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The Suicide Squad star Idris Elba has mounted on the cast of the upcoming animation film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in which he will voice the fan-favorite character Knuckles.
Elba has lent his voice to several projects including animated features “Finding Dory” and “Zootopia,” an animation live-action hybrid “The Jungle Book “, all released in 2016. His casting in “Sonic 2” only increases curiosity as to who will play Sonic’s loyal buddy Tails who is also set to join the sequel.
He took to Instagram to announce the news with his fans by sharing an image of the game character’s signature hand.
“Knock, knock,” he captioned the post.
Apart from Idris, James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, and Jim Carrey. They will also lend their voices to other characters in the movie.
Jeff Fowler will only direct the sequel. After delivering a pre-pandemic blockbuster for Paramount with the first 2020 film.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with Idris Elba’s voice will release on April 8, 2022.