10 Movies That Pissed People Off Before They Even Released

10. Sonic The Hedgehog

Whenever there is a film adaptation of a popular source material, be that a novel, a comic book, or a video game, whatever the medium it will come with certain expectations from its existing fan base. Particularly when the property in question is as iconic and popular as Sonic the Hedgehog.

The little blue speedster is one of the most instantly recognisable characters in the history of video games, and that aesthetic is incredibly important. If that wasn't obvious to the filmmakers before they released the first look at their cinematic Sonic in 2019, it sure was after.

In what seemed an ill-advised bid to make a talking blue anthropomorphic hedgehog who can move at the speed of light more realistic, Sonic's designers gave him what almost appeared to be more human-like eyes and teeth. To say that potential audiences were disgusted would be an understatement.

So relentless was the backlash that Sony had no choice but to respond, changing Sonic's design to be more in line with the traditional look from the games. Now, the Sonice movie trilogy has just passed $1 billion at the box office, with a fourth picture on the way, and you could argue that none of that would have happened had the public not fought back against such a poor initial design.