The progress on Sonic the Hedgehog 4 keeps rolling along.
Franchise newcomer Kristen Bell took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a photo of herself in the recording studio as she begins dialogue as Amy Rose in the forthcoming sequel feature. Paramount Pictures is set to release director Jeff Fowler‘s Sonic the Hedgehog 4 in theaters March 19, 2027.
“In the booth for @sonicmovie,” the actress captioned the post, adding a raised-hands emoji. “#AmyRose is coming to life!” She also tagged Ben Schwartz, who voices the titular critter in the films, and added, “Wish you were here!!!”
Schwartz shared the post to his Stories with the reply, “Aaaaaaammmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!”
For his part, Schwartz posted a photo last week of himself in a recording studio with Fowler and editor Al LeVine. Schwartz wrote, “Voice records for Sonic 4 have begun! I. Am. So. Excited. For. You. To. See. This. Movie.”
Fowler, who also helmed the three previous Sonic features, posted to social media last month to celebrate that the latest film had wrapped production, calling it “the BEST Sonic Movie yet.” His post included a photo of himself with a puppet of Metal Sonic, an evil robot version of Sonic from the Sega gaming franchise that was teased at the end of the third movie.
The Hollywood Reporter had the scoop earlier this year that Bell would join the property as the hammer-wielding pink hedgehog known from the video games. In addition to Schwartz, other voice stars include Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Tails, Idris Elba as Knuckles and Keanu Reeves as Shadow. Jim Carrey, James Marsden and Tika Sumpter round out the film’s live-action cast. Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher and Toru Nakahara return as producers for the fourth movie.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 hit theaters in 2024 and saw Carrey portraying a dual role as Dr. Robotnik and the mad scientist’s grandfather. It surpassed $490 million at the global box office. The franchise, which kicked off with the February 2020 release of Sonic the Hedgehog, has also spawned the Paramount+ series Knuckles.
