show your love than with a pair of tickets to the movie starring James Marsden and Sonic, his latest CGI animal friend? (Opposite an evil, mustachioed Jim Carrey, no less.) “Taking a little more time to make Sonic just right,” director Jeff Fowler tweeted Friday morning, with an illustration of the hedgehog’s gloved hand holding a sign displaying the new date. The timing is just a happy coincidence, of course, as the real reason Paramount delayed the movie, originally slated for a Nov. 8 release, has to do with the outcry that followed the trailer’s release at CinemaCon three weeks ago. Backlash is somewhat typical of live-action adaptations that draw from nostalgic source material, but this instance had less to do with the movie existing — though there was some of that — and more to do with the main character’s appearance. Specifically, his teeth. The furry blue hedgehog had human teeth. The movie follows Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) and police sheriff Tom Wachowski (Marsden) as they face off against the evil Doctor Robotnik (Carrey). After Tom discovers Sonic in the trailer, the hedgehog tries to play it cool. “Uh, meow?” he says with his arms outstretched, mouth open wide and chompers on full display. Tom’s immediate response is to yell — displaying his own, appropriate set of human teeth — and shoot Sonic with a tranquilizing dart. “WHY ARE HIS TEETH SO HUMAN,” one Twitter user demanded to know. Someone else referred to them as Sonic’s “most cursed aspect.” The disturbed reactions were so widespread that Vulture even asked a real-life hedgehog dentist why she believed people were so upset. She said that “hedgehog teeth are cute and small, just like them,” so maybe people “don’t think big teeth match the tiny, cute hedgehog.” Fowler, who rarely tweets, returned to the platform within days to respond. “Thank you for the support. And the criticism,” he wrote. “The message is loud and clear... you aren’t happy with the design & you want changes. It’s going to happen. Everyone at Paramount & Sega are fully committed to making this character the BEST he can be...” But changes to visual effects require a lot of time and hard work, which Fowler acknowledged in his tweet on Friday with the lengthy hashtag #novfxartistswereharmedinthemakingofthismovie. The countdown to Valentine’s Day begins. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts...-been-pushed-next-year-because-teeth-debacle/
Can't say they didn't try to fix the problem, looks a lot more like the actual character..... Movie will probably still be garbage but at least they tried.....
The changes don’t seem like much... but is actually way better https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vi...onic-the-hedgehog-somehow-actually-looks-good
Props to them for listening to the audience and redesigning that monstrosity. Kids probably don't care much, and this movie doesn't really appeal to adults.
Pretty embarrassing that they caved to nerd adults complaining on social media that they didn't like the design of a CGI hedgehog.
Saw it with my daughter today and we both really enjoyed it for what it is. Definitely a sequel on the way.
Why haven’t they made a Halo movie? I haven’t played the game in 12 years and I would still be there opening night.
