Most of the cast signed on by August 2018, and principal filming took place between September and October that year in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. After Sony put the project in turnaround, Paramount Pictures acquired it in 2017.
Robotnik (Carrey).ĭevelopment for a Sonic film began in the 1990s but did not leave the planning stage until Sony Pictures acquired the rights in 2013. He teams up with a town sheriff, Tom Wachowski (Marsden), to stop the mad scientist Dr. The film follows Sonic (voiced by Schwartz), a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds. Directed by Jeff Fowler (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, it stars Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, alongside James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Lee Majdoub, Neal McDonough, and Jim Carrey. Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2020 action-adventure comedy film based on the video game series published by Sega.
