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Greg Evans
Aug 11, 2021
In a piece of casting news, almost no one predicted Idris Elba has joined the cast of video game adaptation Sonic The Hedgehog 2, where he will be voicing the character Knuckles.
The British actor, 48, confirmed the news by sharing a picture of the anthropomorphic spiny echidna’s trademark spiked fist. “Knock, knock….” Elba wrote on Twitter.
Knock, knock.... #SonicMovie2 #Knuckles https://t.co/N1PW5XaCEd— Idris Elba (@Idris Elba) 1628623101
Knuckles has similar powers to Sonic but also has the ability to glide and climb walls with his knuckles. He has been both a friend and foe of Sonic.
It remains to be seen what role Knuckles will have in the sequel of the kids film but there is no doubt that this piece of news took people by surprise and even spawned a few jokes.
NONE OF YOU UNDERSTAND HOW UNREASONABLY DELIGHTED THIS MAKES ME, I AM THRILLED— https://t.co/cVm9YelBwD— sexy tina, train conductress 🚞⛵️ (@sexy tina, train conductress 🚞⛵️) 1628634384
.@idriselba really said premium roles only https://t.co/EKrun2YJXn https://t.co/4VhrO3epJj— 𝘨 𝘶 𝘺 (@𝘨 𝘶 𝘺) 1628631473
https://t.co/CPn1JbPPpg https://t.co/grnlaGZs0Z— Sophie Hall (@Sophie Hall) 1628625352
Did not have this on my 2021 BINGO card and, honestly, that’s my bad. https://t.co/5aUrbLoadP— Emma Fyffe (@Emma Fyffe) 1628627045
British Knuckles bout to be WILD! 🇬🇧 https://t.co/Lvs3AAVKoy— J.D. (@J.D.) 1628627046
Can I mentioned how wild it is people are excited for a Sonic movie? Remember the fear for the first one and then t… https://t.co/7K9ydzpJ1t— Sky (@Sky) 1628651010
🎶 "Here I come, rougher than the rest of them The best of them, tougher than leather You can call me Knuckles, unli… https://t.co/cRF4i9vupC— Solartron at New Year's 🎉🎇 (@Solartron at New Year's 🎉🎇) 1628629070
idris elba just got cast as knuckles in the new sonic movie and I have no self control https://t.co/iM5ZXrgaaE— manny (@manny) 1628628503
Idris Elba rules. That's the tweet. https://t.co/Gj5MlE7pHc— Tristan Michels (@Tristan Michels) 1628625427
i'm so sorry @idriselba https://t.co/1oPYRBOwQT— manny (@manny) 1628625914
Idris Elba, this morning https://t.co/FFMoYaMKUn— Svend (@Svend) 1628682342
So @idriselba is #Knuckles in #SonicMovie2 I had too Animate this. https://t.co/XMU9wuA9gO— SuperStaticPro (@SuperStaticPro) 1628636688
Idris Elba is in so many franchises, won’t be surprised if he time travels to go back and join Harry Potter— BD (@BD) 1628625872
Many also pointed out that Elba was long rumoured to be the next James Bond but is now in playing Knuckles in a Sonic movie - and they are kind of cool with that.
Could have been James Bond but he chose the Knuckles life instead Idris Elba is a hero— Svend (@Svend) 1628623937
broke: idris elba as james bond woke: idris elba as knuckles https://t.co/1mJ6b0uM21— Ben Forbes (@Ben Forbes) 1628623591
The world: Idris Elba should be the next James Bond! Idris Elba: https://t.co/E00exSyFlY— 💵 Gray For Pay 💰 (@💵 Gray For Pay 💰) 1628628801
“Idris Elba would be a perfect James Bond!” https://t.co/KQA5Tt4eLI https://t.co/9sYFFYc75m— boggs (@boggs) 1628630276
Some also want Christian Bale to be cast as Shadow, an anti-hero from the Sonic universe.
If Idris Elba is playing Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog, then I want to see Christian Bale play SHADOW https://t.co/PNgsQIYAVc— BLURAYANGEL 🦇 (@BLURAYANGEL 🦇) 1628633330
Yuji Naka, the lead programmer on the original Sega Sonic series also shared the news by simply tweeting a fist emoji and ‘Knuckles.’
👊🏾Knuckles https://t.co/kECO6bz7tv— Yuji Naka / 中 裕司 (@Yuji Naka / 中 裕司) 1628643327
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is a sequel to the 2020 original – which was a box office hit shortly before the pandemic struck, grossing 320 million US dollars (£231 million) worldwide.
The sequel will see the return of Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog, Jim Carrey as the villainous Dr Robotnik and James Marsden as sheriff Tom Wachowski.
The Wire and Luther actor Elba, who recently starred in the superhero film The Suicide Squad, is no stranger to lending his voice to animated properties. He has voiced characters in Zootopia, Finding Dory and The Jungle Book.
Knuckles first appeared in the video game Sonic The Hedgehog 3 in 1994 and quickly became a fan favourite in the franchise and has appeared in numerous games since.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is set for release in April 2022.
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