Sonic the Hedgehogis up and running once again — and he has a fresh new look!
On Tuesday, Paramount Pictures debuted the famous cartoon’s design changes with anew official trailerfor the Sega video game-inspired film, after initial reactions to the original design released in April caused an internet frenzy. Fans blasted the old trailer for portraying Sonic as “human-like” and were particularly upset about Sonic’s realistic looking teeth and shapely legs,Vulturereported.
Now, the electric blue hedgehog has been reimagined to look more like the traditional cartoon character — boasting larger, more animated eyes, white gloves instead of white hands, thin legs and all-around less human-like features.
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Sonic the Hedgehog.Paramount Pictures
Then, he tweeted it was “taking a little more time to make Sonic just right” and that the character would be going through “design changes” in the coming months.
“Thank you for the support. And the criticism. The message is loud and clear,”Fowler tweeted laterin May. “You aren’t happy with the design & you want changes. It’s going to happen. Everyone at Paramount & Sega are fully committed to making this character the BEST he can be… #sonicmovie #gottafixfast.”
Excited to share the hedgehog’s new and improved look, Fowler tweeted on Tuesday, “Today is the DAY! Could not be more excited to share our new Sonic with you. THANK YOU for your patience and support. This wouldn’t have been possible without the fans. #SonicMovie.”
After seeing the trailer, fans were quick to thank Fowler and his team for hearing them out and making the design change.
“Thanks to you and your team for change the design, it means a lot,” one userwrote.
Anotheradded, “Thank you too, sir! You’re definitely getting my money.”
“I have an absolute respect and admiration that you were willing to change the design,” another fan said.
Although Sonic received a makeover, the rest of the trailer reflected many of the same scenes as it did in the original teaser.
The film is set to hit theaters on Feb. 14, 2020.
source: people.com
