John Whittington

Career Overview

John Whittington has 14 screen credits in a career dating back to 2010. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Sonic the Hedgehog with 3 titles. Signature works include Swapped, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

14

Known For

• 

  Swapped
• 

  Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• 

  Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• 

  Remarkably Bright Creatures
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  Sonic the Hedgehog 4
• 

  DC League of Super-Pets

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• Sonic the Hedgehog (3 titles)
• The Lego Movie (2 titles)
• Super Mario Bros (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Ben Schwartz (4 collaborations)
• Jim Carrey (3 collaborations)
• Keanu Reeves (3 collaborations)
• Idris Elba (3 collaborations)
• Colleen O'Shaughnessey (3 collaborations)
• James Marsden (3 collaborations)
• Tika Sumpter (3 collaborations)
• Lee Majdoub (3 collaborations)
• Adam Pally (2 collaborations)
• Natasha Rothwell (2 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (10 credits)

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 4

    writer

    writing
    2027
  • Remarkably Bright Creatures

    screenplay

    writing
    2026
  • Swapped

    story

    writing
    2026
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    screenplay

    writing
    2024
  • Knuckles

    - What Happens in Reno, Stays in Reno (2024) ... writer writing

    - Don't Ever Say I Wasn't There for You (2024) ... writer writing

    - The Warrior (2024) ... writer writing
    2024
  • DC League of Super-Pets

    writer

    writing
    2022
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2

    screenplay

    writing
    2022
  • When We First Met

    writer

    writing
    2018
  • The Lego Ninjago Movie

    screenplay

    writing
    2017
  • The Lego Batman Movie

    screenplay

    writing
    2017

• creators (1 credits)

  • Knuckles

    creator

    creators
    2024

• production (2 credits)

  • Knuckles

    executive producer

    production

    - What Happens in Reno, Stays in Reno (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Reno, Baby (2024) ... executive producer production

    - The Flames of Disaster (2024) ... executive producer production

    - The Shabbat Dinner (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Don't Ever Say I Wasn't There for You (2024) ... executive producer production
    2024
  • Plaguers

    executive producer

    production
    2010

• crew (1 credits)

  • The Lego Batman Movie

    additional writing

    crew
    2017