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Jeff Fowler to direct 'Sonic the Hedgehog' live action movie

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Oct 04 2017 | 9:42 AM IST
Popular video game character Sonic the Hedgehog is all set to debut on the big screen with "Deadpool" director Tim Miller attached as an executive producer.
Paramount Pictures has nabbed the rights for a feature film on the franchise by SEGA with Neal H Moritz serving as a producer, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Miller's longtime Blur Studio collaborator Jeff Fowler is all set to make his feature directorial debut with the film.
"Sonic the Hedgehog" revolves around Sonic and his friends, such as Tails and Knuckles, who run around collecting items and points as they attempt to foil the global domination plans of Doctor Eggman Robotnik.
The game was first released by SEGA in 1991, with the character becoming one of the world's biggest gaming icons.
Fowler previously wrote and directed an animated short.

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First Published: Oct 04 2017 | 9:42 AM IST

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