How 'Sonic the Hedgehog' director saved the movie from massive internet backlash
After Paramount Pictures released the first trailer for its "Sonic the Hedgehog" movie last April, the film seemed doomed to an increasingly common fate in Hollywood - death by internet backlash.
Footage from the live-action/computer-animation hybrid, based on Sega's flagship video game franchise, drew fury from fans who described the famed blue speed demon's design as "nightmare fuel," with many citing his unnervingly humanoid teeth.
For Jeff Fowler, the first-time feature director tasked with bringing Sonic to life, the rebuke stung. But the 41-year-old visual effects veteran quickly rallied his team in Culver City to take the unusual step of redesigning the character to more closely resemble the hedgehog first introduced in 1991.
"I allowed myself
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