"Sonic the Hedgehog 2" First Trailer Released

Paramount Pictures released Thursday the first trailer for the upcoming sequel to “Sonic the Hedgehog”.

The footage featured Sonic facing off Dr. Robotnik again as well as introduced Tails (voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey), the tail-spinning fox, and Knuckles the Echidna ( Idris Elba), Sonic’s frenemy and the guardian of Master Emerald in the video games.

The sequel sees James Marsden and Tika Sumpter reprising their roles as well as Ben Schwartz returning as Sonic the Hedgehog and Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik.

It will also star Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, and Shemar Moore.

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Jeff Fowler will also return to direct from a script by Pat Casey, Josh Miller, and John Whittington.

The movie is based on the SEGA video game and is produced by Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara, Hitoshi Okuno with Haruki Satomi, Yukio Sugino, Shuji Utsumi, Nan Morales, and Tim Miller serving as executive producers.

The sequel is centered around the adventures Sonic faces after Tom and Maddie leave him home while they go on vacation, following his desire for more freedom.

However, Dr. Robotnik comes back, this time, with a new partner, Knuckles, in search of an emerald that has the power to both build and destroy civilizations.

“Sonic the Hedgehog 2” will hit theaters on April 8, 2022.