The fourth Sonic the Hedgehog movie is gearing up to enter production, and they’ve just added a very notable name to the voice cast. Princess Anna from Frozen herself, Kristen Bell, has joined the cast of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as the voice of Amy Rose. Fans of the classic Sega game will remember Amy Rose as the pink hedgehog who is Sonic’s girlfriend. Well, she thinks of herself as his girlfriend, anyway. Sonic star Ben Schwartz posted a photo of himself and Kristen Bell holding toys of their respective characters on social media, formally announcing her arrival in the upcoming Sonic sequel.
The mid-credits scene of the previous Sonic movie introduced Amy Rose as she saved Sonic from the bad guys in Sonic the Hedgehog 3‘s last moments. However, that little tease didn’t feature a voice actor. It was just to let the fans know she was coming. The mid-credits teases of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies have each set up a new character from the games that will play a big role in the next movie. Idris Elba, who voices Knuckles, joined the franchise in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. And Keanu Reeves joined the cast of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Shadow. With each sequel, the voice cast gets more and more stacked with iconic names. And now, Kristen Bell will be joining Sonic the Hedgehog 4.
Sega created Amy Rose for the Sonic games when the company’s licensing division wanted a female counterpart to the Sonic character. A “Minnie to his Mickey,” essentially. Although it seems she’s more the Ms. Pac-Man to his Pac-Man if you ask us. Sega decided that having Sonic have a traditional girlfriend would go against his personality. The company then made Amy Rose a hedgehog with a one-sided crush and oodles of bubbly energy. Yup, this Sonic the Hedgehog 4 role sounds ideal for Kristen Bell. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is once again directed by Jeff Fowler, who directed the previous three installments. Paramount will release Sonic 4 in theaters on December 22, 2027.
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