Director Jeff Fowler did have a specific Keanu role in mind while making Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Which, to be fair, is probably why the sequence where Shadow’s walking in the rain through a neon-washed Japan looks like a scene from John Wick: Chapter 2.

Sonic the Hedgehog referenced Keanu Reeves before casting him as Shadow, and now Sonic 3 has a new actor it's obsessed with. Will they be cast next?

Playing Shadow in 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' has been very special for me. I read the script as his internal struggle and I felt sorry for him. He has lost the one person he really cared about and spent 50 years in suspended animation,

Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ introduces Shadow (Keanu Reeves) to the Sonic films, along with Gerald Robotnik, and teases another villain for the future of the franchise.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 writers did a great job on the recent film and the franchise just received a greenlight for a fourth movie. Aside from Sonic 4, the scriptwriters are eyeing making a movie adaptation of a game from one of the popular franchises - The Legend of Zeld a.

We can confirm that Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has two credit scenes – and you absolutely do not want to miss them. The first one comes straight after the title at the end of the movie, so you likely won't even have gathered up your coat by then. But then there's another one post-credits that's also worth sticking around for.