Actor Keanu Reeves was reported to be the voice of Shadow the Hedgehog in Paramount’s upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Tails’ Channel understands.
Multiple trade publications corroborated rumours that the actor will join the cast of the upcoming Sonic film, but did not specify any other detail.
According to Variety, a spokesperson for Paramount Pictures declined to issue an official comment. The actor, with no social media presence, has yet to reply to the reports.
The report followed a rumour from film industry insider John Campea, in which he cited an individual who had talked to him at an after-party following a screening of Universal’s The Fall Guy. Campea was also told not to discuss it publicly until the week after the industry-exclusive event, CinemaCon.
Over the weekend, the insider initially teased that the actor who would voice Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 would not be Hayden Christensen, an actor highly rumoured by Sonic fans on social media, but said that it would be someone that would make people “very happy.”
Reeves, a popular actor in action-related films, was known for his role as John Wick in the titular film series, and is currently involved in the production of Outcome, an Apple TV Plus original film.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was set for a December 2024 release in the United States.
