Sonic the Hedgehog: Episode Metal

Sonic the Hedgehog: Episode Metal is a 2014 action-adventure sci-fi fantasy comedy film directed by Louis Leterrier, produced by Walter F. Parkes, Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove, and Shigeru Miyamoto and written by Michael Bay, Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. It is the eighteenth film in the Nintendo Cinematic Multiverse (NCM), based on the video game franchise published by Sega, following Sonic the Hedgehog: Project Shadow (2010). It stars Ben Schwartz and Jim Carrey reprising their roles with Colleen O'Shaughnessey, John Cena, Henry Cavill, Tessa Thompson, Jon St. John, Anna Kendrick, Tara Strong, Bill Fagerbakke, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Donald Glover, Nicolas Cage, Nancy Cartwright, Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, and Mark Strong joining the cast. The film continues as Team Sonic, Team Dark, Team Rose, and Team Chaotix attempt to save the world from Dr. Robotnik and Metal Sonic.

Development of a sequel to Project Shadow began in June 2011 when Miyamoto announced plans for it to follow the NCM crossover film Super Smash Bros. Melee (2013). In July, director Brett Ratner withdrew from the sequel. J. J. Abrams and Patty Jenkins were considered to replace him as director before Leterrier was hired in September 2011 after his previous projects The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Clash of the Titans (2010), working with Bay to make the script more character-centric, focus on thriller elements, and use concepts from Sonic '06, Sonic Unleashed, and Sonic Colors, as well as one of Bay's own film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The film's supporting cast, including Glover, Cage, and Cartwright, were brought on throughout April and May 2012. Filming took place from August 30, 2012 to April 24, 2013, primarily at EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina. Additional filming took place around North Carolina as well as in Florida, Los Angeles, and China. The film's budget was reportedly $598 million.

Warner Bros. released the film in Los Angeles on July 3, 2014, in the United States on July 18, 2014 and in Japan on August 15, as the first film in Phase Three of the NCM. It grossed approximately $598 million worldwide, becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2014; it was at the time the highest-grossing film in the series and currently the third-highest-grossing film of the franchise. Critical reception was mixed, with praise for its action but criticism for its lack of depth.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Miles "Tails" Prower
 * John Cena as Knuckles the Echidna
 * Henry Cavill as Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Tessa Thompson as Rogue the Bat
 * Jon St. John as E-123 Omega
 * Anna Kendrick as Amy Rose
 * Tara Strong as Cream the Rabbit
 * Bill Fagerbakke as Big the Cat
 * Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Chao
 * Donald Glover as Vector the Crocodile
 * Nicolas Cage as Espio the Chameleon
 * Nancy Cartwright as Charmy Bee
 * Shia LaBeouf as Silver the Hedgehog
 * Natalie Portman as Blaze the Cat
 * Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik / Dr. Eggman
 * Mark Strong as Metal Sonic

Live-action cast
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Production
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Release
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Reception
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Sequels
Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog film series

Transcripts
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