Keanu Reeves channels his ‘Matrix’ alter ego as ‘Shadow the Hedgehog,’ a mysterious villain that Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails must reunite against… with an all new, highly unlikely alliance; the animated/live-action feature hits theaters this holiday season.
Paramount Pictures has dropped a trailer and new images for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, with the “Blue Blur” (aka Sonic the Hedgehog) returning… quickly… in the upcoming animated/live-action hybrid feature. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet. In theaters December 20.
Director Jeff Fowler returns along the all-star cast including Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Idris Elba, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, Adam Pally, Lee Majdoub, James Wolk and newcomers Alyla Browne and Krysten Ritter, with Keanu Reeves (The Matrix) joining the franchise as Shadow the Hedgehog.
Paramount Pictures Presents Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in association with Sega Sammy Group, An Original Film, Marza Animation Planet, and Blur Studio Production. Executive producers include Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi, Yukio Sugino, Fowler, Tommy Gormley, and Tim Miller. Yes, that Tim Miller.
Handling VFX on the film are Agora Studio, Clear Angle Studios, DNEG, Fin Design + Effects, Rodeo FX, Track VFX, and Untold Studios.
The screenplay, based on the SEGA Video Game, is by Pat Casey & Josh Miller and John Whittington from a story by Casey and Miller.
Not listed in the credits but clearly seen at the trailer’s end is Matt Smith (Doctor Who); it appears that the Doctor is in, and so is his dad!
Source: Paramount Pictures
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
