Deadpool Director Has Been Tapped To Work On The Sonic Movie

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1. Uuuuuuuuh… what? What? What?

   Um, I guess the movie now has a 2% or 3% chance of being good now, but… who would have thought of this? Who said “The person who made one of the highest grossing R-rated films should direct a kid’s film?”

   I mean, I can see it working out. Having a bit of edge could really work in the film, and the guy has a good sense of fun, which we also need, and maybe he can reign things in from his usual work. This is clearly a Marvel Studios move, where they go with slightly arturist, risky directors instead of a big name, so again, it could really work out.

   But on the other hand, I can easily see Miller being uncomfortable, unsure with making a kid’s film, let alone a Sonic film, and maybe not going far enough or too far. But I’ve only seen Deadpool and I’m basing all of my judgements on that alone, so I’ll refer back to my previous positive paragraph.

   In any regard, this certainly would NOT have been something I could have thought up or considered.

   1. He’s not directing it. He’s executive producer. He’s worked on family stuff before, like the animated short Gopher Broke.

      1. Um.
         Okay then.
         Sorry, my bad.

2. so thats the only real reason why he left the film so he can work on a 2018 sonic movie. well. i’m amazes. besides, i’m pretty sure people will get a kicked out of this.

   1. Actually he and Ryan Reynolds had creative differences on the Deadpool sequel so he left.

3. Wait, I thought Evan Susser and Van Robichaux were writing this? Who are Patrick Casey and John Miller? ..Mandela Effect?

   1. Apparently, not anymore. The two new writers worked on Golan the Insatiable.

      1. I hope that does not mean this project swirling into development hell. I am already skeptical of this movie since Sony has such a abysmal track record for CGI movies. This reshuffling only make me worry that they are having trouble grasping a strong identity for their story. At this point, I would rather see Pixar or Dreamworks try their hand at this than have Sony do it and flub it up big time.

      2. I just checked. The two new writers are responsible for just the screenplay, the scripting. If this is correct, the story itself is still in the hands of Van Robichaux and Evan Susser:
         http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3794354/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_wr#writers

4. Wait a sec… I thought this was supposed to be PG-13. :/

   1. It is.

      They said it’s a “family” movie.

      1. Funny how PG13 can still be considered “family” when nowadays it’s pretty much treated as “safer R”.

   2. Honestly, since the previous writers info has been casually dropped that means anything else might just as well be, such as the rating, which is tied to the writing.

5. As long as it has a good story and goes deep in presenting characters( especially for new comers) I’ll go with it.

6. Well just add this to the growing list of reasons for me to be excited for this movie.

7. When I think well made Sonic movie I’m thinkin’ something between the lines of The Fifth Element and the first two Mummy movies with wacky action, epic moments, a semi-serious plot which has occasional drama and IS serious, but still has funny moments nonetheless and is about saving the world from whatever evil that lurks in the shadows.

   If this movie will be anything like the action sequences of the Deadpool movie then I’ll be at least partially satisfied with it.

   Just don’t make it diaper-friendly and keep the comedy levels as low as possible.

   1. It’s Sonic. Let’s make the comedy noticeably present but not pathetically forced and the action should by not necessarily violent but action-packed eye candy complete with tricks and camera swipes. xD

      What you described, you’re probably thinking of Assassin’s Creed~

8. This gives me a bit more faith in the project, but the hybrid aspect still has me largely wary. We’ll see, despite the problems with it, I enjoyed the Blue Core fan project.

9. I didn’t know PG-13 could be considered a Family Film!

   1. I think describing this movie as a family movie is weird in the first place but it can be a “family” movie and PG-13 at the same time, remember that almost every super hero movie is PG-13 (with the exception of Deadpool and some others).

   2. I think the movie rating system has been rendered mostly illiterate with R being the only thing that matters, we’re back to the 80’s early 90’s when things like Robocop and Terminator were highly popular with kids despite them not being kid friendly at all.

   3. Pretty much every movie in the mcu is family friendly and they’re all pg 13.

10. Personally this got me a little more excited about this movie, I have nothing but respect towards Blur Studios and their work, they really bring amazing cinematography to the world of videogames so I’m excited about Jeff Fowler directing this even if it will be his directional debut.

    Also I loved Deadpool, both for its humor and action pieces, as the reports say Tim Miller left because he wanted to make a less raunchy and more stylized sequel, which I don’t think favors Deadpool but it certainly favors other franchises like Sonic.

    On top of that Marza is still closely working with the movie and they do have a lot of experience in representing Sonic in a very cinematic way, and I don’t know about you guys but the fact that the team behind the movie is so unconventional gives me hopes for it, hope we get more info soon!

    1. It’s kinda a tragedy because of how much that the film got Deadpool and that Miller didn’t seem to, you’d think it would be the studio rather than the director. Ah well even if the sequels blow the first film can be pointed to as a film that just straight up went for it and got rewarded.

       1. How much what?

          1. I think he means how close the movie got to capturing who Deadpool is.

11. The whole idea of a PG-13 Sonic movie has irked me from the get go. I mean, at least happy it’ll have a semi-serious tone, so we can get some story, but the only thing I can think of when I hear “Sonic” and “PG-13” is Shadow the Hedgehog. Now, let me ask you this. Do you suppose this movie will be just outside the realm of PG, like, maybe just a little too dark and edgy for a PG rating? Or do you think they are “shooting” for a PG-13. I can deal with a little violence and drama and the like, actually I think a Sonic movie could pull that off quite well. My main issue is swearing. I just don’t think swearing has any place in a film about some anthropomorphic woodland creatures and a mad scientist. I dunno…guess we’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, I’ll just be waiting over here for that Sly Cooper movie…

    1. Seriously, this whole drama about swearing within the Sonic community is ridiculous…even My Little Ponies are swearing nowadays and with this knowledge it’s really amusing to hear how the fans are getting worked up about mere words in a script.

       Half of them would probably piss themselves from watching the first two minutes of Raiders of the Lost Ark I guess…at least that’s what these “complaints” are suggesting to me.

       If it suits the setting, I say DO IT.

12. About to take you all to school with hedgehog spikes
    (Sonic)
    Tellin’ jokes and breaking th’ rules, I came for the chili dogs
    (Sonic)
    Playing with the badniks and my sonic boom to smash ’em up
    (Sonic)
    About to spin-dash with all these fools, so come and get some

    1. S gon spin it to ya
       He gon spin it to ya
       S gon spin it to ya
       He gon spin it to ya
       First we gonna charge, Then we gonna roll

13. This movie will be a SEXY MOTHERFUCKER

14. Didn’t they say the movie would be aimed at a PG-13 audience?
    How can this be a “family film”?

15. I never thought I would read an article that featured my two most favorite characters.

16. Funny Fact, both Tim Miller and Jeff Fowler worked on Sonic Before, they were involved with the production of the CGI cutscenes of Shadow the Hedgehog. say what you will about the story, but the CG in that game is still very nice!

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