Just wanted to chime in with some other stuff before people start to boycott/pirate the movie, or drop bad reviews:

An interview with Max Schneider, an animator on the film, confirmed that the redesign lasted 5 months, and there was no crunch time. 

Also MPC was contracted by Paramount to work on the movie. Paramount has nothing to do with MPC’s decisions, so MPC closing down their Vancouver studio was not on Paramount’s part.

The reason MPC Vancouver closed down was due to Canadian tax laws that was costing the company financially. The Sonic movie was NOT the cause of this; most likely, news sites are including it in the title in order to get clicks.

The Reddit post has been deleted along with the user. It could mean that either they wanted to avoid trouble, or it could’ve been false. 

And finally, MPC is just one of the studios involved with the movie. Marza and Blur were also involved in Sonic’s animation, as well as hundreds of other people. Movies are a collaborative effort: by boycotting the movie, these other studios will be hurt, and likely Paramount will pin the movie’s failure on everyone else and claim the execs were right. 

I hope people don’t boycott or pirate the movie because of MPC’s decision. It’s horrible that this happened just before the holidays too, and an offer for MPC positions in locations is nice, but still doesn’t cover moving costs. But I hope people realize that there are others involved in the process of making a movie that could be hurt by boycotting.