Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 film by Jeff Fowler
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| 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film was released. |
| December 2024 | Fourth Sonic the Hedgehog film was announced, scheduled for theatrical release on March 19, 2027. |
| April 2024 | Knuckles spin-off miniseries starring Idris Elba was released on Paramount+. |
| 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 film was released. |
| 2022 | The original 'Ugly Sonic' design appears as a supporting character in the film Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, voiced by comedian Tim Robinson. |
| February 19 2021 | Movie added to Amazon Prime Video streaming service. |
| February 18 2021 | Movie added to streaming service Hulu. |
| January 2021 | DVD and Blu-ray releases crossed 2 million units sold in the United States. |
| January 2021 | Sonic the Hedgehog home media releases crossed 2 million units sold in the United States. |
| 2020 | Film received mixed reviews, with 64% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and an average Metacritic score of 47 out of 100. |
| 2020 | The Sonic the Hedgehog film was released, receiving mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the performances of Ben Schwartz as Sonic and Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, and nostalgia elements. |
| 2020 | The song "Speed Me Up" by Wiz Khalifa, Lil Yachty, Ty Dolla Sign, and Sueco the Child goes viral, receiving over 15 million streams and 1.8 billion views on the TikTok challenge associated with the film soundtrack. |
| July 31 2020 | The film was released in China after being postponed due to the pandemic, ultimately underperforming at the box office due to new theatre policies. |
| June 26 2020 | Delayed Japanese release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| June 26 2020 | Film was theatrically released in Japan. |
| June 26 2020 | Theatrical release of Sonic the Hedgehog in Japan. |
| May 19 2020 | DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray physical home media versions released by Paramount Home Entertainment, also including 'Around the World in 80 Seconds' short film. |
| March 31 2020 | Digital version of Sonic the Hedgehog released, including the original short film 'Around the World in 80 Seconds'. |
| March 27 2020 | Original planned release date in Japan, which was subsequently postponed. |
| March 20 2020 | Paramount announced early home media release for Sonic the Hedgehog in the United States and Canada due to COVID-19 pandemic movie theater closures. |
| March 14 2020 | The film became the highest-grossing film based on a video game in US box office history, surpassing Detective Pikachu. |
| February 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog was released in 40 countries during its opening weekend, topping the international box office and breaking the record for biggest opening weekend by a video game-based film. |
| February 14 2020 | Film theatrically released in the United States on Valentine's Day. |
| February 14 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Movie Novelization by Kiel Phegley was published by Penguin Books, released alongside the film. |
| February 14 2020 | Film was finally released in theaters after the character redesign, pushed back from previous dates. |
| February 14 2020 | The film's soundtrack was released in both digital and physical formats, coinciding with the film's release. |
| February 14 2020 | New release date for the Sonic the Hedgehog film after a five-month redesign process led by artist Tyson Hesse from Marza Animation Planet, which added an estimated $5 million to the production budget. |
| February 14 2020 | Film was theatrically released in the United States. |
| February 14 2020 | Theatrical release of Sonic the Hedgehog in the United States. |
| February 14 2020 | Tom Holkenborg's soundtrack for Sonic the Hedgehog was released by Paramount Music in both digital and physical formats. |
| January 25 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog premiered at the Paramount Pictures studio lot. |
| January 24 2020 | "Boom" by X Ambassadors is released by Atlantic Records as part of the Sonic the Hedgehog film soundtrack promotional material. |
| November 12 2019 | Second trailer released with a redesigned Sonic, receiving overwhelmingly positive responses and praised for its improved character design. |
| November 8 2019 | Release date was moved up one week to November 8, 2019. |
| November 8 2019 | Original planned release date for the Sonic the Hedgehog film before the character redesign delayed the movie. |
| May 2 2019 | Director Jeff Fowler announced on Twitter that Sonic would be redesigned following widespread criticism of the character's initial appearance in the film. |
| April 2019 | First trailer was released in April 2019, which received a negative reaction. |
| April 4 2019 | First trailer of the Sonic the Hedgehog film premiered at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, receiving near-unanimous criticism for Sonic's humanoid appearance. |
| March 2019 | Images of the original Sonic film design were leaked online, drawing significant fan criticism. |
| February 2019 | Tom Holkenborg was hired to compose the score for the Sonic the Hedgehog film, drawing from his previous collaboration with executive producer Miller on Deadpool. |
| 2018 | Sonic the Hedgehog was initially scheduled for release by Sony Pictures Releasing. |
| December 9 2018 | Test footage of Sonic the Hedgehog film was screened at Comic Con Experience in Brazil, accompanied by a teaser poster revealing Sonic's initial silhouette design with the tagline 'A Whole New Speed of Hero'. |
| October 2018 | Principal photography for the Sonic film concluded in October. |
| September 2018 | Principal photography for the Sonic film began in September in Vancouver and Vancouver Island. |
| August 2018 | Most of the cast signed on for the Sonic the Hedgehog film. |
| August 2018 | Most of the film's cast was signed on by August 2018. |
| February 2018 | Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights and rescheduled the release to November 15, 2019. |
| 2017 | Paramount Pictures acquired the Sonic film project after Sony put it in turnaround. |
| 2016 | Jeff Fowler was brought in to direct the Sonic the Hedgehog film. |
| 2016 | Appears in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. |
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