
After the incredible work from Sonic Team on the excellent Sonic X Shadow Generations for Switch, the 'Year of Shadow' continues with the movie release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on 20th December 2024.
To help keep the hype going, director Jeff Fowler answered fan questions during a Sonic Revolution online expo (thanks, Sonic Stadium) and commented on the sheer commitment from actor Keanu Reeves in bringing the role of Shadow to life.
Now, we all know Reeves is an absolute delight who gives his all when it comes to his career and giving the fans what they want (you might even say he's 'The One' - chortle!), but it's nice to hear that he's been taking his role as Sonic's angsty rival very seriously.
Here's what Fowler had to say:
"It's so awesome that we got Keanu Reeves to voice the character, and he was so fantastic to work with. I think he thinks the character is awesome. I think he definitely understood what we were going for and was very excited to kinda do his version of it, but he, like all the cast, really wants to get it right, really cares.
"He would give us so many different versions of line readings and just wanna keep going. He was not just sort of showing up and just reading the script into a microphone. Like he really wanted to create a very fan-faithful version of the character. He did research. In our first meeting, he very clearly had gone and done his homework, which was awesome.
"And so, I just can't say enough wonderful things about Keanu and what he brought to the character, and just the experience of making this movie."
It's quite funny trying to imagine Reeves sitting in his lounge and making his way through Shadow The Hedgehog as part of his research, but hey, maybe he's a fan! Who knows.
Either way, it sounds like Sonic 3 will continue the movie franchise's efforts to remain faithful to the games, which is lovely to hear. Although there are some things we'd probably change about the first two films, we're happy to say that we're big fans of Fowler's work on bringing the Blue Blur to life.
Are you looking forward to watching Sonic 3 when it releases in December? What do you make of Keanu Reeves in the role of Shadow? Let us know with a comment.
[source sonicrevolution.net, via sonicstadium.org]
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Keanu: He gives mean looks AND uses guns. I'm perfect for the role! 👌
Keanu Reeve's checking his notes: "Edgelord."
I love Keanu Reeve's, he is such a chill dude. Regardless how the movie turns out I think I will really enjoy him as shadow.
@AnnoyingFrenzy That doesn't sound very Keanu
I know it's a very "Reddit" thing to say but damn what a great actor
The ads on your site are getting truly annoying.
Love to hear it, this is exactly how it should be whenever it comes to works based on preexisting ones - doesn't mean you can't put your own twist on them and that's what I expect will happen in this movie's case based on what I've seen and heard of the previous ones (haven't watched them yet unfortunately), but they shouldn't be completely disconnected or else it would be better to make something straight up unrelated at that point!
“I’ve played the Shadow the Hedgehog game for PS2 at least four dozen times now. Really got me in the mind of the character. The director basically locked me in a room with no windows, booted it up, and as soon as credits rolled, I’d just restart. It was a lot of….ummm….fun….oh god….p-p-please….don’t turn the console on again….god, no!”
-Keanu Reeves, IGN interview
@Zach777 if onlllllly there was a way around them.....?
After playing Shadow the Hedgehog I've learned Shadow is three things:
1.Good
2.Evil
3.Neutral
@Dr_Lugae
There’s 3 more you forgot:
1. Black-hearted evil
2.Brave-hearted hero.
3. All he is
Jim Carrey did his homework too and created a character completely opposite of the original. These Sonic movies are really overrated.
I'm not gonna lie, I LOVED hearing his voice in the trailer...
And I loved seeing one again that good old Jim Carrey.
@ArcticEcho A different take. Hardly "opposite." You need to know the rules before you can break them.
Are the movies overrated? Probably. Same with most video game movies, SMB included. But they're a blast all the same.
@canaryfarmer
Is there?
Did he speedrun the dark story of SA2? I'm praying we get some of the classic lines like "You're not even good enough to be my fake-"
Based on what we've seen of Shadow which is just a few lines, he does fit the character quite well.
His voice and demeanor is perfect for the role. I can't wait to hear it in full on action through Shadow.
I need to watch the Sonic movies.
Edit: Just watched the Sonic 3 trailer, it was awesome and hilarious at the same time. Yeah I really need to watch this, preferably in the cinema.
@Zach777 He either means adblocker or paying to remove.
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