Jeff Fowler & Colleen O'Shaughnessey Interview: Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Before Sonic the Hedgehog 2 streams on Paramount+ on May 24 and arrives on 4K and Blu-ray August 9, Screen Rant participated in an incredible ADR event and interviewed director Jeff Fowler and actor Colleen O'Shaughnessey, who voices Miles «Tails» Prower, about their hit sequel.
In Sonic 2, the heroic blue hedgehog (voiced by Ben Schwartz) teams up with Tails to take on the returning Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey), who has a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna (voiced by Idris Elba). With the help of Sonic's human family, Tom (James Marsden) and Maddie Wachowski (Tika Sumpter), Sonic and Tails team up to save the world from the nefarious duo.
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Screen Rant spoke with Jeff Fowler and Colleen O'Shaughnessey about Sonic 2, which is the highest-grossing video game movie of all time, whether Jim Carrey will retire, and who they would want Sonic to meet if he entered the Marvel Multiverse. Check out what happened when we took part in the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Voiceover Day at Paramount Studios, and read the full interview below.
Screen Rant: Jeff, congratulations on Sonic 2 becoming the highest-grossing video game movie of all time.
Jeff Fowler: Thanks! Yeah, it's great. Woo-hoo!
What is it about Sonic that makes it so successful where other video game movies have failed?
Jeff Fowler: He's just such a likable little guy. He's so optimistic and fun and energetic, but he's also very loyal to his friends. He believes in family. He's got a huge heart. I mean, there's so many likable traits that are only magnified by what Ben [Schwartz] brings to the character and his performance. There's so much positivity. He's just brimming with joy, and I feel like that makes for
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