Paramount Picture's redesign of the titular character in its "Sonic the Hedgehog" film has resulted in a $1.2 billion franchise five years later.

They reinfused the character with some of his cartoon roots ... the studio’s then-president and CEO of Paramount Pictures, Brian Robbins, greenlit a “Knuckles” series based on the franchise ...

Paramount Pictures spent around $5 million to fix the ... They reinfused the character with some of his cartoon roots, and six months after the first trailer, Paramount released a new iteration.