‘Sonic 2’ Star Colleen O’Shaughnessey Is Grateful That Tails Fans ‘Had My Back’
thewrap.comSonic the Hedgehog,” the new blockbuster film coming this weekend will have the bonus of seeing — or rather hearing — Colleen O’Shaughnessey make her big-screen debut as Miles “Tails” Prower after playing the flying fox for eight years. “It’s just unbelievable and joyous and beautiful and amazing,” O’Shaughnessey told TheWrap. “All the excitement and love I’ve received from the fans has been so gratifying, with all these tweets telling me they were hoping that I would get to play Tails in this film.
They’ve had my back and have been so supportive since the beginning.” O’Shaughnessey joined the “Sonic” series in 2010 playing the hyperactive bee Charmy, but took over playing Tails in 2014 with the release of the spinoff video game and animated series “Sonic Boom.” Since then, she’s played the iconic Sega character in seven “Sonic” games, and in 2020, she voiced Tails in a surprise post-credits sequence for the first “Sonic the Hedgehog” film.But it wasn’t until May of last year that O’Shaughnessey got the news that she would play Tails in the sequel, which reimagines the first encounter between him and Sonic as they race to find the location of the powerful Master Emerald before Dr.
Eggman (Jim Carrey) can use it for his diabolical plans. O’Shaughnessey spoke with TheWrap about the techniques she uses when she plays Tails, her hopes for more video game voice actors to get big screen opportunities, and what fans can expect from “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” which hits theaters this Friday.
The interview has been lightly edited for clarity.Though you’ve played Tails for several years, the character isn’t quite the same in this film as he is in the “Sonic” games or TV shows.
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