Keanu Reeves is the Shadow the Hedgehog none of us noticed coming, nevertheless it seems that Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s director felt John Wick was an ideal “audition” for the character.
Ever since that post-credits tease in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, followers have been determined to know who can be enjoying fan favorite Shadow. Some rumours prompt it could be Star Wars’ Hayden Christensen, others hoped it is perhaps That Batman’s Robert Pattinson, however ultimately it truly turned out to be Keanu Reeves, a alternative so sturdy it shortly had everybody satisfied. And now, talking to SFX Journal (by way of GamesRadar), director Jeff Fowler shared that Reeves’ stint as trendy motion icon John Wick truly labored as an ideal “audition” for voicing Shadow. “I would be mendacity if I didn’t say there was simply an apparent corollary between his efficiency within the John Wick movies and the vibe we’re attempting to channel for Shadow,” Fowler mentioned.
“As a result of Shadow, from a tonal standpoint, is an anti-hero, he is acquired slightly edginess to him. It felt like the right match for Keanu. He gave such a fantastic efficiency. He knew what we have been after, and was enthusiastic about enjoying the character and coming into our world.” It actually does sound like Reeves put within the work when it got here to taking up the position of Shadow, as again in October Fowler additionally shared that the actor had apparently “gone and executed his homework” by way of analysis, so we are able to hopefully stay up for a fairly devoted model of the character.
Reeves will not simply be showing as Shadow within the movie both, because the film model of the character is getting his personal little bit of DLC in Sonic X Shadow Generations. That is at the moment due out December 12, slightly over per week forward of the movie itself, which is out in cinemas December 20.
