Sonic the Hedgehog (2007 film)

Sonic the Hedgehog (released as Sonic Adventure: The Movie in some countries) is a 2004 fantasy adventure action film directed by Michael Bay and written by James Cameron and J.J. Abrams. Based on the video game franchise published by Sega, it is the first installment in the original Sonic the Hedgehog film series. The film’s voice acting cast includes Ben Schwartz, Karen Bernstein, Dwayne Johnson, Hannah Tointon, Kathryn Newton, Elera Distler, Jim Carrey, Tyler Perry, and Ron Perlman. Film follows a blue hedgehog named Sonic the Hedgehog, and his friends, Miles “Tails” Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose, E-102 Gamma, and Tikal to stop the evil Dr. Robotnik and the water god, Chaos.

Universal bought the film rights to the game in November 1999 for a reported £1 million ($1.65 million). Production began in 2000, with Michael Bay being chosen to create the film from a shortlist of producers that included Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams. After Universal put the project in turnaround, Warner Bros. acquired it in December. Exercising its option on just two elements from the multi-script acquisition (a different screenplay was written by James Cameron, Ted Newsom, John Brancato, Barney Cohen, and Joseph Goldman), Warner Bros. hired Abrams to create a working screenplay (credited as Cameron's), and Abrams received sole credit in final billing. Directors Tim Burton, Roland Emmerich, Ang Lee, Chris Columbus, Jan de Bont, M. Night Shyamalan, Tony Scott, and David Fincher were considered to direct the project before Bay was hired as director in 2002. The majority of the cast signed on that year, and principal filming took place between February and July 2003 in Los Angeles. Industrial Light & Magic handled the motion-capture characters.

It premiered in Tokyo International Film Festival on October 25, 2004, also premiered in Japan on July 18, 2005, and was theatrically released in Los Angeles on December 10, 2005, and on December 14 in the United States. The film was highly acclaimed by both critics and audiences, who considered it to be a landmark in filmmaking and an achievement in the fantasy film genre. It grossed $395 million worldwide, making it the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2005.

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Cast

 * Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Karen Bernstein as Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Dwayne Johnson as Knuckles the Echidna
 * Hannah Tointon as Amy Rose
 * Kathryn Newton as Cream the Rabbit
 * Elera Distler as Tikal
 * Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik / Dr. Eggman
 * Tyler Perry as E-102 Gamma
 * Ron Perlman as Chaos

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