Alrighty Then!
As far as video games villains go, Dr. Robotnik is right up there with Sega’s most iconic. Also going by the moniker of Eggman, this mad scientist has been battling the blue blur for several decades now, with no apparent sign of ever surrendering on his goal of conquering Planet Mobius. On the other hand, you have Jim Carrey, a man whose acclaimed filmography is only matched by his signature brand of comedy. These two figures are adored across the spectrum, for differing reasons of course, but who could have ever suspected they were end up colliding like this?!
According to an article on Deadline, the star of The Mask and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind will be taking up the moustache of the Sonic the Hedgehog’s nemesis in an upcoming flick.
“Here’s an intriguing combination: Jim Carrey and Sonic The Hedgehog. Sources said Carrey is negotiating to star in the Paramount film in the role of Robotnik, a villain in the live action/CGI adaptation of the hit Sega video game. Pic stars James Marsden and Tika Sumpter and is directed by Jeff Fowler. Neal Moritz, Mie Onishi and Tim Miller are producers. Pat Casey & Josh Miller wrote the script. Sonic must stop Dr. Eggman from completing his plans for world domination is basically the gist of this one.
Sonic the Hedgehog has spanned several iterations from Sega consoles in the 1990s to mobile fan and absorption into the Nintendo Mario Brothers video game universe. The series had sold over 80 million physical copies of games and over 350 million units across packaged software and mobile downloads. Sonic has also spawned five TV series in its history.”
Do you think the man behind Ace Ventura will manage to pull it off? Is the Sonic film nothing more than a cash-grab? Or will we perhaps get the funniest interpretation of the good doctor to date?
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