{"id":337758,"date":"2026-03-19T17:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/337758\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:30:09","slug":"sonic-the-hedgehog-4-cast-adds-ben-kingsley-nick-offerman-matt-berry-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/337758\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sonic the Hedgehog 4\u2019 Cast Adds Ben Kingsley, Nick Offerman, Matt Berry and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0858764\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paramount<\/a> revealed the \u201c<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt16744566\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sonic the Hedgehog 4<\/a>\u201d cast and official title on Thursday, and film is called, well, \u201c<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt16744566\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sonic the Hedgehog 4<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the cast, <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2355635\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Schwartz<\/a>, <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000120\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Carrey<\/a>, <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0252961\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Idris Elba<\/a>, <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000206\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keanu Reeves<\/a>, <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0642601\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colleen O\u2019Shaughnessey<\/a>, <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2837384\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lee Majdoub<\/a>, <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0005188\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Marsden<\/a> and <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1754366\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tika Sumpter<\/a> are all returning for the fourth film in the wildly successful franchise, while newcomers include <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001426\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Kingsley<\/a>, <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1546196\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Berry<\/a>, <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0644406\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Offerman<\/a> and <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1547964\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Ayoade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if the new actors are performing voice roles or live-action roles.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm6462292\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kingsley<\/a> most recently reprised his Marvel role as <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm5630825\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trevor Slattery<\/a> in the Disney+ series \u201c<a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt21066182\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wonder Man<\/a>,\u201d while Matt Berry was recently heard as the presenter at the 2026 Oscars. 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