Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Full Movie 2022: It is a live adventure comedy movie releasing on April 8, 2022 (United States). It is based on a video game franchise by Sega.
It is the sequel to Sonic The Hedgehog which was released back in the year 2020. This movie is directed by Jeff Fowler and produced by Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara, and Hitoshi Okuno.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Plot
This movie is set after the events of Sonic the Hedgehog. In this movie, Tom and Maddie are seen going to Hawaii to attend a wedding and Sonic decided to stay in Green Hills. As soon as Toom and Maddie left for Hawaii, Sonic’s enemy returns to earth to take revenge on Sonic.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Marketing
The teaser poster of the movie was revealed back in December 2021. The next day, at The Game Awards 2021, the first trailer of the movie was released. The audience was seen quite happy seeing the reworked version of ‘Emerald Hill Zone” by Masato Nakamura. This music was previously used in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 video game.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Release
It is released by Paramount Pictures theatrically. It was released in France and Netherland on March 30, 2022. In the United Kingdom, it was released on April 1, 2022. Now, it is all set to release in the United States on April 8, 2022.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Development
The development of this movie was first started in April 2020 when Marsden expressed his interest in making a sequel that will feature characters from the Sonic The Hedgehog 2 video game. He also said that this film will feature Tails as he appeared in the mid-credit scene of Sonic The Hedgehog.
The main motive behind including Tails was to make people understand more about his character. This movie is focused on the friendship of Sonic and Tails. In May, Paramount Pictures confirmed the news about this movie. They said the movie is in development and Jeff Fowler is directing is the director of the movie.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Casting
In January 2020, Jim Carrey said that his character might be seen in Sonic The Hedgehog 2. On March 6, 2020, James Marsden confirmed the news that he has signed the movie. On January 26, 2021, Tika Sumpter confirmed her role as Maddie Wachowski in the movie. Following is the list of Voice Cast of the movie:
- Ben Schwartz as Sonic (voice)
- Idris Elba Idris Elba as Knuckles (voice)
- Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Tails (voice)
- Jim Carrey as Dr. Ivo Robotnik
- James Marsden as Tom
- Tika Sumpter as Maddie
- Natasha Rothwell as Rachel
- Shemar Moore as Randall
- Adam Pally as Wade
- Lee Majdoub as Agent Stone
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Box Office
The Budget for the movie was $90 million. It opens this weekend, keeping a constant sequence of dollars into the theatrical marketplace with an estimated opening of $50 million-plus, and possibly $60M.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Filming
The filming of the movie was held in Vancouver and Hawaii. Principal photography was started in Vancouver on March 15, 2021. Brandon Trost did the cinematography of the movie.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Critical Response
Talking about “Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Critical Response“, it is not as good as Sonic the Hedgehog Part 1, but it is still enjoyable. The animation done in this movie is quite over the top but in terms of humor, it is almost the same as Sonic the Hedgehog.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Post-production
Marza Animation Planet and Moving Picture Company provided Visual effects and animation for the movie. They have worked for Sonic The Hedgehog. John Whittington is the screenwriter of Sonic The Hedgehog 2.
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Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Music
On December 8, 2021, it was announced that Tom Holkenbory will be returning as the composer. He has previously composed music for the first film of Sonic The Hedgehog. This time, the movie is having a single titled named “Stars in the Sky”, it is given by American musician Kid Cudi.