Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (2020)

Sonic: The Movie (Sonic the Hedgehog) is a 2020 Japanese-American adventure film directed by Jeff Fowler from a screenplay by Patrick Casey, Josh Miller, and Oren Yuzil. The film premiered in Bulgaria on February 14, 2020.

Tom Wachowski (James Marsden), a San Francisco police officer and recently sheriff of Green Hills, Montana, travels from Green Hills to San Francisco to assist the blue alien hedgehog Sonic, who can run at incredible speeds. The two must evade capture by the government, collect his rings, and defeat the mad scientist, Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey).

Sonic is the name of the character in the eponymous video game series developed by Sega, as well as numerous comics, animations, etc. Sonic is a blue hedgehog with human intelligence and emotions, who can run at supersonic speeds and roll into a ball to attack his enemies. In most of the games, Sonic must go through various levels, collecting power rings and avoiding obstacles and enemies.

In 2013, Sony Pictures acquires the film rights to the franchise Sonic and in 2014 began working on an adaptation, which Fowler was hired to direct in 2016. After Sony dropped the project, Paramount Pictures acquired it in 2017, and the main cast was cast by August 2018. Filming took place from July to October 2018 in Ladysmith, Vancouver Island, and in Vancouver.