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Riff Raff reveals “first real movie” role is in ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’

The Sonic The Hedgehog trailer hit the internet yesterday to, uh, mixed reactions to say the least. Now, rapper Riff Raff has revealed he’s among the cast for the upcoming live-action flick launching just as divisive reactions.

Riff Raff took to Instagram to share the new film’s trailer and reveal how he’s involved with the movie.

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The Warped Tour alum has appeared on the soundtrack for films such as Meet The Blacks and Fist Fight, but Sonic marks his “first real movie.”

Riff Raff will have a “small acting role,” two voiceovers and a song on the soundtrack. He also shared praise for Jim Carrey’s role, calling him “the greatest actor of all time.”

“SONiC THE HEDGEHOG THE MOViE STARRiNG JiM CARREY COMiNG SOON .. i Play a Small Acting Role in this movie, also have 2 Cartoon Character Voice Overs that I did and a Song on the Movie soundtrack.. although I have had a Couple Acting Roles in movies and a few Songs in movies like Meet The Blacks my song “Carlos Slim” and Me & Flux Pavilion had a Song in Kevin Hart’s movie “Who wants to Rock” … THiS SONiC movie was my FiRST REAL MOViE THAT i GOT TO BE iN AND ACTUALLY BEiNG ON SET it was Surreal to be on set and watch how FACiNATiNG A REAL movie is Filmed and to Watch The Greatest Actor of all time Jim Carrey in action is Priceless. EVERYONE WiLL LOVE THiS MoViE AND i GOT A FREE NEON SEGA GENESiS GAME CONSOLE TOO !”

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Fans are definitely here for the role, with many expressing excitement over the news.

However, some weren’t so sure on the casting choice.

More on Sonic The Hedgehog

As mentioned above, the first trailer for the Sonic The Hedgehog movie is here, and people definitely have some strong feelings about it. We found out last year that a movie was in the works, so we’ve been anxiously awaiting a trailer.

As Variety reported, a live adaptation of one of the world’s favorite video game characters will be gracing the big screens just in time for a holiday season release Nov. 15, 2019.

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We also know Paramount is planning to follow a similar blueprint to the upcoming Detective Pikachu movie, starring Ryan Reynolds.

Speaking of Reynolds, the upcoming Sonic movie will have Deadpool director Tim Miller on board as executive producer. While we’re not exactly sure how the creative geniuses behind this film will recreate the beloved video game character, what we do know is there will be a combination of a few production and post-production techniques.

The plot, for those of you who didn’t grow up on the Sonic games, follows Sonic and his friends as they collect coins and prevent the latest evil plans of Doctor Eggman.

Sonic will be voiced by Ben Schwartz (BoJack Horseman, Parks And Recreation). Riff Raff, Carrey and Schwartz will join James Marsden, Neal McDonough and more to round out the cast. Sonic hits theaters Nov. 15, and you can check out the trailer below.

What did you think of Riff Raff joining the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog film? Sound off in the comments below!

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