Keanu Reeves in Sonic x Shadow Generations Was a Secret to Everyone, Including the Developers

Keanu Reeves in Sonic x Shadow Generations Was a Secret to Everyone, Including the Developers

As a gamer with decades of experience under my belt and a soft spot for all things Sonic, I must say that the latest news regarding Sonic x Shadow Generations has me positively buzzing! The inclusion of Keanu Reeves as Shadow’s voice is nothing short of genius. It’s not every day you get to see a movie star lend their talents to a video game character, especially one as iconic as Shadow the Hedgehog.


Yesterday at PlayStation State of Play, it emerged that the upcoming DLC for Sonic x Shadow Generations will be influenced by Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3. This new content will feature a design for Shadow modeled after the movie character and will have Keanu Reeves providing Shadow’s voice. In a blog post on PlayStation’s official website, series producer Shun Nakamura discussed the participation of Reeves and the secrecy surrounding his role. It was revealed that even the game developers were unaware that it was actually Keanu Reeves, with only Sonic Team’s Takashi Iizuka knowing this fact.

According to Nakamura, the process of incorporating the game’s voice was extremely clandestine. This meant that during the implementation, we weren’t informed about who provided the voice. The voice recordings had been handled by Iizuka-san in the US. So, when we got the recorded files, we wondered if it was a particular actor. It wasn’t until Paramount made their official announcement that we were equally surprised!

Content influenced by “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” will be part of the digital deluxe version of “Sonic x Shadow Generations,” although it won’t be accessible until December 12th, approximately two months following the initial game launch. At present, specifics about the “Sonic the Hedgehog Movie 3” pack are scarce, but we do know that it will showcase Shadow investigating a Tokyo-inspired cityscape similar to the film’s setting. The development team, located in Tokyo, ventured out for research purposes to gather some inspiration.

The third installment of “Sonic the Hedgehog” is set to hit cinemas on December 20th. Ahead of its release, some bonus material related to the movie will become available a few days earlier. However, fear not about spoilers as the team responsible for this content has yet to watch the final cut, implying it won’t give away any plot twists. Instead, consider it an exciting prelude to stir up anticipation for the film itself.

Nakamura shared that they haven’t watched the closing sequences of the film just yet, but they can’t wait to discover how similar their game will be compared to the movie’s ending.

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2024-09-25 17:40