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After years of speculation on why Sega rejected Ben/Ken's movie comes clear. Holy shit what a trainwreck. Well, my boxset is officially worthless. Worst thing of all, I NEVER requested to have it autographed. It came in the mail like this when the DVDs were first released.

you know what? Forget what I said about Penders. https://twitter.com/KenPenders

Dark Sonic, on 12 June 2014 - 08:39 PM, said:

I agree, but at least he has knowledge of the franchise and thats at least "something" to contribute. In all honesty, as much I despise the guy, hes more credible to be involved in a Sonic film cause he, unlike this Neil hack has an understanding of the mythology.

But fuck Penders. I just feel its more conducive to the film's development if they attach people that have a strong history of the franchise and are passionate enough to do it justice. I just hate watching these cartoon based movies rehash the same damn concept. Its all about making a quick buck on a lazy production with a cliche storyline that most live action/CG animal movies are notorious for. I don't care if its about SatAM or not. It can even be about Sonic Boom for all I care...or maybe something completely in its own realm. I just want a competent production crew that harbors a reputable track record to helm something this ambitious.

Mecha Sally, on 12 June 2014 - 06:23 PM, said:

True, Ken Penders is an egotistical wackjob, but if were comparing him to Neil Moritz, at least Penders wasn't involve with shit movies. Yeah I know, choosing one or the other is like picking your poison. But why should it even come to that? Why couldn't have Sega diligently shopped around for a reputable studio and recruit a team that actually has a passion for film making, storytelling and posses some knowledge of the franchise? This is a complete turn around from how Sega dealt with their property rights in the 00s. Those pitch meetings I attended back in 2007 were held at FOX, Dreamworks, Universal, and DiC. At least those studios have credibility while Sony Pictures in general has produced embarrassingly bad films. Original concepts, remakes, and adaptations. If Sega is this eager to jump on the first offer without carefully selecting a production team that wont tarnish their reputation, then they must be financially desperate. It seems like another inept business decision to throw all their cards on the table like this. Sonic is over saturated as it is and here we have a spin off TV show, reboot game franchise and a series of movies. Are they just placing a gamble on what works? Its just so strange to me cause their attitude has drastically changed since the last couple years. I recall my initial meeting at Sega of America. Sega of Japan was uptight about choosing a studio and had strict criteria to live up to. Now, it seems anything is game. Again, it seems suspicious for a company to sporadically be this lenient with their movie rights knowing how stubborn and reserved they were.

Well, the day has finally come. Its almost surreal in a way, but also polarizing. After years of the media trolling us about a feature film. Countless failed efforts at fan films (including mine). Shot down industry professionals who were versed in Sonic lore (Ben Hurst, Ken Penders, and Matt Sullivan). Sega, the company that has been overprotected of their movie rights decides to relinquish them to the most incompetent people in Hollywood. Sony Pictures? The Smurfs and Amazing Spiderman movies? Live Action / CGI? Produced by Neil Moritz? The dude thats been involved with such cinematic gems such as Fast and Furious, Battle of Los Angeles, Total Recall remake and R.I.P.D.? LOL oh man. This will be a spectacular disaster. All these years, waiting, speculating, and hoping for a theatrical Sonic movie has immediately been dashed.