You might recall that a Sonic The Hedgehog movie is releasing later this year and you might also recall that its promotional posters were the subject of many memes and controversies due to the "realistic" nature of the protagonist's CGI. However, no full reveal was made regarding the full form of the character, that is until now. Behold as you get your first look at what the producers of the movie envision Sonic to look like:

The image comes from advertising agency Hamagami / Carroll, Inc. 's website page for the Hollywood movie (which has since been taken down). The page notes that the character's design is “a new modern take on the brand without abandoning its core essence”. In addition to several images of movie CGI Sonic's character, the page further gave more information regarding Sonic's “brand personality” noting that he is "heroic and adventurous", "mischievous but not malicious" but also "chill and likable".

While these images have been taken down from the company's website and not confirmed, do note that Hamagami / Carroll, Inc. has worked with both games and movies before, so they are not totally new to the medium. But you can nevertheless take this news with a pinch of salt.

Would you be seeing Sonic the Hedgehog in theatres on November 15, 2019 when it airs? What are your thoughts about the design and "realistic" take?

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[chrisrlink]

From the producer of The Fast And The Furious that is what gets me lol.

he already had one tragic death on his career but two and this time it isn't no accident

 

[KyleHyde]

The final design looks slightly better than the abominations people made when the silhouette was first made public, but it still looks really off-putting. The eyes looked better on the concept art poster, imo.

 

[Jonna]

he already had one tragic death on his career but two and this time it isn't no accident

It isn't no accident?

So it is an accident?

 

[osaka35]

So how sure are we this isn't just some big hoax?

 

[EclipseSin]

This needs to die...

I never thought someone fucked a hedgehog to create Sonic until this image. Even after Sonic '06...

 

[Hanafuda]

Yup that's right up there with Michael Myers' The Cat in the Hat.

 

[chrisrlink]

It isn't no accident?

So it is an accident?

I mean Paul walker was an accident (RIP) THIS ABOMINATION IS NOT

 

[Dominator211]

IVE BEEN SMOKING CIGARETTES SINCE 1985 AND I STILL LOOK BEAUTIFUL!

 

[JavaScribe]

move over mario bros the movie you won't be the worst video game related movie ever made soon

Which one, the old one or the one Illumination Studios is making?
Yes, the Illumination Studios that made the Minions movie.

Is this some meme or something?

Yes. But that doesn't mean it's not real.

 

[jt_1258]

Listen, just cause Sega consistently makes bad Sonic games doesn't mean you have to make a bad movie too.

 

[Xzi]

Listen, just cause Sega consistently makes bad Sonic games doesn't mean you have to make a bad movie too.

To be fair, they were on point for a little while with Generations and Mania. Then they went right back to dropping the ball with Forces. This movie looks like it'll be Sonic '06 quality.

 

[Captain_N]

well when fans make better sonic games then sega there is a problem...

 

[raxadian]

Detective Pikachu keeps looking better...

And this...

This keeps looking worse...

Is a tragedy when a fan made movie looks better than this even if the quality of that fan made movie is not high.

well when fans make better sonic games then sega there is a problem...

Hence why Sonic Mania Plus was made.

 

[drazenm]

Grinch had a baby with Peach, delivered by Mario, dropped by clumsy Luigi and frightened by uncle Bowser, there you have it, that's how sonic became.

Although I like that he looks foxy and happy, smiling, kind of ok for a literally characterless character. Never understand the fascination or space/significance given to Sonic, besides being a dead brand/console mascot.

 

[BraveDragonWolf]

I guess the design is kinda good as art BUT, I will NOT like to see this design in CGI action!

 

[jt_1258]

To be fair, they were on point for a little while with Generations and Mania. Then they went right back to dropping the ball with Forces. This movie looks like it'll be Sonic '06 quality.

Generations was awhile ago and they didn't even make mania, they let fans make it.

 

[Dani Dandelion]

Ew.

What's with these modern takes forgetting the KISS principle? Keep It Simple, Stupid! This design tries way too hard with the "modern realism," and ends up being aesthetically unpleasant.

 

[KingVamp]

Well, you guys wanted Shadow. Link

 

[Xzi]

Generations was awhile ago and they didn't even make mania, they let fans make it.

Yeah, there have been perhaps two other solid Sonic titles since the 3D era, but Sega has been hit or miss with the IP since the beginning. What I think Mania showed is that they should've milked 2D Sonic for a much longer period of time, or gone 2.5D at most. Nah though, they had to try to compete with Mario 64 despite obviously not knowing how to design such a game. And when they failed, they just doubled down repeatedly instead of going back to something tried and true even once. In the end this is the reason why it's only worth owning their first and/or last consoles.

But hey, at least Sega is now developing/publishing some pretty solid games.

 

[MaxiBash]

On art: "Doesn't look that bad!"
Next to a human: "HE'LL EAT YOUR CHILDREN, RUN!"