Keanu Reeves is joining the 'Sonic the Hedgehog' franchise. Multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the 'John Wick' star will voice the popular character Shadow in 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3.' This news comes after Paramount debuted the first footage of 'Sonic 3' at CinemaCon last week.
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00:00 Keanu Reeves is joining the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
00:03 Multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the John Wick star will voice the popular
00:08 character Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. This news comes after Paramount debuted the first
00:13 footage of Sonic 3 at CinemaCon last week. The first look revealed that Dr. Robotnik,
00:17 played by Jim Carrey, is depressed and out of shape after the events of Sonic 2, but gets his
00:22 groove back thanks to creating Shadow the Hedgehog, a character first introduced in the video games in
00:27 2001. The character is in many ways the anti-Sonic, dark and edgy while mirroring the hero's powers.
00:33 Paramount's Sonic franchise kicked off in 2020 with the film Sonic the Hedgehog. The movie
00:38 overperformed with $319 million globally, becoming a breakout hit in the video game space. Sonic 2
00:52 followed in 2022 and grossed $404 million worldwide. Ben Schwartz voices Sonic in the
01:06 films while James Marsden plays Tom, a human pal of the character. For more on this story
01:11 and all the latest movie news, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.