Earlier this week the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog hit the internet and was ruthlessly slammed by fans. While many were pleased to see a return to Jim Carrey’s ‘90s comedy roots with his take on Dr Robotnik, the CGI Sonic was criticised mercilessly. A sea of social media reactions were unhappy with Sonic’s human teeth and his lack of white gloves. While others compared it to the terrible Super Mario Bros movie. Related articles Sonic The Hedgehog movie: Which Hollywood LEGEND will play Dr Robotnik Sonic The Hedgehog movie trailer: Fans are NOT happy with THIS But now the director, Jeff Fowler has announced that SEGA and Paramount Pictures have taken the criticisms on board and will redesign Sonic. He tweeted: “Thank you for the support. And the criticism. “The message is loud and clear... you aren't happy with the design and you want changes. “It's going to happen. Everyone at Paramount & Sega are fully committed to making this character the BEST he can be... #sonicmovie #gottafixfast.” Sonic the Hedgehog movie FAN BACKLASH sees CGI overhaul of character – director confirms (Image: SEGA/PP) Before the announcement, one fan had redesigned Sonic to make him look much more like how he looks in the video games. This proved much more popular, so hopefully, this is where Fowler and his team will be going. Sonic the Hedgehog’s synopsis reads: "Tom Wachowski, a San Francisco Police Department officer-turned-newly appointed Sheriff of Green Hills, Montana, journeys from Green Hills to San Francisco to assist Sonic (an anthropomorphic extraterrestrial blue hedgehog who can run at incredible speeds) in evading capture by the government, collecting his rings, and defeating the insane scientist Doctor Eggman." Related articles Detective Pikachu: Which Pokémon are appearing in Detective Pikachu? Detective Pikachu: Gyarados DESTROYS Charizard in first look at battle Jim Carrey as Dr Robotnik (Image: SEGA/PP) Video game movies have a so-called Hollywood “curse” as they usually get terrible reviews. Nevertheless, Detective Pikachu releases next week and so far has a relatively positive Rotten Tomatoes score of 68%. However, it's unfair to call it a video game movie, as Pokémon has a well-established movie and TV series. Sonic The Hedgehog is released in UK cinemas on Sonic the Hedgehog on December 26, 2019.All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility