Sonic the Hedgehog 2 also resurrects Tails from the famous game created by Sega.
The first Sonic the Hedgehog film trailer gathered a bit of criticism for showing our favorite video game superstar with…teeth. But when the first film came out in 2020, audiences from parents that grew up playing the game, down to their children and grandchildren sort of accepted this, it being friendly looking than the ragged teeth he bore in the game. It’s perhaps also safe to say that it falls under the line of being kid-friendly without ruining the whole experience of playing the game. So we definitely forgive it having a second film, especially now that the Trailer A has resurrected characters from the game: Tails and Knuckles.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 (the movie synopsis)
The world’s favorite blue hedgehog is back for a next-level adventure in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2. After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.
Tails and Knuckles, who?
For those of you who were born way after 1991, and way after family computers and SEGA videogame sets where released, Tails or MIles Prower was actually Sonic the Hedgehog’s sidekick. The Alpha to his Omega. So it would definitely make sense for him to be there. And just like Sonic, Tails has his own spin-off series and games and merch and he first appeared on Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (the videogame) so it would also make sense that he premieres on the second installment of the film adaptation. Too many puns out there, and I’m sure you’ve probably seen this: his name is also a pun on miles per hour. But just like me and many 90s kids out there, tails rings a good sound to the ear just fine. The best part is that Colleen O’Shaughnessey, best known as the voice actor responsible for bringing life to Sora Takenouchi in the Digimon anime, will be voicing Tails. Kaboom!
Knuckles is also a fan favorite. Knuckles the Echidna is a red anthropomorphic short-beaked echidna who is determined and serious, but sometimes gullible. He has the ability to glide and climb up walls, and is a powerful fighter with spiked hands. He’s often friends with Sonic, often foe. Depends on your choice of storyline but looking at the trailer below, it seems he’s joined forces with Dr. Ivan “Eggman” Robotnik, the mad scientist out to get Sonic, who will be played by Jim Carrey, reprising the role also from the first film. Oh and by the way, that sexy sexy voice you hear on the trailer? That’s Idris Elba.
Ben Schwartz returns as Sonic, along with James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Lee Majdoub and newcomer Shemar Moore.
Watch the trailer here and watch out as it premieres on PH cinemas soon in 2022.
