CinemaCon is currently underway over in Las Vegas, where Paramount has now presented to attendees what they have to offer in the coming months. Those at the convention have been made privy to some exclusive footage from the studio's upcoming, live-action
Sonic the Hedgehog movie.
While the footage itself hasn't yet been made public, thanks to
Comicbook.com, we do have a descriptive retelling. The presentation revealed the SEGA's iconic speedster (played by Ben Schwartz) first meeting with, his cop friend, Tom Wachowski (played by James Marsden).
"Sonic races past Tom Wachowski at 760 mph according to a radar gun. He zips down streets and through woods. The Paramount logo appears and is surrounded by gold rings. He runs so fast at one point that there’s an explosion," that's presumably Sonic breaking through the sound barrier.
Tom finds him, gets startled, and sends a tranquilizer dart into his leg. Later, Sonic explains that he’s gonna have to save Tom’s planet. Then, he takes out a truck following them before some action sequences come in. Sonic is stuffed into Tom’s back and smuggled into an office where people ask, ‘Is your child in that bag?’ He responds that there is a child but it’s not his.
Following this clip, Jim Carrey arrived on stage. He'll be playing Dr. Robotnik in the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and thus introduced the following clip - which focuses on the iconic antagonist.
The military discusses enlisting Dr. Robotnik’s help. He comes out of a black truck with a big mustache and tells Neal McDonough’s military major that he is in charge now. Carrey spews words quickly in his classic manner. He meets Tom, hunts down Sonic, and does some funky silly dance moves. By the end of the clip, he has embraced the full-on classic look of the character from the games.
Sonic the Hedgehog will be speeding into theatres on November 19th, 2019.