'Sonic the Hedgehog' movie delayed to 2020 to fix his look

"Taking a little more time to make Sonic just right", director Jeff Fowler announced in a tweet alongside an illustration of Sonic's hand holding up a sign with the new release date: February 14, 2020. The original design for Movie Sonic got rid of those funny-animal-trademark white gloves and gave him a distressingly well-muscled body so this is a big change. The original Sonic trailer clocked a great 31.4M views on YouTube.

And the movie's director revealed on Friday that the film's release will be delayed by three months as they tweak the character. Sega launched the Sonic game in 1991 and has sold more than 360 million copies to date, including both packaged and digital games on consoles, tablets, and mobile. "You aren't happy with the design & you want changes". Are you looking forward to the new Sonic character design?

While the Sonic movie was originally on track for a late 2019 release, it's now been pushed back to February 14, 2020. It's going to happen.

The delay is a response to negative fan feedback on the trailer, which premiered earlier this month. In general, he looked just like a kid in a Sonic costume. Yes, that's Valentine's Day and, no, this probably isn't the best place for a first date.

While we may have to wait a bit longer to see Sonic in action, at least we now know that it will be a little easier on the team who have to make these changes a reality.

Starring Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic and human-form Jim Carrey as Sonic's nemesis Doctor Robotnik, Sonic the Hedgehog is the first feature film adaptation of the beloved Sega videogame franchise.