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James Marsden tapped in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ movie adaptation
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Actor James Marsden arrives for the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Exposition Center on January 29, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. Marsden has been tapped to play Sonic the Hedgehog in a planned movie adaptation of the video game classic. (AFP/Robyn Beck)
Actor James Marsden has been tapped to play Sonic the Hedgehog in a planned movie adaptation of the video game classic.
Paramount Pictures landed the rights to the film, Variety reported on Wednesday. This will be the first time Sonic the Hedgehog will be adapted into a movie.
Jeff Fowler will be on the director’s seat for the film, marking his debut. Deadpool director Tim Miller will serve as executive producer.
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The Sonic franchise was first released in 1991 under Sega. It features the blue hedgehog Sonic who is on a quest to defeat the evil Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik.
Marsden shot to fame for his portrayal of Cyclops in the X-Men movie franchise. He currently stars in the US science fiction series Westworld.
The movie is slated to be released on Nov. 15, 2019, in the US.
This article appeared on the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
