Update: The Hollywood Reporter has now reported on the matter and they have officially confirmed it.
There have been a lot of rumors in regards to the cast of the third Sonic the Hedgehog movie. For example, there were some rumors that Hayden Christensen would be joining the cast to play Shadow the Hedgehog in the film. Those rumors have since been called into question, but that has paved the way for another rumor to appear.
Film industry insider John Campea recently did a video podcast episode today. There, he explained that he was told by “someone most people may recognize” at a CinemaCon party that Shadow the Hedgehog would be voiced by Keanu Reeves. He said that the news is “100% locked” and that major movie journalism publications, such as Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, will be reporting on it very soon. You can see a tweet relaying the news down below.
Yo, my two predictions- if it had to be an A-lister- were Liam Neeson or Keanu Reeves. I CALLED IT.
I was really expecting Hayden Christensen
Ive been watching john campea for a long time, weird seeing him show up here lol
Keanu Reeves is who I was originally hoping would be voicing shadow: I mean if you think about it, Shadow is basically a furry John Wick
I have watch the matrix and saw him in action as Neo. Can’t wait to see how he does as Shadow.
Sonic, Sonic, Sonic. Every day it’s all about Sonic and I’m sick and tired of it. I wish Mega Man would switch places with Sonic so Mega Man can have news every second and that blue rodent can have a drought.
Video games news site talks about video game related news for a franchise that was good enough for people to care about…shocking…
Maybe Mega-Man should’ve stayed relevant?
I love Keanu but I was really hoping for Hayden. Plus, I’m not sure Keanu is the right fit. But like with Chris Pratt as Mario, I’ll hold my final judgment off til I see a trailer. Hopefully like with Chris as Mario, I’ll have a positive opinion.
Ugh! Fucking WordPress! I canceled my damn reply to Blah! It should be a comment to the article instead!
….Whoa Whoa, 1 of my favourite Sonic characters is being voiced by 1 of my favourite actors!? That’s awesome!
Good old Canoe. Nice to see him officially part of the Sonicverse.
I love Keanu but I was really hoping for Hayden. Plus, I’m not sure Keanu is the right fit. But like with Chris Pratt as Mario, I’ll hold my final judgment off til I see a trailer. Hopefully like with Chris as Mario, I’ll have a positive opinion.