Kristen Bell joins the voice cast of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as Amy Rose, a pink creature who falls in love with the titular blue speedster.
Ben Schwartz, who voices Sonic in Paramount’s live-action/CGI hybrid film series, shared the casting news on Instagram with the caption, “We have Amy Rose!!! And we couldn’t be more excited!!! Welcome the incredible @kristenanniebell to the @sonicmovie family!!!”
Bell is a prolific voice actor, having voiced the voice of Anna in Disney’s wildly popular Frozen series. She voiced Sloth in Disney’s “Zootopia 2” and narrated the hit CW TV show “Gossip Girl.” Bell, who broke out in the 2004 teen drama Veronica Mars, stars in the Netflix series Nobody Wants This.
Plot details for the fourth film have not yet been revealed. Metal Sonic, the intelligent robot with a dark side who appeared with Amy Rose in the mid-credits scene of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, will also appear in the upcoming action-adventure, but his voice actor has not been revealed. In previous “Sonic” entries, Idris Elba and Coleen O’Shaughnessy voiced the speed demon’s anthropomorphic companions Knuckles and Tails, while Keanu Reeves was behind the mysterious Shadow. Meanwhile, in human form, Jim Carrey plays Doctor Robotnik, the hedgehog’s main antagonist, while James Marsden and Tika Sumpter play Sonic’s adoptive parents.
Jeff Fowler directed all three Sonic films, which grossed a total of $1 billion at the worldwide box office. He will return for the fourth installment, which is scheduled to hit theaters in March 2027.
