Sonic: Ben Schwartz never met Idris Elba, “even though we made two films and a series together!”

The original voices of Sonic and Knuckles will be found at Christmas in issue #3. Also with two Jim Carreys in the flesh (and a good dose of makeup) for the price of one.

Shortly after revealing the new trailer for Sonic 3expected in theaters on December 25, Jeff Fowler commented on the evolution of his saga at Paramount, as well developed for the big screen as a TV series, to the Hollywood media Entertainment Weekly. Accompanied by the voice actor of the little hero, Ben Schwartzsince the 2020 film, they return to the catastrophic first look of Sonic, revealed during “the forbidden trailer” of 2019, laughs the actor.

“The fact that Paramount invested the money and time to change all of this proved that they cared about Sonic, that they were listening, he considers. Deep down, we are above all fans of this universe, and we feel connected to those who have been playing the games since they were children.”

If he was already famous for his role in the comedy series Parks and RecreationSchwartz now says he is very proud to have convinced a younger generation of spectators: kids today recognize him as being “Sonic's voice”. He explains that he experienced this role with even more gratitude since he had initially simply done a voice test to help out Tim Miller, the co-creator of Blur Studios. If the director of the first Dead Pool ultimately did not stage Soniche was behind its demo video, designed to give an idea of ​​what an adaptation of the famous game heroes could look like in digital animation, interacting with live action actors and sets. A technique which had precisely borne fruit for Dead Pool with Fox, when his “test” special effects had made the rounds of Hollywood studios.

“I didn’t even have a contractremembers Schwartz. I took this test thinking they would then choose someone more famous than me. But the producers liked it, so they kept me around…”

With two highly entertaining opuses and a spin-off series on KnucklesParamount has definitely invested in Sonicboth on the big and small screens, and for the third episode, the big promise is to see the little heroes face Shadow, an emblematic character from the games, who will have the voice of Keanu Reeves in original version. There will also be Jim Carrey in two roles at the same time, both returning as Dr. Robotnik, but also in the shoes of the grandfather of this great villain.

“You have no idea how much I want to meet Keanu Reeves,” comments Schwartz, who regrets that his vocal recordings for Sonic are done solo, and not in the company of the other actors. “I'm pushing for it, but you know, I haven't met Idris yet (Elba, Knuckles' voice actor, editor's note)even though we made two films and a TV series together!”

Will Ben Schwartz finally meet his playing partners at the premiere of Sonic 3 ? Response in a few days…

Video: Jim Carrey had his head shaved live during the filming of Sonic 3!