A few days after the release of The Suicide Squad, one of the films stars has found his next role, Idris Elba has joined the cast of Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2. According to Elba’s own Instagram account, he’ll be voicing Sonic’s friend and rival Knuckles the Echidna.
Elba joins James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, Jim Carrey, and Ben Schwartz for the upcoming sequel, which is slated to open on April 8, 2022. Jeff Fowler will once again direct the film while Pat Casey and Josh Miller will write the script.
According to SonicFandom.com,
“Knuckles is the current guardian of an object called the Master Emerald, a powerful ancient relic which is his solemn duty is to protect from anyone seeking to abuse it. He is also the sole surviving descendant of the echidna race from the Knuckles Clan. His dominant traits are his super strength and the two spike-like knuckles on each of his hands, from which his name is derived, which he can use to dig with and climb walls. He can also trap the wind under his dreadlocks to glide through the air.”
