The executive producer of Sonic the Hedgehog responds to movie's delay after fan backlash forces redesign Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

That said, fans were none too pleased with the redesigns of Shrek and Donkey. Taking to TikTok, the official Sonic the Hedgehog movie account poked fun at "Ugly Shrek" by pointing to Sonic's own ...

The filmmakers undertook a redesign process and the Sonic movie series has now made one billion dollars. In a TikTok video, the Sonic account said, "For any green ogres looking for advice," with ...

But just as the Sonic team did, Disney has listened to fans and the blue alien looks much brighter. "Oh my goodness, he’s so cute. Finally, Disney gets it right," said one Twitter user.

The redesign was much better received. While admittedly, the feedback on Shrek's new look isn't quite as polarising as Sonic's first live-action outing, Sonic's cheeky response has amused his fans ...

Now, the divisive makeover has made such a noise from Far, Far Away that it could be heard over in Green Hills, with Sonic even chiming in on the reaction. In a brilliant bit of self-owning ...