Coming as not much of a surprise to many, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie won't be releasing this year. Following the outpouring of criticism regarding the film's trailer and design of Sonic, the production team said they'd be redesigning the character to make him look a bit more like...Sonic. That announcement was made earlier this May, meaning the visual effects team would only have less than six months to rework the new look into the movie. That apparently turned out to not be enough time, as Jeff Fowler, the director, stated that they'd be taking a little more time to make Sonic "just right", by delaying the picture from November 8, 2019 to February 14, 2020.

It's also worth noting, the picture shown in the delay reveal has Sonic wearing his traditional white gloves, as opposed to the original movie design which instead featured him having white paws.

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[EmulateLife]

It should be delayed until the day after the apocolypse.

 

[Chary]

Gotta go fast delay

 

[Deleted User]

Very good, they are putting a lot of effort in the movie, i hope they won't disappoint us this time.

 

[Sunuku]

They better make him look like Sonic The Hedgehog... Not Human the Hedgehog.

 

[Bladexdsl]

while they are at it put jim carrey in a fat suit

 

[Veho]

"Okay so it turns out the focus groups kinda sorta don't like this design that we've been pushing for and you've been working on for the past 5-6 years. How long will it take you to remake everything? One week? Two?"

 

[the_randomizer]

Good, good, maybe by then it won't resemble an eldritch abomination

 

[BraveDragonWolf]

What were they expecting to make sonic look like "That" in the first place?


That's what they get for trolling the fans with that one response...

 

[Reploid]

Didn't they had focus groups or something to tell them if their design is abysmal or not?

 

[emigre]

I really hope someone takes their SO to see this movie when release day.

 

[spotanjo3]

look a bit more like...Sonic.

Really ? They should change him to look a lot like ... Sonic! If he don't looks like Sonic 100 percent in 2020 then this movie will fall through the ceiling and they will lose the money.

 

[the_randomizer]

look a bit more like...Sonic.

Really ? They should change him to look a lot like ... Sonic! If he don't looks like Sonic 100 percent in 2020 then this movie will fall through the ceiling and they will lose the money.

At least remove his unsightly humanoid teeth and make his eyes that one eye design that he's known for, bam, he won't be nightmare fuel

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Not that day, why valentine's day? Is it going to have romance in a sonic movie? O_O

 

[spotanjo3]

At least remove his unsightly humanoid teeth and make his eyes that one eye design that he's known for, bam, he won't be nightmare fuel

And they should add white gloves too.

 

[raxadian]

Didn't they had focus groups or something to tell them if their design is abysmal or not?

Hey kiddo, you get free cookies if you say you like this movie!

 

[Aletron9000]

The longer it takes to release this movie, the better the possibility of a decent movie. Unlikely, but possible.

 

[the_randomizer]

And they should add white gloves too.

Ah right, yes, a vital part of Sonic's appearance; as is, he is pure nightmare fuel

 

[AngeloftheNight091]

I think its crazy how much power there is in criticism to stop/delay something like this. Clearly when they released the trailers the Producer, and the Studio responsible felt it was perfect.

No actual point to this, just stating that its strange. Continue.

 

[raxadian]

Ah right, yes, a vital part of Sonic's appearance; as is, he is pure nightmare fuel

And sneakers/running shoes based on Sonic Adventure.

I think its crazy how much power there is in criticism to stop/delay something like this. Clearly when they released the trailers the Producer, and the Studio responsible felt it was perfect.

No actual point to this, just stating that its strange. Continue.

Well, they don't want another cat in the hat disaster. Funny enough the designs were the only good thing about that movie, but they ruined it by the crude humor and adult jokes.