SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 Adds CRIMINAL MINDS & S.W.A.T. Star Shemar Moore To Its Human Cast

With filming on Sonic the Hedgehog 2 still ongoing, a new cast member has been revealed, with Criminal Minds and S.W.A.T. star joining the James Marsden-led human ensemble in a mystery role.

By RohanPatel - Jun 16, 2021 09:06 PM EST

Filed Under: Sonic the Hedgehog

As filming continues, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has announced a new addition to its tight-knit cast as Shemar Moore (Criminal Minds; S.W.A.T.) has joined the film in a human role opposite returning stars James Marsden (X-Men; Westworld), Tika Sumpter (Mixed-ish; Ride Along), and Natasha Rothwell (Wonder Woman 1984; Like a Boss).

2x Golden Globe-winner Jim Carrey (The Truman Show; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and Adam Pally (Happy Endings; The Mindy Project) will also be back as Doctor Eggman and Wade Whipple, respectively.

As for the real stars of the film, Primetime Emmy-winner Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation; House of Lies) will return to voice the titular hedgehog, but there haven't been any casting reports about Tails or Knuckles just yet. Colleen O'Shaughnessey, the voice of Tails in the video game series, reprised her role in the previous film's mid-credits scene, but her status for the sequel remains uncertain. It was also recently rumored that Aquaman star Jason Momoa had been offered the role of Knuckles, but nothing's been confirmed on that front, either.

Sonic the Hedgehog is the fifth highest-grossing video game movie in cinematic history and also holds the record for the biggest opening weekend ever for a video game movie adaptation, fourth-best President's Day holiday weekend ever, and Jim Carrey's second-biggest opening weekend ever. It also finished 2020 as the highest-grossing "superhero" film of the year, the highest-grossing film based on a video game domestically, and the sixth-highest grossing film of the year globally.

Jeff Fowler is back in the director's chair, with a screenplay from returning scribes Pat Casey and Josh Miller. Production will reportedly begin in Vancouver before moving to Hawaii for the latter part of its schedule.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is expected to speed into theaters April 8, 2022.

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22 Comments

MUTO123 - 6/16/2021, 9:54 PM

I've watched some of S.W.A.T.; he's good.

valmic - 6/16/2021, 9:55 PM

If Superman was ever black Shemar Moore was always my choice.

GreypilgrimXXX - 6/16/2021, 11:33 PM

@micvalpro - Damn you are so right with this and I never even saw it.

dragon316 - 6/17/2021, 3:13 AM

@GreypilgrimXXX - that’s what happens people racist fan cast look over people with experiance not who best looks part

Repian - 6/17/2021, 3:20 AM

@dragon316 - You're never happy, right?

Matchesz - 6/16/2021, 9:57 PM

I wonder if robotnik will have other minions like bees that shoot lasers out there but and spiked turtles

dracula - 6/16/2021, 10:01 PM

@Matchesz - could always introduce the E-100 robots

dracula - 6/16/2021, 10:00 PM

wasnt he the new 52 animated universe cyborg

solskulldeath - 6/16/2021, 10:37 PM

@dracula - he was.

EarlChai - 6/16/2021, 11:24 PM

@dracula - He was also in the old Birds of Prey TV show where Earth-Two Huntress had superpowers and lived in "New Gotham" that somehow ended up being more faithful to the comics than the movie.

dracula - 6/16/2021, 11:27 PM

@EarlChai - i remember watching that when I was 6, yeah lost interest pretty quick. Birds of prey needs a good adaption

PantherKing - 6/16/2021, 10:09 PM

Shemar Moore is underrated asf

JosephCronos92 - 6/16/2021, 11:12 PM

If there was a videogame character that I always thought it'd be rough to translate to a live action movie or show was Sonic, but damn I was very well surprised with the first one and now they are possibly about to go deep in the lore with the second one, getting Knuckles and Tails, possibly the Chaos Emeralds and such.
Jim Carrey as Eggman is just cherry on top, hopefully they become a lot more successful and I can finally get my edgy ass boy Shadow given proper live action treatment. Looking forward to the sequel.

bkmeijer2 - 6/17/2021, 12:18 AM

@JosephCronos92 - I had no idea either how they were gonna pull it off. But in hindsight, I think the relatively basic premise of the first few games allowed for a lot of room to play with.

A lot of videogames movies are just adaptations, but this one actually added something unique to it and gave it a reason to exist other than "hey remember this? It's in the games remember!"

JosephCronos92 - 6/17/2021, 1:43 PM

@bkmeijer - totally agree, I loved the character work they did with Sonic, I genuinely felt bad for him when he played baseball all by himself, from that moment I knew I wasn't gonna be just a videogame movie, but a story with a good amount of heart. Hope they keep that with the sequels.

bkmeijer2 - 6/17/2021, 3:01 PM

@JosephCronos92 - from what I gather most of the crew is returning, so I'm guessing it will

bkmeijer2 - 6/17/2021, 12:20 AM

I do hope the human cast doesn't get sidelined too much, because (and although they weren't the best part) they are the root of what made the first one unique. If we're just gonna focus on Sonic and friends, this could very quickly run into a retread from the games.

Repian - 6/17/2021, 5:57 AM

Shemar Moore to play Garrison Kane in the MCU's Weapon X.

PatchesOhulihan - 6/17/2021, 6:39 AM

A World War 2 Disney+ series with him playing a younger Nick Fury would be awesome. Opportunity to have many other characters involved as well.

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