That is the best thing about the voiceover community: We are all rooting for each other.
While it’s a huge win for me, it’s a huge win for all of us.
It’s just very exciting and unusual.
Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey) in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2.'.Paramount Pictures and Sega of America
It just doesn’t often happen.
I feel so fortunate; it’s amazing."
“The fans really appreciate it.
The support I’ve gotten from the fanbase has been overwhelming and just so lovely,” O’Shaughnessey says.
“I’m so grateful for all of them.
They couldn’t be better.
They are just so happy that Paramount did it.
It gives a through-line for them.
After all these years of playing him, O’Shaughnessey has naturally gained some insight into what makes Tails tick.
“He’s loyal.
He’s the best friend you’re ever gonna have.
Tails is also a big fan of Sonic.
In the new film, all this precocious young fox wants is to help his hero save the world.
Schwartz, for his part, is a big fan of O’Shaughnessey and enthusiastically praises her talent.
“She is amazing,” Schwartz tells EW.
I text her before all the things, just checking in with her, and she’s just awesome.
She’s enjoying it all, and she deserves it because she’s a super pro.”
It’s fairly common practice in animation for women to voice young male characters like Tails.
So I had to really think about that.
So I had to figure out, what does that sound like?”
I really worked on putting myself in that mindset.
So I just grabbed onto those.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2is in theaters now.
