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When the first Sonic the Hedgehog trailer dropped, fans were outraged by his design. 1 / 8

This led Paramount Pictures to work on redesigning the character, much to fan appreciation. 2 / 8

Earlier reports placed the estimation for redesigning Sonic for the whole movie at $35 million. 3 / 8

But a source close to the project told IndieWire that's not the case. 4 / 8

The costs only totaled to around $5 million. 5 / 8

This was because the VFX wasn't finished at the time of the first trailer's release. 6 / 8

If all the VFX were finished, costs would have been much higher --and time-consuming. 7 / 8

Directed by Jeff Fowler, Sonic the Hedgehog speeds into theaters on Feb. 14. 8 / 8