Sonic the Hedgehog: Project Shadow

Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle (released in the United Kingdom as Sonic Adventure 2: Re-Run and internationally as Sonic Adventure II) is a 2009 American live-action/computer-animated adventure fantasy film directed and written by J. J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Based on the video game franchise published by Sega, it is the sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), and the second installment of the original Sonic the Hedgehog film series. It stars voice actors, Ben Schwartz, Hayden Christensen, Amy Palant, Dwayne Johnson, Katherine McNamara, Kathleen Delaney, Jim Carrey, and Tyler Perry. The film continues as Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails and Knuckles the Echidna attempt to save the world, while Shadow the Hedgehog, Doctor Eggman and Rouge the Bat attempt to conquer it.

Following the critical and commercial success of Sonic the Hedgehog in December 2006, Sega announced and immediately set to work on producing a sequel. In December 2005, Martin Scorsese was hired to write the script and Spielberg was signed to direct. Schwartz, Johnson, Carrey, and Perry were set to reprise their roles from Sonic the Hedgehog, while Palant and McNamara were brought in to replace Karen Bernstein and Hannah Tointon in the role of Tails and Amy Rose. In the late months of 2007, Christensen and Delaney filled out the supporting cast. Filming took place from November 2007 to July 2008, mostly in San Francisco and Chicago as in the first film, except for a key sequence in Boston. The sequel, Episode Metal was released on November 30, 2011.

Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle premiered in Los Angeles on November 30, 2009, and was released in the United States on December 25 as the first Sonic film using IMAX Technology and released into IMAX Theatres. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who considered it an improvement over its predecessors. It was a commercial success, grossing over $60 million against a $70 million budget. It grossed $462 million worldwide, making it the eleventh-highest-grossing film of all time.

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Cast

 * Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Hayden Christensen as Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Amy Palant as Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Dwayne Johnson as Knuckles the Echidna
 * Katherine McNamara as Amy Rose
 * Kathleen Delaney as Rogue the Bat
 * Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik / Dr. Eggman
 * Tyler Perry as E-102 Gamma

Development
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Pre-production
Immediately following Sonic the Hedgehog 's release, Sega announced that they were developing a sequel, with an intended release date of April 30, 2010. In February 2007, after several months of negotiating, Spielberg officially signed on to direct. That same month, Justin Theroux signed to write the script, which would be based on a story written by Favreau and Downey. Theroux co-wrote Tropic Thunder, which Downey had starred in, and Downey recommended him to Marvel.

Filming
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Post-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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