O’Shaughnessey dons the twin tails once again
In what will be very happy news forSonic the Hedgehogfans, voice actor Colleen O’Shaughnessey has confirmed that she will be voicing The Blue Blur’s adorable buddy Miles “Tails” Prower in upcoming movie sequelSonic the Hedgehog 2.In addition, Paramount Picturesreleased a new poster for the filmand teased a trailer for The Game Awards 2021.
“Taking my old pal Tails for another adventure,”wrote O’Shaughnessey on Twitter.“Thrilled to announce I’m the voice of Miles “Tails” Prower in #SonicMovie2! Can’t wait for y’all to see him on the big screen.”
A veteran actor of film, anime, and video games, O’Shaughnessy first voiced Sonic’s earnest-but-reliable sidekick in 2014 releaseSonic Boomand its accompanying TV series. Since then, the actor has portrayed Tails in 2016’sMario & Sonic at the Rio Olympic Games, 2017’sSonic Forces, and most recently in 2019’sTeam Sonic Racing. Fans will be understandably pleased to hear O’Shaughnessey’s recognizable tone for Tails’ cinematic adventure, given that both Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles received all-new voice actors in the form ofBen SchwartzandIdris Elba, respectively.
Following on from itslegendary reveal controversyandassociated delay, Paramount Pictures’Sonic the Hedgehogeventually premiered in February 2020 to resounding success. The film returned over $300 million USD in worldwide box office receipts, before going on to find even further success on the home market just a month later.Sonic the Hedgehogwould go on to become the sixth highest-grossing movie of 2020, receiving mostly positive reviews from critics and fans.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2is scheduled to premiere in U.S. theaters July 11, 2025. The new trailer will debut during tomorrow’s The Game Awards 2021 live stream. The event will kick off at 17:00 PT / 20:00 ET.
