Sonic the Hedgehog arrived in theatres precisely two weeks ago. The live-action movie is based on the popular video game series of the same name and stars Ben Schwartz as the voice of the titular speedster as well as Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, and Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski. Jeff Fowler served as director.
The movie recently surpassed the
$200 million mark at the worldwide box office after its second weekend in theatres. Suffice it to say,
Sonic the Hedgehog has been an unprecedented success and remains at the top spot on the charts even now. Given what director Jeff Fowler said shortly after release, about the future being bright; fans can only hope this ensures a sequel.
That hope will only be amped up after a new statement by Fowler. Recently,
ComicBook.com asked the director why the first instalment didn't go as far as to introduce, fan-favourite
Sonic the Hedgehog character, Knuckles. According to Fowler, they wanted to establish the rivalry between Dr. Robotnik and Sonic before complicating things by introducing ancillary characters.
For this first film, we really were just looking at the 1991 game and just see where it all started and just keep it simple. Just try to nail Sonic and Robotnik and just set up their rivalry. There's a lot of great characters in the Sonic universe, but it's the most important thing is just to get Sonic set up and just tell a little bit of an origin story with him, and just do it in a way that really makes everyone fall in love with him as a character and just be rooting for more.
However, it certainly seemed that Knuckles was being teased during an early scene in the movie —
find out more on that here. That tantalising tease could be developed in a future instalment, according to Fowler (should the movie earn one).
"And then, if all that goes well, then we can kind of open it up and bring in some of these other characters that fans know and love. And yeah, I mean, no one's more excited than me to have that opportunity." We can only keep our fingers crossed in hopes that all will go well.
Sonic the Hedgehog is a live-action adventure comedy based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega that centers on the infamously brash bright blue hedgehog. The film follows the (mis)adventures of Sonic as he navigates the complexities of life on Earth with his newfound – human – best friend Tom Wachowski (James Marsden). Sonic and Tom join forces to try and stop the villainous Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) from capturing Sonic and using his immense powers for world domination. The film also stars Tika Sumpter and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic.
Sonic the Hedgehog is in theatres now!