Keanu Reeves Is Shadow In Sonic The Hedgehog 3

Two years after he made his debut in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, we lastly know who’s voicing Shadow the Hedgehog in Paramount’s live-action motion pictures. Keanu Reeves of The Matrix, Cyberpunk 2077, and John Wick fame is voicing the Final Lifeform in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Reeves has been a fan favourite for the function for some time now, however rumors of his precise involvement began spreading round this morning after podcaster John Campea mentioned he was advised can be enjoying the blue blur’s rival at Cinemacon, the place the first trailer for the film premiered. Now, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed with its personal sources that followers will hear Reeves’ low tones coming from Shadow’s mouth when Sonic the Hedgehog 3 premieres on December 20.

Shadow first debuted within the live-action motion pictures throughout Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s post-credits scene, during which he woke up from cryostasis. Based mostly on the descriptions from the Cinemacon trailer (which nonetheless hasn’t been launched to the general public as of this writing), Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik will play a component in retrieving him from his jail very similar to he did in Sonic Journey 2, the sport Shadow debuted in. On condition that the film will even function Maria Robotnik, a younger lady who performs a key half in Shadow’s previous, it looks as if a lot of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 shall be primarily based on the 2001 Dreamcast sport, although sure points of the character, together with his use of bikes which started in his 2005 self-titled sport, will even be a part of the movie.

Earlier than Sonic the Hedgehog 3 premieres in December, Paramount+ is launching a sequence primarily based on Knuckles, which is able to happen between each motion pictures. That is a part of a larger effort to make the Sonic motion pictures right into a universe very similar to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hopefully they received’t oversaturate the market with too many goddamn sequence just like the superhero franchise, although.