The new Sonic movie has been creating waves recently after the movie had to fully reconstruct the character. After several big changes and even a few reshoots, the movie is back on schedule and earlier this weekend the official Sonic The Hedgehog Twitter page tweeted out a new trailer. In the tweet which tagged Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson a trailer was included as Sonic proclaims "What year is it? Is The Rock president?"
The Rock, who is widely known for his smash hit movies, wrestling career, and even a short stint in gaming, saw the tweet mention and was beside himself. The Rock used to play Sonic while he was in college and hearing his name on the trailer made the 6' 5" man of muscle speechless. "Life can be so damn wildly unpredictable and surreal at times," he tweeted with mind-blown emoji.
Ben Schwartz, the voice of the Sonic the Speed Demon and recently in the news for the Fortnite Star Wars event where he appeared alongside J.J. Abrams, also got wind of The Rock's tweet. Sharing in on the excitement, Schwartz joked that he was going to get the team to digitally add a "turtle neck, gold chain, and fanny pack," on to Sonic. The outfit was one The Rock shared years ago mocking his own fashion choices.
The Rock, like many others, enjoyed the fast-paced gameplay of the original Sonic the Hedgehog series. There have been several variations of the game including the most recent Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. However, the most recent remake utilizing 3D platforming was Sonic Forces and Sonic Mania which mixed three-dimensional landscapes and platform gaming.
There was a rumor that Sonic the Hedgehog would make a surprise appearance at the 2019 Game Awards earlier this week, where several fans hopped for a new game. Fan theorized there may be an update or brand new game announced Sega confirmed a new game back in March at SXSW. However, there was no game announcement much to many gamers' chagrin.
The movie appears to be the only thing in store for the Blue Blur, but with it will be tons of Sonic merchandise and gear. It is possible that during the release of the movie a new game will be announced sometime in 2020, but as of now, fans will just have to enjoy previously released console and arcade games.
The Sonic the Hedgehog movie will release February 14th, 2020.