Sonic the Hedgehog is an upcoming 2019 American live-action animated film based on the Sonic video game franchise published by Sega. It is being written by Patrick Casey, Josh Miller and Oren Uziel from a story by Van Robichaux and Evan Susser, and directed by Jeff Fowler in his directoral debut. The film is set to star star Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog and Jim Carrey as Sonic's nemesis Dr. Ivo Robotnik, alongside James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, and Neal McDonough. The film is scheduled for a November 8, 2019 release. Synopsis Small-town sheriff Tom Wachowski journeys to San Francisco to assist Sonic, a super fast anthropomorphic blue hedgehog, in his battle against the evil Dr. Ivo Robotnik. Cast Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who can run at super-sonic speeds and is on the run from the government. James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, the newly appointed sheriff of Green Hills who befriends Sonic and aids him in his quest to stop Dr. Robotnik. Tika Sumpter as Mrs. Wachowski...