The first surprise box office hits 2020 hit a bump in the road in their world wide push. Paramount Pictures’ Sonic the Hedgehog won’t be heading to China in the near future due to an outbreak of the Coronavirus. The film was initially scheduled to be released in China on Friday, but its release has been postponed. In a statement Paramount stated,
“Due to the current coronavirus situation, the China release date of the film Sonic the Hedgehog will be postponed, and we will re-announce the new release date at a later time. Sonic will only be slowing down his pace temporarily, and we look forward to bringing him zooming onto the big screen in China once it is appropriate to do so,”
“As the whole country and world unite together to fight the outbreak of coronavirus, we would like to express our gratitude and respect to all the medical staff, the rescue personnel, and people in service who provide us with much-needed assistance and support during this time,”
No word when Sonic the Hedgehog will the re-annoucment will be.
