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Ride Alongstar Tika Sumpter is quick to go for a different kind of spin , taking on the distaff lead-in in Paramount’sSonic the Hedgehogmovie . Westworld ’s James Marsdenhas already been castas the flick ’s male confidential information , egress from a abruptly - lean packthat reportedly included Jack Black , Jason Segel , Owen Wilson and Ed Helms .
Originally billed as the frenzied opposite number toSuper Mario Bros. , the 2D platformerSonic the Hedgehogdebuted in 1991 on the Sega Genesis video game system . Many continuation would follow , as well as TV , amusing book and manga adaptations . public lecture of aSonicmovie first emerged in 2014 , and planslater crystallized at Paramountfor a live - action / CG hybrid adaptation , with Jeff Fowler list to direct .
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WithSonic the Hedgehognow careening forrard at Paramount , the studio has reportedly tapped Tika Sumpter to play the female lead ( viaVariety ) . No details have yet go forth about the character . Sumpter will star opposite James Marsden who reportedly plays a human cop key out Tom who aids a computer - generated Sonic on his risky venture .
Tika Sumpter is easily have sex for playing Angela Payton in the Ice Cube - Kevin Hart military action - comedyRide Alongand its sequelRide Along 2 . She has also reportedly signed on forRide Along 3,with Ice Cube and Kevin Hartalso returning . The actress also appeared in the Anna Faris - Chris Evans vehicleWhat ’s Your Number?andthe Tyler Perry comedyA Madea Christmasand had a starring role as a untested Michelle Obama inSouthside With You . On television receiver , Sumpter enjoyed long running on the soap operaOne living to Liveas well as the Tyler Perry - producedThe Haves and the Have Nots . She will next be figure in the Robert Redford dramaThe Old Man & the Gun . The actress also has a star role in the dramaThe Pagesalongside Jamie Lee Curtis .
What variety of movie willSonic the Hedgehogultimately prove to be ? Plot details stay under wraps at this clock time . With the casting of James Marsden and Tika Sumpter , two versatile performers who have done a lot of dissimilar things , producers have at least give themselves some parallel of latitude when it comes to timbre . Had they throw away a more laughable worker like Jack Black or Ed Helms in the lead , they arguably would have locked themselves in to attain a unspecific , sillier moving-picture show . The games of course are silly and over - the - top inherently , with their fantasy mise en scene , frantic action and cartoon - style characters .
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