Sonic 2 Star Reveals A Cut Parks and Rec Jean-Ralphio Easter Egg
Ben Schwartz has revealed that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 almost included an easter egg reference to his Parks and Recreation character Jean-Ralphio. Schwartz, who also helped to voice the fan-favorite droid BB-8 in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, played the self-proclaimed pick-up artist and “baller” Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the acclaimed comedy series Parks and Recreation since it first aired in 2009. In 2020, Schwartz provided both his voice and facial motion capture for the big-screen adaptation of Sega’s beloved video game character Sonic the Hedgehog.
Also starring James Marsden and Jim Carrey, the original Sonic the Hedgehog film became one of the most successful video game adaptations of all time. Grossing over $319 million at the worldwide box office, it was the 6th highest-grossing film of 2020. Given its success, plans for a sequel were officially announced in May of 2020, just months after the first film’s release.
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Schwartz and his fellow castmates returned for the sequel, which also introduces Idris Elba’s Knuckles into the film franchise. In a recent interview with Supanova Comic-Con and Gaming, Schwartz revealed that, amongst the latest film’s many pop-culture references, they had originally planned to include a direct reference to his Parks and Recreation character but it was ultimately cut by director Jeff Fowler. Check out his full comments below:
We almost snuck in two. We did one where something terrible was happening and Sonic was trying to sneak around it and we put in a ‘don’t be suspicious', and then Jeff’s like, ‘We can’t have two Jean-Ralphio references.’ Maybe we’ll try to leak one more in there for the next one.
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