Director Jeff Fowler On ‘Sonic The Hedgehog 3’, Keanu Reeves Joining As Shadow & His Full-Circle Moment With One Key Character In The Threequel
deadline.comOne of Jeff Fowler’s first gigs in the industry was creating content for Sega’s ‘Shadow The Hedgehog’ videogame. Almost two decades later and he has three Sonic The Hedgehog live-action movies and a TV series, Knuckles, under his belt.
The first two films are among highest grossing video game adaptations ever and the latest movie is tracking well. It’ll be in a holiday season box-office battle with Mufasa: The Lion King.
Keanu Reeves has joined the voice cast ofthe upcoming Paramount movie as a new adversary, Shadow the Hedgehog. Ben Schwartz is back as Sonic and Colleen O’Shaughnessey and Idris Elba return to voice his chums, Tails and Knuckles.
Jim Carrey is in the live-action cast, reprising his Dr. Ivo Robotnik role, but also playing that character’s grandad, Gerald Robotnik.
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