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Listening To Sonic The Hedgehog’s Fandom Pays Big For Studio
When the first trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog film was released, it perturbed everyone with the horrifyingly bad title character’s design. Paramount and Sega took notice, delayed the date for the movie’s release, and revamped Sonic’s design. The movie’s consequent box office success shows why it pays for studios to listen to fan feedback.
By S.G. Cheah3 min read
If you’ve been following fan culture online, it looks like there’s currently a battle going on between the Sonic fandom and the Harley Quinn fandom about which film deserves more moviegoers’ attendance. But a better comparison (and, paradoxically, contrast) would be Sonic and Universal’s Cats (2019).