Sonic the Hedgehog movie in the works

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Sony has signed up the rights for a new hybrid computer-animated/live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie.

According to the linked report, Upright Citizens Brigade's Evan Susser and Van Robichaux are working on the screenplay, and it'll be produced by Neal Moritz with Marza Animation Planet's Takeshi Ito and Mie Onishi.

"There are limitless stories to tell with a character like Sonic the Hedgehog and a built-in international fan base," Columbia Pictures president of production, Hannah Minghella, said of the movie.

"Along with our wonderful creative partners at Marza, we're looking to capture everything that generations of fans know and love about Sonic while also growing his audience wider than ever before."

The report mentions that the film will feature many of the fan-favourite characters that have appeared in the series to date (and let's face it, there's been a few), as well as the evil Dr. Eggman.

Marza (a division of Sega) CEO Masanao Maeda then added: "Sonic has had dozens of adventures on the console and the small screen, and we're thrilled that he's now coming to the big screen. Sony Pictures has had great success with hybrid animated and live-action features, and we're confident that this collaboration will bring a fresh take to Sonic, while still capturing everything that the fans love about him."