00:00Keanu Reeves is joining the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
00:04Multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the John Wick star will voice the popular
00:08character Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. This news comes after Paramount debuted the first
00:13footage of Sonic 3 at CinemaCon last week. The first look revealed that Dr. Robotnik,
00:17played by Jim Carrey, is depressed and out of shape after the events of Sonic 2,
00:22but gets his groove back thanks to creating Shadow the Hedgehog,
00:25a character first introduced in the video games in 2001.
00:27The character is in many ways the anti-Sonic, dark and edgy while mirroring the hero's powers.
00:34Paramount's Sonic franchise kicked off in 2020 with the film Sonic the Hedgehog.
00:38The movie overperformed with $319 million globally,
00:41becoming a breakout hit in the video game space.
00:44On my planet, people were always after my powers, so I came to yours. It gets a little lonely.
00:51Sonic 2 followed in 2022 and grossed $404 million worldwide.
00:56Trust me, there will come a moment when your powers will be needed.
01:00But you don't choose that moment. That moment chooses you.
01:03I just got goosebumps.
01:05Ben Schwartz voices Sonic in the films while James Marsden plays Tom, a human pal of the character.
01:10For more on this story and all the latest movie news, go to THR.com.
01:15This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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