Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos

 Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos  is an 2013 American action live-action / animated science fiction film based on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise created by Sega and Sonic Team. Being the first film in the franchise without the involvement of Brad Bird, the film was written and directed by Peter Jackson and produced by Peter Liguori, the final film that Liguori would produce for Sega Movies and 20th Century Studios and Naoto Ohshima. The film stars Robert Pattinson as Shadow and Sonic the Hedgehog as well as Bruce Willis, Michael Cera, Danny DeVito, Bob Odenkirk, Johnny Depp, Kevin Hart, Christina Ricci, Denzel Washington, and Tim Curry. The film follows Doctor Ivo Robotnik using the Space Colony ARK created by his grandfather Gerald Robotnik to destroy Earth and rule the planet Mars with new sidekick Terios the Hedgehog and Metal Sonic. Meanwhile, Shadow the Hedgehog soon starts to realize his past, how he met Sonic, and his origins with Gerald and Maria Robotnik. The movie takes most of the plot of Sonic Adventure 2 and uses it to its potential.

When Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble released in 2011, it had received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and audiences but received better film reception from fans. Emma Stone, who stars as Amy Rose in the film, announced that she overheard Liguori, Bird, and Sega of America executives talking about plans for a sequel. Bird announced that he would have no involvement with the sequel. Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, and among others were included on a list of directors for the movie until Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson were announced as directors. Production started in September 2011. Jackson, who was also announced as writers, included plot elements from Sonic Rangers, the original version of Triple Trouble including the Space Colony ARK and Terios the Hedgehog, being voiced by Johnny Depp after Jackson loved his performance.

Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos was released on August 1, 2013 worldwide and received generally positive reviews. Faring better critically then Triple Trouble, it was positively received for its performances, visual effects, action, and better writing. The film grossed $1.349 billion on a budget of $195 million, making it the highest grossing Sega Cinematic Universe film.