Paramount recently took to the stage of CinemaCon and revealed some exclusive footage from their upcoming
Sonic the Hedgehog movie. The live-action film will star Ben Schwartz as the titular speedster and James Marsden as, his cop friend, Tom Wachowski. Jim Carrey will also feature as the villainous Dr. Robotnik.
The first portion of footage focused on the meeting of Sonic and Tom, while the latter half focuses on Dr. Robotnik colluding with the military.
Comicbook.com recently reported a description of the footage, as sadly it hasn't been made public yet.
Sonic races past Tom Wachowski at 760 mph according to a radar gun. He zips down streets and through woods. The Paramount logo appears and is surrounded by gold rings. He runs so fast at one point that there’s an explosion.
Tom finds him, gets startled, and sends a tranquilizer dart into his leg. Later, Sonic explains that he’s gonna have to save Tom’s planet. Then, he takes out a truck following them before some action sequences come in. Sonic is stuffed into Tom’s back and smuggled into an office where people ask, ‘Is your child in that bag?’ He responds that there is a child but it’s not his.
Jim Carrey then took to the stage to preface the upcoming part of the presentation as it focuses on his iconic character. It sounds as if Robotnik will actually end up looking similar to his video-game counterpart after all.
The military discusses enlisting Dr. Robotnik’s help. He comes out of a black truck with a big mustache and tells Neal McDonough’s military major that he is in charge now. Carrey spews words quickly in his classic manner. He meets Tom, hunts down Sonic, and does some funky silly dance moves. By the end of the clip, he has embraced the full-on classic look of the character from the games.
Sonic the Hedgehog will be speeding into theatres on November 19th, 2019.