With the video game adaptations Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Paramount Pictures was able to take in around $750 million at the international box office. So it’s no wonder that you have at least one Speed Hedgehog Trilogy wants to complete in order to break the billion mark.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the first images and amazing casting news for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 were released at CinemaCon. And to paraphrase Matrix Chosen One Neo: Whoa!
Video game adventure in the fast lane: Keanu Reeves becomes an animal anti-hero
None other than John Wick star Keanu Reeves is said to be the voice of the anti-hero in Sonic 3 Shadow the Hedgehog take over. The dark colleague is described as Anti-Sonic and was only added to the canon of anthropomorphic characters in 2001 with the game Sonic Adventure 2. After Sonic had already established the rebellious alternative to the super bourgeois Mario, things only got real with Shadow edgy.
It takes a cool guy like Keanu and cast managers with a good eye and ear for cool guys. By the way, strokes of genius of this kind will be recognized in a new casting category at the Oscars from 2026. It’s about time.
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Shadow and Sonic in the video game franchise
At least Reeves is in good company, because alongside Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic, Idris Elba has been on board since Sonic 2. As the hard-boiled Knuckles the Echidna (a red echidna), he can even be heard in his own series (Knuckles) on Paramount+ from April 26th this year. At least in the original English version.
What happens next in the video game adventure Sonic 3?
As we know from the material shown at CinemaCon, the main villain is Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) has been depressed since the events of Sonic 2. But what brings him out of his slump is an ambitious project worthy of a mad scientist like him: He creates another hedgehog speedster, Shadow, so that he can finally take on Sonic. It remains to be seen whether he will have more success with this than Gargamel with his villainous creation Smurfette.
The director was once again Jeff Fowler, who successfully completed the first two parts. Never change a winning team.
When is Sonic the Hedgehog 3 coming to theaters?
Sonic 3 is on December 26, 2024 for all gamers under the cinema tree.