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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 hit US theaters on Friday, and follows on from the 2020 initial by reuniting Sonic voice star Ben Schwartz and director Jeff Fowler for another eye-poppingly colorful experience motivated by Segas iconic computer game series.The sequel sees Sonics old bane Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) coordinating with an intense Knuckles (Idris Elba) to hunt down a reality-altering artifact and take vengeance on our hedgehog hero. Sonic isnt alone however– the traditional video games popular sidekick Tails (Colleen OShaughnessey) arrives in the world to help stop Robotniks fiendish plans.From opening scene to post-credits tease, the movie pays homage to the three decades of Sonic video games. Thats something that Schwartz, whom you might understand from cherished sitcom Parks and Recreation, and Fowler, who formerly directed Oscar-nomination animated brief Gopher Broke, were determined to double down on as the sequel leaned hard into the source material.Robotniks return thrills his henchman Agent Stone, but spells difficulty for Sonic.
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I got to geek out about Sonic with the personable Schwartz and passionate Fowler over Zoom ahead of the films release, discussing Knuckles rivalry with Sonic, the characters heart-warming individual journeys and tasty video game Easter eggs.Heres a records of our discussion, gently edited for clearness. We avoid any significant spoilers, but might reveal some classic video game references. If you wish to be completely surprised by those elements, come back after youve seen the movie.CNET: Sonic 2 brought me back to being a kid in the 90s, and the marketing leans heavily on the competition in between Sonic and Knuckles– a component I remember from Sonic 3 like it was yesterday. Ben, why is Sonic still cooler than Knuckles? Or vice versa, if youre feeling controversial.Schwartz: Im gon na stick up for Sonic, Im always gon na stick up for Sonic. I feel like Sonic is that kid in your class who has all this heart. Hes a heart-forward-type character, and likewise likes making individuals laugh. For that reason, I mean come on, how do you not root for Sonic?Knuckles crackles with strength throughout the motion picture.
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Going all the way back to the early 90s, Knuckles intro into Sonic was as a very powerful enemy– hes got very strength, Sonics got extremely speed. Ben simply absolutely crushes it as Sonic every time out. Schwartz: I enjoy that you state that, due to the fact that one of the huge things we try to do in these motion pictures is to get individuals to care about Sonic.
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This film is hopefully echoing things that people go through as kids and as grownups, when you believe you can take care of whatever and take on the world by yourself. And its really fun to see Tails come from a various planet and be the sycophant of Sonic, somebody who likes Sonic so much. Tails takes motivation from his new friend Sonic.
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Jeff, how do you stabilize all the timeless Sonic imagery with making the characters relatable?Fowler: It cant just be all about imagery, it cant just be about action– theres got ta be some substance to it. And in Sonic he sees the hero he desires to be, he looks up to Sonic very much like a kid brother looking at his big bro. If you know nothing about the game series, and youre coming into a theater, youre still going to be moved by it since those are very relatable themes.The traditional biplane image was one of the movies visual starting points.
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What video game referrals are each of you most happy of?Fowler: One of the most iconic images from the Sonic 2 computer game is Tails flying the biplane with Sonic on the wing. Its such an iconic picture of Sonic being delivered to fight by his friend. From the first day of preparing for the follow up, I was similar to “We have to do that. Thats got to be a big movie minute.” Theres a lot fantastic imagery from the thirty years of games. The level designs, the concept art– its a humiliation of riches. It certainly makes our job a lot much easier, to have such a terrific visual foundation as we make our plans.Schwartz: I love that if you look at Robotniks androids and drones, theres some that look like little wasps that come out. Likewise the backgrounds like the maze, theres a lot of various things that point to various levels that were in Sonic. I likewise similar to what takes place to Sonic when hes underwater..
The water scene blew my mind– the anxiety.Schwartz: Oh my goodness, theres absolutely nothing more nerve-wracking as a kid than being underwater in Sonic the Hedgehog and seeing the numbers pop up with how many seconds you have left. Theres recommendations throughout, even personal recommendations from things Ive done that Sonic states, and then outside of that theres references all throughout the video games. If you play the games, its simply gon na be full of little secrets weve left for you.
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Sonic and Tails fly into fight in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
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Sonic isnt alone though– the traditional video games famous sidekick Tails (Colleen OShaughnessey) shows up on Earth to help stop Robotniks fiendish plans.From opening scene to post-credits tease, the movie pays homage to the 3 decades of Sonic games. I got to geek out about Sonic with the personable Schwartz and passionate Fowler over Zoom ahead of the movies release, touching on Knuckles rivalry with Sonic, the characters heart-warming individual journeys and tasty video game Easter eggs.Heres a records of our discussion, lightly edited for clearness. Going all the way back to the early 90s, Knuckles introduction into Sonic was as a really powerful foe– hes got extremely strength, Sonics got very speed. And its really fun to see Tails come from a various planet and be the sycophant of Sonic, somebody who likes Sonic so much. What game references are each of you most proud of?Fowler: One of the most renowned images from the Sonic 2 video game is Tails flying the biplane with Sonic on the wing.