Is sequel production of 'Sonic the Movie' that made Sega's popular character Sonic a live-action movie started?

`` Sonic the Movie '', which is a live-action movie of Sega's popular character Sonic the Hedgehog , has been postponed due to the new coronavirus, but it has already been released in several regions including the United States It has been successful in recording the record high start as a game original movie . It is reported that such 'Sonic the Movie' started immediately for the sequel production.

'Sonic the Hedgehog' Sequel in the Works-Variety
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sonic-the-hedgehog-sequel-1234619356/

The Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Is Getting A Sequel
https://kotaku.com/the-sonic-movie-is-getting-a-sequel-1843740616

`` Sonic the Movie '' was originally scheduled to be released in November 2019, but with the release of the trailer criticism gathered on the heroSonic's design, and finally director Jeff Fowler postponed the release Until then, it was a situation that promised to change the design. The following article summarizes how the Sonic redesign took place.

Sonic's design appearing in the live-action version `` Sonic the Movie '' is too unpopular and the film director promises to change the design-GIGAZINE

And the trailer by Sonic with the new design is this. You can see at a glance that the design has been renovated considerably.

A trailer of the live-action version of 'Sonic the Movie', which was remade due to the unpopularity of Sonic's design, has been released, and what is the reaction to the new design? -GIGAZINE

Perhaps because of that result, 'Sonic the Movie' marked the highest start ever for a game original movie.

Sonic's appearance is unpopular and the live-action version `` Sonic the Movie '' that delayed the release and recorded a record high start as a game original movie-GIGAZINE

The release date of 'Sonic the Movie' in Japan remains 'coming soon', but entertainment media Variety reports that 'sequel production has just begun'. According to the information obtained by Variety, Sega who is the copyright source of `` Sonic the Movie '' and Paramount Pictures, which was in charge of distribution, started a discussion on sequel production from May 28, 2020 (Thursday) .. The sequel will be directed by Jeff Fowler as in 'Sonic the Movie', and the screenplay will also be in charge of Pat Casey and Josh Miller.

Since the planning of the sequel has just started, the schedule for casting and shooting has not been decided yet. However, Variety says that Neil H. Moritz, Toby Usher, and Nakahara Tool will be producers, and Osamu Satomi, Haruki Satomi, and Tim Miller will be executive producers.