We already knew Keanu Reeves can be voicing Shadow within the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3, however he is taking his voice skills to Sega’s video video games as nicely.
Introduced throughout right this moment’s Sony State of Play (in a second of pure “wait, was that Keanu?”), Reeves will voice Shadow as half of an upcoming Sonic x Shadow Generations DLC, the “Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Pack.” Curiously, the replace will arrive on December 12, every week earlier than Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s launch on December 20, and be impressed by scenes within the film. It is actually the most recent huge improvement in what Sega’s dubbed “The Year of Shadow,” — and actually, it is arduous to get an even bigger headliner for it than Reeves.
We first discovered that Reeves can be taking part in the well-known hedgehog again in April, and the primary trailer for Sonic 3 gave us only a style of what the actor’s portrayal will likely be like. This’ll additionally mark Reeves’ second position in a online game, famously taking part in Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077 (humorous sufficient, one other Cyberpunk actor, Idris Elba, voices Knuckles within the Sonic Cinematic Universe).
In the meantime, Sonic x Shadow Generations, an enhanced model of 2011’s Sonic Generations that includes new standalone content material starring Shadow the Hedgehog, will likely be accessible for PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Swap, and PC on October 25. Sega highlighted a number of upcoming Sonic tasks throughout a Sonic Central presentation earlier right this moment, however left the massive Reeves announcement for the State of Play.
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