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Kristen Bell Joins Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as Amy Rose
Kristen Bell joins a star-studded voice cast for Sonic the Hedgehog 4, continuing a franchise that has earned over $1 billion worldwide, studio says.
- Studio casting: Kristen Bell, actor and voice performer, has signed to voice Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog 4, with Ben Schwartz announcing on social media and Paramount scheduling the March 19, 2027 release.
- The studio's mid-credits and post-credits scenes tease Amy Rose as the next lead character, with her silent rescue of Sonic in Sonic 3's post-credits scene.
- Commercially, the latest film became the series' highest-grossing entry, earning over $490 million as the Sonic franchise surpassed $1 billion globally, with over $180M from home entertainment.
- The casting continues the series' pattern of adding bold-faced names to its voice rosters, with Kristen Bell bringing her voice pedigree from Frozen and hosting SAG-AFTRA's Actors Awards March 1.
- Paramount is also developing a 2028 spin-off, with Jeff Fowler returning as director and Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, and Toru Nakahara back as producers.
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Kristen Bell to voice Amy Rose in 'Sonic the Hedgehog 4'
Kristen Bell attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on Jan. 11, 2026, in Beverly Hills, California. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Kristen Bell is joining the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The actress will voice Amy Rose in Paramount Pictures’ upcoming film Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Ben Schwartz, who has voiced Sonic in all three of the franchise’s previous films, made the announcement in an Instagram post on Wednesday. Sc…
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