JOHN WICK Star Keanu Reeves Will Voice Shadow In SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3

JOHN WICK Star Keanu Reeves Will Voice Shadow In SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3

After becoming a fan-favorite casting choice for the role, Keanu Reeves (John Wick, The Matrix) will voice Shadow in Paramount Pictures' Sonic the Hedgehog threequel...

By MarkCassidy - Apr 15, 2024 10:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Sonic the Hedgehog
Source: Via GameFragger.com

We had a pretty good idea that Shadow was going to make his big-screen debut at some point after he was briefly introduced in the recent Sonic the Hedgehog sequel's mid-credits scene, but we had no idea who would provide the character's voice... until now.

Confirming a rumor that did the rounds earlier today, THR has now made it official: Keanu Reeves will play Shadow in Paramount Pictures' third Sonic movie.

The news follows the studio's recent CinemaCon presentation, which spotlighted the first footage from the threequel. In the teaser, we learn that Jim Carrey's villainous Dr. Robotnik survived his battle with Sonic at the end of the previous movie, and has packed on a few pounds in the interim (bringing him more in line with his video game counterpart).

Attendees were then shown a clip of Shadow in action, as he does battle with the super-fast blue hero and his allies, Tails and Knuckles.

Shadow was created as a dark mirror to Sonic, and was introduced in 2001’s Sonic Adventure 2. He was really more of an anti-hero than a full-on villain, but will serve as the antagonist of Sonic 3.

Reeves has had a prolific career since shooting to fame in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, appearing in the likes of The Matrix, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and, more recently, the John Wick franchise.

"We got really excited about the idea of expanding our characters in our world into television, specifically, because it gives us a platform to really do character studies," executive producer Toby Asche said of Shadow's debut in a recent interview. "We knew that, with Shadow coming into Sonic 3 and some of the bigger things that we want to do, the Sonic franchise on the movie side is going to be these Avengers-level events."

"They’re going to be these big, exciting stories that have a lot of different characters," Asche added. "And so what television did for us is it gave us time to go into some of the more supporting characters in depth and really build them out in cool ways."

Jeff Fowler will return to helm Sonic 3, with Ben Schwartz (Sonic), Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Miles "Tails" Prower), Idris Elba (Knuckles), James Marsden (Tom Wachowski), Tika Sumpter (Maddie Wachowski), and Jim Carrey (Dr. Robotnik) all set to reprise their respective roles from the first two movies.

New cast additions include Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), Alyla Browne (Furiosa), James Wolk (Harley Quinn), Sofia Pernas (Jane the Virgin), Cristo Fernández (Ted Lasso), and Jorma Taccone (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse).

 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is set to hit theaters on December 20.

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Spidey91
Spidey91 - 4/15/2024, 10:12 PM
LMAO that's perfect
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 4/15/2024, 10:13 PM
Great addition, after the already solid first two entries. Sonic is about to be the first successful VGM trilogy.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 4/16/2024, 5:15 AM
@DrReedRichards - I was gonna say. it's pretty dang impressive what they've done with this franchise...
0bstreperous
0bstreperous - 4/15/2024, 10:13 PM
Haven't seen these films
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 4/15/2024, 10:14 PM
Hoping he gives that English accent another shot.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/15/2024, 10:19 PM
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One of the rare occasions when a popular fancast has come true.

Anyway , still need to see the sequel but thought the first one was ok…

Need to check that out and the upcoming Knuckles show before this comes out.
SuperJefe
SuperJefe - 4/15/2024, 10:22 PM
Cool - I enjoyed his Batman a lot.

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Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 4/15/2024, 10:22 PM
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As long as Jim Carrey returns.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/15/2024, 10:24 PM
@Reeds2Much - thankfully he is back

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HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 4/15/2024, 11:11 PM
@Reeds2Much - he is
bobevanz
bobevanz - 4/16/2024, 9:21 AM
@Reeds2Much - he's going to be in the fat suit as well!
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 4/15/2024, 10:27 PM
As long ass
dracula
dracula - 4/15/2024, 10:39 PM
Weird they recast everyone except Tails
ReverseFlasher
ReverseFlasher - 4/16/2024, 2:10 AM
@dracula - huh?
TJJones96
TJJones96 - 4/16/2024, 9:52 AM
@ReverseFlasher - tails is the video game voice actor
dracula
dracula - 4/15/2024, 10:40 PM
Chaos vs Sonic 4

Go full on Sonic SatAM for the 5th and 6th
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 4/15/2024, 10:44 PM
I knew it.

Those whispers I just couldn't help but believe. 😁
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 4/15/2024, 11:02 PM
Yeah...
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 4/15/2024, 11:12 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 -


…I think I’m Shadow.
RedSheep
RedSheep - 4/16/2024, 12:39 AM
He was everybody's initial fancast for the role. But that Hayden Christensen rumor was intriguing too.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 4/16/2024, 1:00 AM
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lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 4/16/2024, 5:16 AM
@AnthonyVonGeek - dat's kewl
ComicBandit
ComicBandit - 4/16/2024, 2:43 AM
Hope this is good. Been so happy for Marsden that he has been a big part of these movies.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 4/16/2024, 5:17 AM
@ComicBandit - Marsden is the freaking G.O.A.T. in the film Sex Drive. So dang funny.
phoenixvici
phoenixvici - 4/16/2024, 5:00 AM
He's gonna need rings... lot's of rings.
Origame
Origame - 4/16/2024, 5:30 AM
They better have him say "like taking candy from a baby, which is fine by me".
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/16/2024, 7:17 AM
Shadow: I am going to need…a gun
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 4/16/2024, 7:56 AM
My 4 year old is stoked for this movie, I wish he knew who Keanu Reeves was.

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