Remember how the last year or more has seen talk of Paramount developing a Sonic the Hedgehog movie? Well, now that film has found its lead.
As per Variety, James Marsden will star as everyone’s favourite superfast blue hedgehog. Marsden, of course, has impressed genre fans over the years with the likes of Gossip, The Box, HBO’s Westworld, and as Cyclops in the cinematic X-Men franchise.
This Sonic picture will be a mixture of live-action and CGI work, similar to what we saw in Jon Favreau’s impressive The Jungle Book. Gopher Broke’s Jeff Fowler will direct, with Neal H. Mortiz producing through his Original Film banner. Deadpool’s Tim Miller is on board as an executive producer.
The character of Sonic made his debut way back in 1991 on the SEGA Mega Drive. A superfast hedgehog, the blue furball sped around various levels as he collected gold rings on his quest to stop Doctor Robotnik and free a bunch of captive animals. Following that, plenty of further games, cartoon series, comics, and any merch imaginable followed for Sonic, including the addition of friends such as Tails and Knuckles.
As ever, expect more on Sonic the Hedgehog as it continues to develop.