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Sega wanted to cancel the entire Sonic series but the first movie saved it, says Sonic Team head Iizuka
The live-action Sonic film “definitely changed the course of this franchise,” he says Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka says Sega was planning to end the Sonic series entirely at one point.
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Sega’s Takashi Iizuka, head of Sonic Team, says the live‑action Sonic film “definitely changed the course of this franchise.” He explained that Sega had once planned to end the Sonic series entirely.
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