Eggman seems to have lost some weight.
The first image of Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog live-action movie has leaked, and like any lifelong fans of a furry blue dude with attitude, the internet has opinions.
The leaked image comes via @SEGAbits, a fan-operated SEGA news account. We see Carrey sporting a red jacket, a bushy mustache, and aviator goggles, all while seemingly piloting some sort of machine or aircraft.
Rumor: First look at Robotnik in the #SonicMovie, trailer releases tomorrow pic.twitter.com/IMf4pjQX6U
— SEGAbits.com 💥 SEGA News (@SEGAbits) April 29, 2019
Don’t worry, we’re just as confused. Historically, the game and cartoon evil genius known as Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik has been far more rotund, and Jim Carrey looks positively svelte. Typically, he also has a shiny bald head, but Carrey is sporting a nicely groomed head of hair. The same @SEGAbits account also posted a picture of Carrey allegedly from his Instagram (although Daily Dot was unable to find this exact image) showing Carrey’s haircut, which matches the leaked image.
https://twitter.com/SEGAbits/status/1122922795992743936
Birth.Movies.Death editor Scott Wampler later confirmed the image, noting he had seen it in a privately revealed trailer during CinemaCon earlier this month. Wampler described the character as “late 90’s Jim Carrey mode,” which puts him right around The Truman Show and The Cable Guy.
https://twitter.com/ScottWamplerBMD/status/1122927362872619009
Of course, the internet couldn’t let this go without a few quotable reactions. First off, the comparisons of Carrey’s Robotnik to other infamously evil geniuses:
dr. robotnik look like a dude who made an unpopular new wave concept album about max headroom after he got kicked out of devo pic.twitter.com/u8Ja7lIYcm
— Topher Florence (@topherflorence) April 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/juliemuncy23/status/1122928945161228288
Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik looks like Josef Stalin Quantum Leapt into Janelle Monae. #SonicMovie pic.twitter.com/g8o04NO8hm
— Justin Clark (@justinofclark) April 29, 2019
Jim Carrey Robotnik looks like he and his wife trawl Tinder in search of “a third troubador to join us for schnapps and decadence in our Steampunk Boudoir” pic.twitter.com/ry4He21utv
— Gertrude Perkins ☄ (@gertrudeprkns) April 29, 2019
wow robotnik looks great in the new sonic movie pic.twitter.com/UZMg4xv69A
— Valerie Halla (@valeriehalla) April 29, 2019
Robotnik from the upcoming live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie looks like a steampunk sex offender. pic.twitter.com/o33UpXEY5k
— Mom Hat Studios (@momhatstudios) April 29, 2019
Plenty of folks think Carrey’s Robotnik will take a turn for the worse at some point in the film, and perhaps grow a belly and lose all his hair.
I get the feeling that Jim Carrey’s version of Eggman/Robotnik is going to gain some weight and lose his hair in the inevitable end credits scene. pic.twitter.com/K1M6zXAP5u
— Linkabel (@AbelMunizJr) April 29, 2019
Left: Netflix Robotnik
— B4L4NC3 ³³º¹ (@KounterPoise) April 29, 2019
Right: The Robotnik we deserved pic.twitter.com/HUqRHhfSK3
According to @SEGAbits, a trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog will drop on Tuesday, and you can bet we’ll be there to watch it. Lord let there be enough Chaos Emeralds to make this movie good.
