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John Whittington is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Jared Stern, including The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), and DC League of Super-Pets (2022). Career. Whittington began his career by writing the screenplay for The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie. [1] .
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John Whittington. Writer: The Lego Batman Movie. John Whittington is known for The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) and DC League of Super-Pets (2022).
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John Whittington is a writer, screenplay, executive producer, creator, and additional writing for various movies and TV shows. See his biography, filmography, and credits on TMDB.
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Eight months after banishing Dr. Robotnik to a mushroom planet,[c] Sonic lives with the Wachowskis and attempts to help the public as a vigilante hero with little success due to his recklessness. While on a fishing trip, Tom advises Sonic to remain patient for the day his powers will be needed before he and Maddie depart for her sister Rachel's wed...
Voice cast
1. Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog: An anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds. 1.1. Archival footage and recordings of Benjamin L. Valic as young Sonic are used during some flashbacks. 2. Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Miles "Tails" Prower: An anthropomorphic yellow-orange fox who can fly with his twin-tails. O'Shaughnessey is the only voice cast member from the Sonic the Hedgehog gamesto reprise her role for the film. 3. Idris Elba as Knuckles the Echidna: An anthropomo...
Live-action cast
1. Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, a mad scientist and Sonic's arch-nemesis who he often refers to as "Eggman". 2. James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, the sheriff of Green Hills, Montanaand Sonic's father figure. 3. Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski, Tom's wife and the local veterinarianof Green Hills who is Sonic's mother figure. 4. Natasha Rothwellas Rachel, Maddie's older sister who has an extreme dislike of Tom. 5. Lee Majdoubas Agent Stone, an ex-government agent and Robotnik's assistant. 6. Tom...
Development
In April 2020, Marsden expressed interest in a sequel featuring several characters from the video games, including Tails, who appeared in a mid-credits scene in the first film. Jeff Fowler expressed interest in developing a sequel that focused on Sonic and Tails' friendship and developed Dr. Robotnik. Later that month, Schwartz said that he felt it made sense for Paramount Pictures not to have announced a sequel by that point due to the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that he was interested in a se...
Casting
On January 27, 2020, Jim Carrey said his character, the villain Dr. Robotnik, could be expanded in the sequel: "I wouldn't mind going to do another one because it was so much fun, first of all, and a real challenge to try to convince people that I have a triple-digit IQ... There is so much room, you know, Robotnik has not reached his apotheosis." On March 6, James Marsden confirmed that he had signed on for multiple sequels. The rest of the returning cast, including Carrey, was confirmed thro...
Filming
In December 2020, it was reported that the BC Film Commission had listed that the production of the film would occur from March 15 to May 10, 2021, under the working title Emerald Hill, a reference to the opening zone in the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 video game. In January 2021, Tika Sumpter revealed that the film would shoot in both Vancouver and Hawaii. Principal photography began in Vancouver on March 15, 2021, with Brandon Trost serving as cinematographer. As a way to show his gratitude to the...
On December 8, 2021, Tom Holkenborg, who also composed the first film, was announced to be returning to compose the film's score. The film was supported by a single titled "Stars in the Sky", the only original song recorded for the film, by Kid Cudi. The soundtrack album was released by Paramount Musicon April 8, 2022. On April 7, 2022, it was anno...
Marketing
The teaser poster was revealed on December 8, 2021. The next day, the first trailer was released at The Game Awards 2021. The trailer includes a reworked version of Masato Nakamura's "Emerald Hill Zone" music from the original Sonic the Hedgehog 2 video game.Fans reacted very positively, with Elba as Knuckles attracting particular praise. Reviewers noted the difference in reaction compared to the first film's initial trailer that was released on April 30, 2019. During the week before Super Bo...
Theatrical
On March 1, 2022, Paramount cancelled the film's Russian release in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.On March 14, when tickets went on sale for the United States, an early access screening dubbed a "Fan Event" was announced for April 6. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was first theatrically released by Paramount Pictures in several international markets, including France, Philippines and the Netherlands on March 30, 2022 and the United Kingdom on April 1, 2022. The film held its world premier...
Home media
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was released for download and streaming on Paramount+ on May 24, 2022. The same day, EPIX added the film to their library following Paramount's pay-one-window deal with the service. It released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray on August 9, 2022. Like its predecessor, the digital and Blu-ray releases come with an exclusive short film, Sonic Drone Home, fully animated by Marza Animation Planet and written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller, while directed by David Nelson and...
Box office
Sonic the Hedgehog 2grossed $190.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $214.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $405.4 million. In the United States and Canada, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was released alongside Ambulance and the wide expansion of Everything Everywhere All at Once. Several days before release, it was projected to gross at least $55 million from 4,232 theaters in its opening weekend. With its target audience aged between 16 and 25, its release coincided...
Critical response
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 69% based on 181 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It isn't as much fun as the little blue guy's greatest games, but if you enjoyed the first film, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 serves as a generally acceptable sequel." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 47 out of 100 based on 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the...
In February 2022, Sega of America and Paramount Pictures confirmed that Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and a Knuckles spin-off miniseries are in development. Elba will reprise his role as Knuckles for the series, which is set for release on the streaming service Paramount+ in April 2024. Sonic the Hedgehog 3is scheduled for release on December 20, 2024. Schw...
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 at IMDbSonic the Hedgehog 2 at Rotten TomatoesSonic the Hedgehog 2 at MetacriticJohn Whittington is an American screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Jared Stern, including The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), and DC League of Super-Pets (2022). Whittington began his career by writing the screenplay for The Lego Batman Movie and...
First publication. The Lego Batman Movie. (February 10, 2017) John Whittington co-wrote The Lego Batman Movie and DC League of Super-Pets. Work History. John Whittington/Writer. John Whittington/Creations. External Links. John Whittington at IMDb. John Whittington (screenwriter) at Wikipedia.org. References. Categories.
