Sonic the Hedgehog gets his own Blue Peter Badge!
Look out it’s another Blue Peter first and this time the super speedy, super smart and super lovable character Sonic the Hedgehog makes an appearance in the studio! Watch Blue Peter on BBC iPlayer to see the famous ring-chaser be awarded his own Blue Peter badge and follow Abby as she heads down to exclusively meet and interview the stars of the new Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film.
Blue Peter was able to chat to Ben Schwartz who played Sonic, Jim Carrey who played Dr. Robotnik AND his long-lost grandfather Gerald Robotnik and Lee Majdoub who plays Agent Stone discussing the key themes and messages throughout the film!
What is Sonic the Hedgehog 3 about?
The latest film in the collection features Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite to face a new enemy called Shadow! He is a powerful villain with unbelievable powers, making him faster than Sonic and stronger than Knuckles! With this new threat, the team must seek help and create an unlikely alliance with someone they once tried to defeat to protect the planet… Dr. Robotnik. The villain returns, this time with his long-lost grandfather, Gerald Robotnik. But Gerald has his own sinister plans with Shadow…
Meet the characters!
Team Sonic
Sonic
Sonic himself is the main character of the film who is voiced by Ben Schwartz! He is the blue hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds and the leader of Team Sonic!
Knuckles
The second member of Team Sonic is Knuckles the red echidna, who is voiced by Idris Elba. Knuckles was a former rival in the previous Sonic films and in relation to his name, he has brute force and strength!
Tails
The third member of Team Sonic is Tails, a yellow hedgehog voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey. His powers allow his tails to spin really fast rotating like helicopter and allowing him to fly... usually ends up flying Sonic around!
Villains
Shadow
The new evil villain in Sonic 3 is called Shadow the Hedgehog, who is voiced by Keanu Reeves. He is faster than Sonic, stronger than Knuckles and he can teleport (sorry, Tails, that’s much faster than flying!).
Dr. Robotnik and Gerald Robotnik
Dr. Robotnik makes another return to Sonic 3, but this time his long lost grandfather Gerald Robotnik also joins the narrative, both played by Jim Carrey!
Agent Stone
Assisting Dr. Robotnik, his loyal assistant Agent Stone, who is played by Lee Majdoub.
Sonic the Hedgehog on Blue Peter
Blue Peter had an exciting guest appearance from Sonic the Hedgehog in the BP studios! Here, Sonic teleported from Green Hills into the studio to have an exclusive interview with Blue Peter's one and only Joel. Sonic was then presented with his very own Blue Peter badge!
We learnt so much about Sonic, he told us he is super-fast, a fast talker, fast eater and a fast sleeper, in fact he can get an eight-hour sleep in 40 minutes! Sonic also revealed his biggest challenge in this new movie. He told Joel that now he has a family, friends and a planet to call home, his biggest challenge is to NOT let a fake hedgehog, take it all away! Do you think Sonic and his team will be able to save his planet?
Abby was given an exclusive interview with the main villains, Dr Robotnik and Gerald Robotnik who were BOTH played by Jim Carrey! He was presented with his own Blue Peter badge and answered questions about how he managed to play two roles not only in the same film but in the same scenes!
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