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Why didn't they use a man in a hedgehog suit?

posted 6 years ago by Memeito (367)
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It would have been more realistic, and removed the uncanny valley effect.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

because it's not a human and he doesn't move like a human.

[–] Memeito (367) 6 years ago

It worked for "Howard the Duck" and "The Cat in the Hat".

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

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[–] MillerJones (556) 3 years ago

They was not able to do Duck full CGI which is why otherwise he would of been.

Try finding a person who is what 3 feet tall not going to happen also if you think abotu what the character does most of that would need to be done via CGI anyway.

If they really wanted to go CGI mad Dr Robotic would of been as well for the whole movie.

[–] DracTarashV2 (4497) 6 years ago

I doubt that would work. Unless it was a clever mix of CGI and practical, then simply having a dude in a suit wouldn’t be convincing for this character.

Reportedly they’re now going to be changing the character’s design for the movie, so we’ll see how it turns out.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

If that's true it means that audiences must have hated it at screenings. The comments section on youtube is so hateful. I've never seen such hate. What they're doing to Pikachu to me seems much more blasphemous.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 6 years ago

Believe me, they tried. But no man in a suit can go fast enough.

[–] hurricane (1965) 5 years ago

I heard that Barry Allen was asked, but turned the role down.

[–] Master (1494) 6 years ago

Because Jaleel White didn't want to do the movie and run that fast

[–] KevMill (245) 5 years ago

Typical internet dummy!

[–] contreras (474) 4 years ago

yeah it would have been a perfect comeback for Mike Myers

[–] enriquesingh (1812) 4 years ago

Tom Cruise wasn't available... he's the only actor who can run at the required speed.