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Sonic the Hedgehog 2
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2022 film directed by Jeff Fowler
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a 2022 American live-action/animated comedy, action, and adventure film directed by Jeff Fowler. The screenplay was written by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller, with music composed by Junkie XL. The cast includes Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, and Adam Pally, while Ben Schwartz, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Idris Elba, and Malik Bentalha provide voice acting. The film was produced by Original Film, Blur Studio, Marza Animation Planet, Paramount Pictures, and SEGA, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
The movie has a runtime of 123 minutes and was released in the United States and Japan. It carries a PG rating and features the tagline "Welcome to the next level." Production costs were $110,000,000, with a reported revenue of $405,421,518. Audience reception varied across platforms, with an IMDb rating of 6.5, a Metacritic score of 47/100, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 69%. The film received 2 wins and 3 nominations.
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7.4After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.
Cast
- Ben Schwartz as Sonic (voice)
- James Marsden as Tom Wachowski
- Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski
- Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Tails (voice)
- Idris Elba as Knuckles (voice)
- Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik
Themes
- mad scientist
- sequel
- revenge
- based on video game
- duringcreditsstinger
- hedgehog
- live action and animation
- relaxed
- joyous
- cheerful
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
115,967 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
Metacritic
47/100
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- science fiction film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Follows
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Based on
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Director
- Jeff Fowler
- Screenwriter
- Josh Miller
- Cast member
- Lee Majdoub
- Composer
- Junkie XL
- Cinematographer
- Brandon Trost
- Narrative location
- Hawaii
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 837094
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2022-09-23
- title
- Sonic 2 : Le Film
- different from
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- review score
- 47/100
- hashtag
- SonicMovie2
- box office
- 34683689
- attendance
- 2235189
- Commons category
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a 2022 action-adventure comedy film based on the Sonic video game series. The sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and the second instalment in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series, it was directed by Jeff Fowler and written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller, and John Whittington. Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Colleen O'Shaughnessey and Adam Pally reprise their roles, with Shemar Moore and Idris Elba joining the cast. In the film, Sonic and his friend Tails embark on a journey to find the Master Emerald before their nemesis, Dr. Robotnik, and his accomplice, Knuckles the Echidna.
Following the success of the first film, Paramount Pictures announced the sequel in May 2020, with Fowler, Casey, Miller and the cast returning. Filming took place from March to June 2021 in Vancouver and Hawaii. The film was inspired by the video games Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994), and Sonic & Knuckles (1994).
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