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The that's in development from Deadpool director Tim Miller might just have its villain. According to reports from , and , Jim Carrey is in "final negotiations" to join the cast of this live-action/CGI feature as the mad scientist Dr. Robotnik. James Marsden (Westworld) is already attached to star along with Tika Sumpter (Ride Along, Southside With You). The reports reference Carrey's 1994 turn in The Mask as an example of what his comedy, combined with CGI effects, could be like in the movie.
It's hard to tell where we are in the Sonic Cycle, but Sega fans can look forward to Sonic Mania Plus next month and later this year, while productions based on Altered Beast and Streets of Rage are still pending. There's no date listed for the movie yet, but it's a little further along than Nintendo's animated flick so there's plenty of time left for either one to disappoint the video game-to-movie genre.
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