{"id":551064,"date":"2026-03-19T18:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/551064\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:15:08","slug":"sonic-the-hedgehog-4-levels-up-with-star-studded-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/551064\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sonic the Hedgehog 4&#8217; levels up with star-studded cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/656448_729473_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Sonic the Hedgehog 4 levels up with star-studded cast\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sonic the Hedgehog 4&#8217; levels up with star-studded cast<\/p>\n<p>The sonic universe just hit another speed boost \u2013 and this time, it\u2019s bringing some unexpected voices along for the ride.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Kingsley and Nick Offerman are officially joining Sonic the Hedgehog 4, adding even more star power to a franchise that\u2019s already stacked. <\/p>\n<p>And yes, Offerman\u2019s casting quietly doubles as a mini reunion with Ben Schwartz \u2013 a nod fans of Parks and Recreation will definitely clock.<\/p>\n<p>The returning lineup? Still wild. Jim Carrey is back as the chaotic Dr. Robotnik, Idris Elba returns as Knuckles, and Keanu Reeves continues voicing shadow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Add Kristen Bell \u2013 newly cast as Amy Rose \u2013 and the cast starts to feel less like a voice lineup and more like an awards show guest list.<\/p>\n<p>Plot details? Locked tighter than Sonic\u2019s rings.<\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s what we do know: this franchise isn\u2019t slowing down anytime soon. With over $1 billion already banked globally, Paramount is clearly all-in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Director Jeff Fowler is back in the chair, steering the fourth installment towards its March 19, 2027 release.<\/p>\n<p>And if you thought this was the final lap \u2013 think again. The studio has already teased a larger Sonic Universe Event Film\u00a0set for 2028.<\/p>\n<p>So the real question isn\u2019t what\u2019s next \u2013 it\u2019s how much bigger this universe is about to get.<\/p>\n<p>Because at this point, Sonic isn\u2019t just running. He\u2019s building a cinematic empire.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sonic the Hedgehog 4&#8217; levels up with star-studded cast The sonic universe just hit another speed boost \u2013&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":551065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,344],"class_list":["post-551064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/551065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}