Paramount Pictures on Tuesday rolled out a trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3,offering a new look at the face-off between Sonic (Ben Schwartz) and his new adversary Shadow the Hedgehog, voiced by Keanu Reeves.
Watch the trailer above.
First introduced in the video game Sonic Adventure 2 in 2001, Shadow is a creation of Professor Gerald Robotnik, the grandfather of Sonic’s arch-nemesis, Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey). Possessing extraordinary speed, as well as Chaos Control, a power that allows him to manipulate space and time, he’s initially depicted as an antagonist to Sonic, though in the video games from Sega on which the film franchise is based, he eventually becomes an ally.
Slated to hit theaters on December 20, the Sonic threequel’s plot specifics have been kept under wraps thus far. But the first film, released in 2020, watched as the anthrophomorphic hedgehog of the same name teamed up with small-town sheriff Tom (James Marsden) to evade capture by the government and Dr. Robotnik, a mad scientist seeking to exploit his powers. The 2022 sequel found Sonic partnering with his friend Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey) to prevent Knuckes (Idris Elba) and Robotnik from obtaining the Chaos Emeralds necessary to further their villainous schemes.
The Sonic franchise’s first two features took in over $319M in box office grosses worldwide. Serving as the director for all three installments, Jeff Fowler in this case worked from a script by Pat Casey & Josh Miller and John Whittington, based on a story by Casey & Miller.
Aside from Reeves, Krysten Ritter is the most high-profile new addition to the Sonic ensemble in the third film. For now, her role remains under wraps. Other returning cast members include Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, Tika Sumpter and Elba. Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara and Hitoshi Okuno produced alongside executive producers Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi, Yukio Sugino, Fowler, Tommy Gormley and Tim Miller.
From Deadline.com
