'Sonic The Hedgehog' Movie News, Update and Release Date: Officially Confirmed, With Details

It was reported that a "Sonic the Hedgehog" movie is officially in development, and "Deadpool" Director Tim Miller will be involved.

According to THR, Tim Miller will serve as executive producer on Sony Pictures' "Sonic the Hedgehog," which aims to be a "hybrid CG-animated/live-action family film." He will work alongside Jeff Fowler, one of his Blur Studios collaborators, who has also been tapped to direct the speedy blue hedgehog's theatrical adventure as his feature directorial debut.

Patrick Casey and Josh Miller, both of whom created Golan the Insatiable, are tasked to write the script. Neal H. Moritz from the "Fast & Furious" franchise, Toby Ascher, Takeshi Ito, Mie Onishi, Dmitri Johnson and Dan Jevons are among the movie's other producers.

Created by Sega and introduced in 1991, "Sonic the Hedgehog" was without a doubt one of the most popular video game characters of the 1990s. Even with Sega's glory days having long passed, Sonic still remains a fan favorite, and has enjoyed moderate success on other consoles having garnered loyal fans.

Most recent games include 2013's "Sonic Lost World", "Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric" and "Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal," the latter two being released in 2014. "Sonic Mania" is scheduled for release in Quarter 2 of 2017, with the currently-titled "Project Sonic 2017" arriving on Quarter 4 of the same year, according to Cinema Blend.

Sega announced back in 2014 that a "Sonic the Hedgehog" movie was in development, something which was reaffirmed earlier this year. This report also answers the question of what Miller will possibly do next following his "Deadpool 2" departure a little over a week ago.

No release date has been set yet for "Sonic the Hedgehog" yet, although it was previously reported to be hitting theaters sometime in 2018.