The pixelated, cotton candy-blue hero from one of millennials’ most beloved video game franchises has come to life to kick ass in the first trailer for Sonic The Hedgehog.
Paramount dropped the first trailer for the live-action movie, which stars Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic, Tom Wachowski as the human sidekick, and Jim Carrey as the ultra-fast fur ball’s nemesis.
Anyone who played the popular Sega titlewill instantly recognize the unmistakable «ding» sound of those health-givinggoldrings and Sonic’s classic head-over-tail spin.
But there’s one characteristic of the anthropomorphic character’s CGI design in particular that isn’t sitting well with audiences: his extremely human-esque teeth.
Here’s the official synopsis:
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.
Others pointed out the arguably questionable decision to set the trailer to Coolio’s Grammy-winning track «Gangsters Paradise. »
We’ll see ifSonic The Hedgehog speeds to glory or goes up in flames like so many other silver screen adaptations of popular video games when ithits theaters November 8.
