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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Advance Screening Giveaway

January 27, 2020

Based on the global blockbuster video game 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.

BackstageOL will be hosting advance screenings for the Sonic the Hedgehog on Saturday, February 8 in the following cities:

Sonic the Hedgehog opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, February 14 (Valentine’s Day).

The movie is rated PG by the MPAA for for action, some violence, rude humor and brief mild language.

CAST

Ben Schwartz – “Sonic”
Jim Carrey – “Dr. Ivo Robotnik”
James Marsden – “Tom Wachowski”
Tika Sumpter – “Maddie Wachowski”
Lee Majdoub – “Stone”
Adam Pally – “Billy Robb”
Neal McDonough – “Major Bennington”
Frank C. Turner – “Crazy Carl”
Ben Schwartz – “Sonic”
Jim Carrey – “Dr. Ivo Robotnik”
James Marsden – “Tom Wachowski”
Tika Sumpter – “Maddie Wachowski”
Lee Majdoub – “Stone”
Adam Pally – “Billy Robb”
Neal McDonough – “Major Bennington”
Frank C. Turner – “Crazy Carl”

FUN FACTS

Sonic was redesigned after initial backlash for the first trailer went viral. The redesign pushed the release back from November 12, 2019 to Valentine’s Day 2020 to allow the visual effects team to alter the character as “the best he can be.” Fans have since praised the character’s new look that’s much closer to his appearance in the video game.
One of the co-writers for the film wanted a PG-13 rating, however it got a PG rating to make it more family friendly and appeal to a wider audience.
Sonic in this film has new shoes, and a furrier appearance, as well as an athlete body that suits a runner. According to producer Tim Miller, “fur is an essential part of integrating Sonic into the real world as a real creature.”
Sonic is the 5th character voiced by Ben Schwartz to be associated with the color blue. The other 4 had been Skidmark in the DreamWorks Animation film Turbo (2013), Steve the Troll in the Nick Junior series Wallykazam! (2014), Dewey Duck in the Disney XD series DuckTales (2017), and Leonardo in the Nickelodeon series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018).