Sonic: Wonders of the World

Sonic the Hedgehog: Wonders of the World is an unfinished film adaption based off the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The film was written by Richard Jefferies and was intended to be a co-production of MGM, Trilogy Entertainment Group and SEGA. Production began in 1994, but was cancelled the following year before production could begin.

Plot
A 12 year old boy named Josh who's suffering from his parent's divorce meets Sonic and goes out on an adventure with him.

Why It Got Cancelled

 * 1) First and foremost, SEGA of America CEO Tom Kalinske treated Richard Jefferies somewhat poorly and told him that Eggman wasn't a scary enough villain.
 * 2) MGM dropped out of developing the film.
 * 3) DreamWorks couldn't help.

Results

 * The film was permanently cancelled.
 * Sonic X-Treme, a game which was going to be in the film was also cancelled for development reasons.
 * Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, a two episode OVA was released for Japan in 1996 and North America in 1999.
 * A CGI/live action Sonic the Hedgehog film with Jim Carrey and James Marsden was released on February 14, 2020.

External link

 * Sonic the Hedgehog: Wonders of the World (lost script of cancelled film adaptation of video game series; 1990s) on Lost Media Wiki