Earlier today, the official Twitter account for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie released a brief, new promotional video for the upcoming film — that's set to speed into theatres on February 14th, 2020. While the spot featured some new footage, it most notably included a fun reference to Dwayne Johnson.
"Where am I? What year is it? Is The Rock president?" asks Sonic.
Following this promo doing the rounds, Johnson took to social media himself to comment on being mentioned. The actor revealed that he's actually a fan of the
Sonic the Hedgehog games and used to play them in college way back when.
"So crazy I used to love playing Sonic in college.
Many moons later this... life can be so damn wildly unpredictable and surrel at times."
It's pretty heartwarming to be sure. The voice of
Sonic the Hedgehog, Ben Schwartz, responded to Johnson's tweet mentioning that it brought a smile to his face. Schwartz also mentioned that he will try to pull some strings and get another reference to The Rock in there. You can check out the actors' tweets below (via
Gamefragger):
Based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG tells the story of the world’s speediest hedgehog as he embraces his new home on Earth. In this live-action adventure comedy, Sonic and his new best friend Tom (James Marsden) team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) and his plans for world domination. The family-friendly film also stars Tika Sumpter and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic.
Sonic the Hedgehog speeds into theatres on February 14th, 2020.