Sonic the Hedgehog is pretty fast, but the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie can’t get here fast enough, especially now that Idris Elba has revealed he’s involved.
The actor took to social media on Tuesday, where he very cryptically announced that he’ll be voicing one of the franchise’s most popular characters, Knuckles.
“Knock, knock,” Idris wrote alongside the hashtags #SonicMovie2 and #Knuckles.
The news of Idris’ involvement in the film comes over a year after Paramount Pictures confirmed that a sequel was in the works. As early as January 2020, the film’s star, Jim Carrey, said he’d be game to take on a second film with the little blue guy as he stars as Dr. Robotnik.
“I wouldn’t mind going to do another one because it was so much fun, first of all, and a real challenge to try to convince people that I have a triple-digit IQ,” the actor said. “There is so much room, you know, Robotnik has not reached his apotheosis.”
Ben Schwartz is also set to return as the voice of Sonic, while James Marsden and Tika Sumpter will jump back in as Tom Wachowski and Maddie Wachowski, respectively.
“My hope is that we get the opportunity because it did so well, and especially domestically it did so well,” Ben previously told Collider. “So I hope that we get to do it because there’s so much more stuff we can do in that world. And I know Jeff would just be incredible to direct another one. He would just do such a great job.”
According to reports, the film is set to follow Sonic and Tails as they hunt down a potential world-altering emerald before it falls in the hands of Robotnik and Knuckles. The film will once again be directed by Jeff Fowler, and hits theaters on April 8, 2022.
