The actor confirmed the casting by posting a first look at
the character — or, rather, the character’s hand, including his signature
spiked knuckles.
Knuckles first appeared as an antagonist in the 1994 Sega
video game “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” tricked by the evil Doctor Robotnik into
thinking that Sonic is his enemy; he became a playable character in a follow-up
game “Sonic and Knuckles” released later the same year.
Suffice it to say, Knuckles ultimately realizes who the real
bad guy is, and switches sides. (For those wondering, the character is not a
hedgehog like Sonic, but an echidna, or spiny anteater.)
Elba has lent his voice to several projects, including
animated features “Finding Dory” and “Zootopia,” and animation/live-action
hybrid “The Jungle Book,” all released in 2016. His casting in “Sonic 2” only
heightens curiosity as to who will play Sonic’s loyal sidekick Tails, who is
also set to join the sequel.
The first “Sonic the Hedgehog” was one of the few
pre-pandemic hit films of 2020, grossing $319.7 million worldwide.
The core creatives are all returning for the sequel,
including stars James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Jim
Carrey as Doctor Robotnik and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic (joined this
time by Shemar Moore); director Jeff Fowler; screenwriters Pat Casey and Josh
Miller (joined this time by John Whittington); and producers Neal H. Moritz,
Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara and Hitoshi Okuno.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is slated to release April 8, 2022 in
cinemas worldwide. It was first put into development in May last year.
Elba is repped by M88, WME, The Artists Partnership and
Ziffren Brittenham LLP.
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