{"id":11674,"date":"2019-05-25T17:25:39","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T16:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=11674"},"modified":"2019-05-25T17:25:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T16:25:47","slug":"the-internets-complaints-push-back-sonic-the-hedgehog-movie-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=11674","title":{"rendered":"The internet&#039;s complaints push back &#039;Sonic the Hedgehog&#039; movie release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The internet has won. The release date of the live-action <em>Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em> movie has been pushed back to February 2020.<\/p>\n<p>While normally the public doesn&#8217;t really know what causes these kinds of delays, this time the public <em>caused<\/em> this delay thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/entertainment\/4524\/the-internet-is-concerned-about-the-teeth-in-sonic-the-hedge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">barrage of complaints<\/a> levied against the design of the titular hedgehog after the first trailer dropped in April.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em> director Jeff Fowler announced the delay on Twitter Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Taking a little more time to make Sonic just right.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/novfxartistswereharmedinthemakingofthismovie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#novfxartistswereharmedinthemakingofthismovie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gxhu9lhU76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/gxhu9lhU76<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Fowler (@fowltown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fowltown\/status\/1131937685700980736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 24, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fowler previously acknowledged the complaints about Sonic&#8217;s design in early May, pledging that the studio was listening and was going to make changes to make it all better.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you for the support. And the criticism. The message is loud and clear&#8230; you aren&#8217;t happy with the design &amp; you want changes. It&#8217;s going to happen. Everyone at Paramount &amp; Sega are fully committed to making this character the BEST he can be&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sonicmovie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#sonicmovie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gottafixfast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#gottafixfast<\/a> ?\u270c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Fowler (@fowltown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fowltown\/status\/1124056098925944832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 2, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>People (many of them artists) immediately took to Twitter to send their condolences to the artists working on the design of Sonic in the live-action movie, who undoubtedly would have had to work grueling hours to finish in time for the film&#8217;s original release date of November.<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>With four extra months and the hashtag &#8220;#novfxartistswereharmedinthemakingofthismovie,&#8221; Fowler and the studio seem to be acknowledging that this is no small feat and they want to give artists ample time to get it done without breaking their spirits.<\/p>\n<p>Some people have already noted that a change has been made after noticing that Sonic&#8217;s arm in Fowler&#8217;s date announcement photo is wearing the signature white glove, which was absent in the trailer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1lA1DfC8Nn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/1lA1DfC8Nn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 woodrot (@okkooliguess) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/okkooliguess\/status\/1131948789189742595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 24, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other people have chimed in to send their condolences to the old design of Sonic, who will probably never see the light of day outside of that one trailer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Goodnight sweet prince <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JdNnusshkG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JdNnusshkG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ?Polite Boy? (Birthday in 29 days) ?Ois\u00edn? (@PoliteBoyy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoliteBoyy\/status\/1131940060457312256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 24, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The internet is mostly celebrating its rare win, changing the course of history for the live action <em>Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em> movie.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/video\/sonic-the-hedgehog-trailer?utm_cid=a-seealso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Sonic The Hedgehog&#8217; trailer is here to make you question reality<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Does this mean the internet will be even more insistent that movie studios, game developers, and TV writers will bend to their whims? Probably.<\/p>\n<p>Does this mean that the internet will again? 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