Sonic The Hedgehog Franchise Director Reflects On Design Backlash 5 Years Later: "Those Opinions Were Heard & Addressed"

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Sonic the Hedgehog franchise director Jeff Fowler has reflected on the main hero's original design backlash five years after the infamous first trailer. When the first trailer for the first film was released, Sonic's design was heavily criticized, with his small eyes, gloveless hands, and human teeth causing him to be dubbed"Ugly Sonic" by fans. Luckily, Paramount responded by redesigning the character and pushing the movie from November 2019 to February 2020.

Every movie is going to face challenges and obviously we had some very public ones with the redesign, but all that stuff has just become part of our story. And it’s something that I sort of champion. We now have this amazing relationship with our fans. They obviously voiced some opinions, and those opinions were heard and addressed. It’s now just become part of this great relationship with them.

&#x2715 Remove Ads What Fowler's Statement Says About Sonic's Eventual Redesign The Movies Wouldn't Be The Same Without A More Game-Accurate Look Close While the success of the first movie came from both its appeal to an all-ages audience and Jim Carrey's performance as Dr. Robotnik, the effort to redesign Sonic no doubt helped in making it even more appealing.

Posts &#x2715 Remove Ads Although the initial reactions to"Ugly Sonic" were negative, the design has since become a joke, with Paramount giving away an ugly Christmas sweater with the original design in their 12 Hours of Sonic 3 Giveaway earlier this month. The character also showed up in 2022's Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, voiced by Tim Robison, as an FBI contact after getting scrapped from the film.

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