The film project first emerged in 2014 as a hybrid computer-animated and live-action feature film project by Sony and Marza Animation Planet.
Actor Ben Schwartz (DuckTales, Parks and Recreation) confirmed on Thursday that he is voicing the title character in Paramount Pictures’ upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog film.
The Hollywood Reporter reported in October that Paramount Pictures had acquired the rights to develop the film.
In February 2016, Sega Sammy Holdings president and CEO Hajime Satomi revealed that Sony Pictures Entertainment was planning the film.