Idris Elba becomes a cursed image version of Knuckles the Echidna in new Sonic the Hedgehog 2 fan art. Sonic the Hedgehog became one of the biggest video game movie adaptations ever when it grossed $306.8 million at the box office in 2020.
The speedy hedgehog Sonic was needless to say not the most natural video game character to translate into the world of live-action/CGI. But the formula clearly proved successful on the first movie and now Paramount and Sega will dig deeper into Sonic lore for the sequel. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will of course bring back Sonic himself along with Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik, but will also feature an expanded role for Sonic’s sidekick Miles “Tails” Prower as well as introducing Robotnik's accomplice Knuckles the Echidna. And in a stunning bit of casting news, it was just revealed that Elba will play the voice of Knuckles.
Elba will obviously not be appearing on-screen as he gives voice to the CGI Knuckles, but for some reason that didn’t stop Sonic fans from asking noted fan artist BossLogic to do his magic and create an image of Elba as the video game character. And what the artist whipped up in response to these requests can only be called disturbing. Indeed, BossLogic admits that there’s a “cursed image” quality to his fusing of Elba and Knuckles. See the bizarre art in the space below:
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Needless to say the version of Knuckles that appears in the finished Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will not look remotely like this particular bit of fan art. The creators behind Sonic are indeed particularly sensitive to the looks of their characters, as they demonstrated when they altered Sonic himself on the first film after fans expressed dismay at the character’s appearance in early trailers. Ultimately, it was hard to argue with the visual choices made on the first Sonic as the film went on to be a surprise hit.
The arrival of Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will of course make long-time fans of the Sonic video games and animated properties happy as he’s an important and popular character. What should make fans even happier is the sequel’s plot, which brings in the all-powerful Chaos Emerald and Dr. Robotnik’s mad quest to possess it. This raising of the stakes should indeed help make Sonic the Hedgehog 2 feel more epic than the first movie. And having Elba on-board as the voice of Knuckles only adds to the sense that things are a little more serious this time around. Of course, things still shouldn’t be too serious as the ever-outrageous Carrey is still playing Robotnik, and Sonic is still Sonic.
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