Sega's blue speedster left the game console for the cinema in 2020 with Sonic the Hedgehog, a live-action adventure comedy directed by Jeff Fowler. The story places the fastest hedgehog in the world in small-town Earth, gives him a human friend, and sends a brilliant, dangerous scientist after him.
What is Sonic the Hedgehog about?
Earth has become Sonic's new home, and he is still working out how to belong on it. His quiet arrangement ends when government agents start hunting for him. A police officer from a small town becomes his unlikely ally, helping him stay ahead of the people on his tail, and the two grow into best friends along the way. Behind the pursuit stands Dr. Robotnik, an evil genius whose ambitions reach as far as ruling the world. Sonic and his companion have to keep the planet out of his hands, relying on the hedgehog's impossible speed and on a partnership that neither of them planned.
About the cast
Ben Schwartz, James Marsden and Jim Carrey are the first three names in the cast, followed by Tika Sumpter, Lee Majdoub, Frank C. Turner, Adam Pally and Natasha Rothwell. Jeff Fowler directs.
Context & significance
Sonic the Hedgehog comes from one of the best-known videogame franchises in the world, created by Sega, and the film carries that character into a live-action setting. It is a co-production between Japan and the United States, released in 2020, and runs 99 minutes. Its genre labels are action, adventure, comedy and science fiction, which matches the shape of the story: a chase, a friendship and a villain with large plans, all told with jokes. People who grew up playing the games will recognise the hero and his enemy, while viewers who have never held the controller can follow the story without any background.
Watching Sonic the Hedgehog on Ktime
Sonic the Hedgehog is on K-Time with a Persian dub and with Persian subtitles, which makes it an easy pick for a household where children prefer Farsi audio and adults want the original voices. Anyone can read this page; to play the film you sign in to a K-Time account. The service is made for Persian speakers abroad, with a Farsi interface from the home screen to the player.