Idris Elba Will Voice Knuckles in the ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Sequel

News August 10, 2021 7:57 pm Caleb Williams

Today, Idris Elba announced on his Twitter he will be voicing the character of Knuckles in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog sequel. The character made an extremely brief cameo in the original film and was already confirmed to appear in the sequel along with Tails. Originally, an offer was made to Jason Momoa to voice the character be he had passed. Ben Schwartz and Jim Carrey return as Sonic and Dr. Eggman. Jeff Fowler returns to direct the project for Paramount Pictures.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 hits theaters April 8, 2022

Knock, knock….#SonicMovie2 #Knuckles pic.twitter.com/N1PW5XaCEd

— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 10, 2021

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Paramount Pictures, Sonic the Hedgehog 2

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Caleb eventually sold Omega Underground and all its assets to Geeks World Wide, LLC in 2018 and became a staff writer for them for about a year. Finally, Caleb left GWW to begin Knight Edge Media from scratch in November 2019 while finishing his Bachelor’s degree. Knight Edge Media has become a premier website destination for nerdy film and television casting, trailers, reviews, and production updates from the project’s announcement to its final worldwide release. Knight Edge Media has also been known for breaking several exclusive news stories throughout the website’s history.

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