The first teaser trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog hit the internet last week, and the semi-hidden appearance of Sonic had everyone talking. The biggest point of contention was the Hedgehog’s uber-muscular legs.
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Paramount Pictures took the opportunity to troll critics of the teaser, rather than scramble trying to make the critical world happy. The studio released a follow-up image of the speedster with legs even more swollen than they appeared in the teaser trailer.
Check out the image below:
This shouldn’t get any attention on the internet, right? #RespectTheLegs #SonicMovie pic.twitter.com/Gqz9wSvYhD— (@SonicMovie) December 18, 2018
This is a great thing for the film because any press is good. There is still plenty of time for Paramount to get the vision right.
Small-town sheriff Tom Wachowski (James Marsden) journeys to San Francisco to assist Sonic (Ben Schwartz), a super-fast anthropomorphic blue hedgehog, in his battle against the evil Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey).