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Sonic is cool, but I can't understand why Nintendo won't hook up with Disney/Pixar to give us a CGI Super Mario Bros. movie.
 

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Sonic the Hedgehog Movie: Deadpool's Tim Miller to Produce

Tim Miller‘s Deadpool days may be done, but he’s got his sights on another wacky beloved character. He’s just signed on to develop Sony’s Sonic the Hedgehog, based on the popular video game series. However, Miller will not direct — that job will go instead to his Blur Studio collaborator Jeff Fowler, who’ll be making his directorial debut.

Sony has been planning for some time to make a Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and hiring Miller and Fowler represents a big step forward. The pair will work with Neal H. Moritz (of the Fast and Furious) films, who will produce. Miller will serve as executive producer. Patrick Casey and Josh Miller are writing the movie, which is envisioned as a CG / live-action hybrid family adventure. Plot details remain unknown at this time, although the whole “CG / live-action hybrid” thing suggests human characters will be involved somehow.

First launched in 1991, the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series centers on the bright blue speedster and his friends, including Tails, Knuckles, and Amy Rose, as they try to stop the villainous Doctor Eggman from taking over the world. Over 350 million copies of Sonic games have been sold across all platforms, adding up to a billion-dollar franchise. Sonic is up there with Mario and Donkey Kong as one of the most recognizable video game characters of all time. In other words, it’s no wonder Sony wants to make a movie.

Fowler received an Oscar nomination in 2005 for his short film Gopher Broke, which Miller produced. More recently, the pair were working on the Goon adaptation which had David Fincher attached to produce.

Miller is a VFX wizard who made his feature directing debut on Deadpool. He had been expected to return for the sequel but dropped out earlier this month over creative differences with star Ryan Reynolds. However, he’s already been set to re-team with studio 20th Century Fox to direct Influx, a Mark Bomback-scripted sci-fi thriller intended as the first in a trilogy
 

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Sonic the Hedgehog Movie: Deadpool's Tim Miller to Produce

Tim Miller‘s Deadpool days may be done, but he’s got his sights on another wacky beloved character. He’s just signed on to develop Sony’s Sonic the Hedgehog, based on the popular video game series. However, Miller will not direct — that job will go instead to his Blur Studio collaborator Jeff Fowler, who’ll be making his directorial debut.

Sony has been planning for some time to make a Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and hiring Miller and Fowler represents a big step forward. The pair will work with Neal H. Moritz (of the Fast and Furious) films, who will produce. Miller will serve as executive producer. Patrick Casey and Josh Miller are writing the movie, which is envisioned as a CG / live-action hybrid family adventure. Plot details remain unknown at this time, although the whole “CG / live-action hybrid” thing suggests human characters will be involved somehow.

First launched in 1991, the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series centers on the bright blue speedster and his friends, including Tails, Knuckles, and Amy Rose, as they try to stop the villainous Doctor Eggman from taking over the world. Over 350 million copies of Sonic games have been sold across all platforms, adding up to a billion-dollar franchise. Sonic is up there with Mario and Donkey Kong as one of the most recognizable video game characters of all time. In other words, it’s no wonder Sony wants to make a movie.

Fowler received an Oscar nomination in 2005 for his short film Gopher Broke, which Miller produced. More recently, the pair were working on the Goon adaptation which had David Fincher attached to produce.

Miller is a VFX wizard who made his feature directing debut on Deadpool. He had been expected to return for the sequel but dropped out earlier this month over creative differences with star Ryan Reynolds. However, he’s already been set to re-team with studio 20th Century Fox to direct Influx, a Mark Bomback-scripted sci-fi thriller intended as the first in a trilogy

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Has a live action cgi movie ever worked outside of Roger Rabbit:mjlol:?and technically that wasnt cgi probaly,so i guess the answer is no:jbhmm:?

Id rather see a Road Rash movie made by the guy who made Fast and the Furious than this bullshyt:camby:

Make a Zelda movie if you wanna do a live action,not with Sonic:scust:
 

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James Marsden to Star in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Movie (EXCLUSIVE)
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“Westworld’s” James Marsden will star in Paramount’s live-action/animation hybrid movie “Sonic the Hedgehog,” an adaptation of the classic video game, sources tell Variety.

The studio landed the film rights to the classic game in 2017 and tapped Jeff Fowler to direct.

Neal H. Moritz, who recently signed a first-look deal with Paramount, is producing under his Original Film banner. “Deadpool” director Tim Miller will serve as executive producer, along with Toby Ascher. Dmitri Johnson and Dan Jevons will co-produce.

Sega launched the Sonic game in 1991 and has sold more than 360 million copies to date, including both packaged and digital games on consoles, tablets, and mobile.

The game features a hedgehog named Sonic on a quest to defeat Doctor Robotnik, a scientist who has imprisoned animals in robots and stolen magical Chaos Emeralds.

The movie is set to bow on Nov. 15, 2019. The film marks the first time that Sonic has ever been adapted for the big screen.

Marsden can currently be seen as Teddy on HBO’s “Westworld,” which is in its second season and continues to be one of the network’s most popular shows. Marsden is also active on the film front, having most recently appeared in Rob Reiner’s “Shock and Awe.”

He is repped by CAA, and Authentic Talent and Literary Management.
 
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