Keanu Reeves is reportedly playing Shadow the Hedgehog in Sonic 3

When Sonic 3 hits the theaters later this yr, you might be able to watch a franchise fan favourite be voiced by certainly one of Hollywood’s all-time fan favourite actors. Keanu Reeves will play the broody, tortured Shadow the Hedgehog, in keeping with The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. The antihero, who’s each an arch-rival and an ally to Sonic, will probably be created by Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik after the occasions of Sonic 2, based mostly on the film’s first footage offered at CinemaCon final week.

Shadow has a protracted historical past within the Sonic universe and first appeared in Sonic Journey 2, which got here out again in 2001. The black-furred anthropomorphic hedgehog was created within the video games to assist discover a remedy for Dr. Robotnik’s granddaughter Maria, who had a terminal illness. It is unclear if the film will comply with the same storyline — although we are able to once more anticipate Sonic and his gang to cease Dr. Robotnik’s plans to take over the world — however we’ll possible get extra particulars in regards to the movie earlier than it comes out on December 20. Jeff Fowler will nonetheless lead the manufacturing as its director, whereas Ben Schwartz and James Marsden are reprising their roles as Sonic and his adoptive father-of-sorts Sheriff Tom Wachowski, respectively.