Idris Elba and Jim Carrey on Elba's 'Sexy' Knuckles Voice for 'Sonic The Hedgehog 2' (Exclusive)

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 is going to be rolling into a theater near you on April 8, and Jim Carrey and Idris Elba are ready to bring a little something extra to their characters for the sequel.ET's Matt Cohen spoke to the pair, where they discussed Elba's character, Knuckles, and the «sexy» he's bringing to Sonic's arch enemy.«Idris makes the coffee table seem sexier, you know, he puts his feet up on it and suddenly it's like, 'damn that coffee table is fire,'» Carey joked. «The guy has just got it going on.»   On a more serious note, Carrey said he's glad Elba «joined the gang.»«Super glad he joined the gang, and I am super glad because he is just a great actor to begin with, and a great presence,» he gushed. «I hope he had a fun time doing it, because I never saw him during the whole thing.

I still haven’t run into him, it's hilarious. I am going to see him at the premiere, so I think it's wonderful that he's doing this.»Elba on the other hand said Knuckle's «sexy voice,» wasn't intentional.«You know what man, I don't know if they're really listening,» Elba said. «Sexy -- because I said I was trying not to put on a sexy voice for Knuckles, and I think someone was like, 'uh failed.'» «From my perspective I didn't try to be that,» he continued. «I was really going for a character that English wasn't its first language, and that he was a little bit awkward.

So, if that comes across sexy, thumbs up.»As far as Carrey's character, Dr. Robotnik, he's bringing a bigger, more nefarious mustache to the sequel. «Well, I was really, really happy that we were able to take him to the level that it is starting to look like the guy in the game we were used to,» Carrey said of transforming Dr.