'Sonic the Hedgehog' Director Promises Design Changes Amid Criticism

'Sonic the Hedgehog' director Jeff Fowler has heard the Internet's concerns loud and clear.

The Sonic the Hedgehog balloon is seen during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade/
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The Sonic the Hedgehog balloon is seen during the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade/

The premiere of the first full-length trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog was met with plenty of questions from the Internet.

While most still remain up in the air, the film’s director Jeff Fowler has addressed one particular concern regarding Sonic’s design, vowing that changes will be made by the time the film is released. 

Thank you for the support. And the criticism. The message is loud and clear... you aren't happy with the design & you want changes. It's going to happen. Everyone at Paramount & Sega are fully committed to making this character the BEST he can be... #sonicmovie #gottafixfast 🔧✌️

— Jeff Fowler (@fowltown) May 2, 2019

With Sonic slated for a November 8 release, Fowler is giving his team only six months to fix the look of Sonic while also making adjustments elsewhere. Good luck!

The main takeaway from the criticisms about Sonic's design is that the movie's take on the character doesn't have the exaggerated features—eyes, legs—that we have seen in the video game version. 

Left is original screenshot. Right is my rework to make #Sonic more stylized. pic.twitter.com/IhXeAZYlQI

— Edward Pun (@EdwardPun1) April 30, 2019

Oh, and for the love of God, get rid of his human teeth. 

Good morning to absolutely everyone and everything other than live action Sonic the Hedgehog’s creepy human teeth xx pic.twitter.com/yJX6WPW7Li

— Alanah Pearce (@Charalanahzard) April 30, 2019

why did they give sonic human teeth. who decided this would be a good ideai just wanna talk pic.twitter.com/rhaSEXSyKx

— dude🐛 (@fhksjfjksjfk) May 1, 2019

Hey, at least Jim Carrey’s portrayal of Robotnik is being positively received. 

So I'll give credit where credit's due with the Sonic movie trailer: I like the idea of Robotnik looking more like a "normal" person at the start, deteriorating (for lack of a better term) into the classic Eggman look.

Also his Eggman look at the end genuinely looks really good. pic.twitter.com/Lxib0Temgu

— Benjamin Breuer (@BenjaMage) April 30, 2019

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