Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Movie Has Found Its Amy Rose

The upcoming live-action Sonic the Hedgehog 4 film has landed a noteworthy tv and movie star for a key position, casting Kristen Bell because the hammer-wielding pink hedgehog Amy Rose.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Bell, who’s finest recognized for her lead roles in The Good Place, Veronica Mars, and Frozen, has closed a deal to affix the forged of the sequel, which is scheduled for a March 2027 launch date. Sonic voice actor Ben Schwartz, who co-starred in Home of Lies with Bell, celebrated the information in an X post that included an image of each actors holding collectible figurines of their respective characters.

Amy Rose made a small look within the post-credits scene of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, preventing off a number of Steel Sonic robots along with her trusty Piko Piko Hammer. Each Amy and Steel Sonic made their online game debuts in 1993’s Sonic CD, so it is a honest guess that the brand new film will embody components from that title.

Sonic followers are properly conscious of Amy Rose’s considerably obsessive romantic curiosity in Sonic, along with her infatuation typically main her to make rash and impulsive selections. Initially depicted as a damsel in misery in Sonic CD, Amy Rose obtained a full redesign in Sonic Journey, and later video games, resembling Sonic Forces and Sonic Frontiers, present a extra mature and impartial Amy.

Bell joins a movie franchise that has included voice actors Schwartz, Colleen O’Shaughnessey (Tails), Idris Elba (Knuckles), and Keanu Reeves (Shadow), together with actors James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, and Lee Majdoub in live-action roles.

Whereas not one of the earlier forged members (save for Schwartz) are formally confirmed for Sonic the Hedgehog 4, Dr. Robotnik actor Jim Carrey acknowledged that he is “positively open” to returning for one more sequel. Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which spin-dashed to theaters in December 2024, was a large box-office hit, solely surpassed by A Minecraft Movie and The Tremendous Mario Bros. Movie within the rising echelons of top-grossing motion pictures primarily based on video video games.