Will kids who have never played the games still like it?
Will the character design work?
(In fact,it went through multiple iterations).
Sonic (Ben Schwartz) in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2.'.Paramount Pictures and Sega of America
IsBen Schwartzthe right casting for the titular role?
So alright, how do we blow it out?"
“How do we give the video game people more of what they want?
Ben Schwartz in ‘Parks and Recreation’.Colleen Hayes/NBC
It really wouldn’t be the same without him.
Indeed, Schwartz confirms that he’s been doing voiceover work for more than a decade.
Over those years, Schwartz has learned what a voiceover performance requires versus live-action.
“I realize that in the booth, nothing is animated yet.
So I have to express all my emotions through words and performance,” Schwartz says.
But with animation, you really gotta lean into your emotions a bit more.
There’s a lot of joy in being a kid like Sonic is in this, going all out.
It’s fun to play with those levels.
You want them to feel for this hedgehog.”
For his characterization of Sonic, Schwartz took inspiration from the original games.
So I wanted to keep that rebellious attitude.
In my head, heart and comedy were the two biggest things."
Which means that Jean-Ralphio is canon in the Sonic universe, which is very exciting for me.
His taste is mostly ’90s, and thenParks and Recreation."
Sonic the Hedgehog 2is in theaters now.
