Tyson Hesse, the lead animator on the more than excellent Sonic Mania video game revealed he was the man behind the redesigned Sonic in the movie trailer.
Mr. Hesse says it was a true honour bring brought into the role and he had the time of his life doing it. He also produced a special artwork of Sonic which you can view in the embedded tweet;
Honored to have been brought in to lead the design on the new Movie Sonic. Working with Jeff and the modelers, riggers, texture/fur artists and animators in LA, London, and Vancouver was a thrill I'll never forget. #SonicMovie pic.twitter.com/HhcVIxAhXB
— Tyson Hesse (@tyson_hesse) November 12, 2019
About Tyson Hesse
Tyson Hesse is an American graphic novel illustrator and animator, best known for his work on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
A longtime Sonic fan, Hesse first began working on the franchise as an artist for the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series from Archie Comics. He later served as the animation director on trailers and animated cutscenes for the 2017 platform game Sonic Mania and its promotional mini-series.
Sonic Movie plot
Tom Wachowski, the officer-turned-newly appointed sheriff of small town Green Hills, Montana, goes on a journey from Green Hills to San Francisco in his efforts to assist Sonic, an anthropomorphic delinquent hedgehog who can run at incredible speeds, in evading capture by the government, recovering his rings, and defeating the insane Dr. Robotnik.
