Sonic the Hedgehog director Jeff Fowler has announced that the film has been rescheduled for release February 14, 2020 – four months later than its previous November 8, 2019 date.
Taking a little more time to make Sonic just right.#novfxartistswereharmedinthemakingofthismovie pic.twitter.com/gxhu9lhU76
— Jeff Fowler (@fowltown) May 24, 2019
This comes three weeks after Fowler accepted criticism that had erupted about the design of the lead character in the film’s first trailer – particularly the eerily human teeth.
“Thank you for the support. And the criticism. The message is loud and clear,” Fowler said May 2 on Twitter. “You aren’t happy with the design & you want changes. It’s going to happen. Everyone at Paramount & Sega are fully committed to making this character the best he can be….”
So Sonic the Hedgehog will be “the best he can be” by February 14, 2020 – but that new dates puts it at odds with several other major films: the third, as-yet-untitled Kingsman, and an unspecified live-action Disney film.