Why was Sonic The Hedgehog's original movie design changed?

When the first trailer for Sonic The Hedgehog was revealed in 2019, the internet erupted into disgust at his creepy new look, prompting a total redesign

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Sonic the Hedgehog movie to be redesigned after criticism of

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Sonic the Hedgehog movie reveals less awful design

The Sonic movie director talks redesign: It was pretty clear on