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Keanu Reeves is set to voice the character of Shadow in the upcoming movie Sonic The Hedgehog 3.As reported by Variety, the John Wick star will voice the character in the next instalment of the film series, adapted from the popular video game.In the game series, Shadow is an anthropomorphic hedgehog with black fur, and is somewhat of an antagonist.Reeves will be joining a star-studded cast, with the previous films featuring Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Jim Carrey, James Marsden and Idris Elba among others.The upcoming film, scheduled for a US release on December 20, 2024 will see many of the cast reprising their roles from the previous films. The sequel will draw inspiration from the early ’00s video games, Sonic Adventure 2 and Shadow The Hedgehog.The franchise was commercially successful, with the combined global box office for the first two films being $725.2million.The first film, which had its theatrical release in February 2020, became the sixth highest-grossing film of 2020, and the highest-grossing video game film adaptation in North America until 2022, when it was surpassed by its sequel.In a three-star review of the second movie, NME wrote: “Schwartz was born to voice Sonic.

Given its wobbly beginnings, it’s wild to see how far Paramount’s “Sonic The Hedgehog” franchise has come. Based on the popular SEGA video game from the ’90s, the series seemed dead on arrival— or even before arrival.

It’s fascinating to watch certain eras of TV and filmmaking arrive when those eras are essentially over. And by that, I mean you’ll remember during the pandemic, to keep investors happy and to show them, “Don’t worry, no theaters won’t stop us from releasing content,” every studio under the sun greenlit a ton of spin-offs of their biggest brands.

Sonic the Hedgehog and the president of Sega‘s Sonic Team for 16 years, has been sentenced and fined for insider trading in his time with Square Enix.READ MORE: Watch a historical weapons expert break down combat in ‘Final Fantasy XVI’The report from Jiji Press (via Video Games Chronicle) stated that Naka has been given a a suspended sentence of two years and six months in prison, with four years probation. As well as this, he faces two fines totalling $1.2million (£935k).Naka committed the crime with fellow Square Enix employees Taisuke Sazaki and Fumiaki Suzuki in order to secure advantageous shares in developers Aiming and Ateam, based on information that had not been publicised about their games Dragon Quest Tact and Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier.In November 2022, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office arrested Naka and charged him with violating the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of 2006 for his $20,000 (£16k) shares in Aiming.

When the first trailer for “Sonic The Hedgehog” dropped online, it wasn’t apparent that the film would end up being a smashing success as the beloved video game character’s bizarre design led fans to ask the studio to “fix” the look of Sonic to a more traditional version and, surprisingly, it happened.

Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka has said he already knows what the next game in the franchise will be after Sonic Frontiers. With the new “open-zone” take on the franchise still set for an unknown release later this year, Iizuka has confirmed that he knows what the next game is for the blue blur (via Game Informer).When asked “Do you already know what the next Sonic game is going to be?” Iizuka replied with a simple “Yes.”He was then asked how many games he knows about going forward that he can’t discuss, which Iizuka naturally said he also can’t discuss.This might not seem like that much of a surprise, as Iizuka said that Sonic Frontiers will be the next step for the next ten years, although he didn’t exactly give away what that means.“We really wanted to think about where we need to take Sonic for the next ten years,” explained Iiuzuka. “What kind of gameplay do we need to start building out to keep people excited for the future?“Sonic Frontiers is that next step for the next ten years.

Sonic Team head Yuji Naka has confirmed that Michael Jackson created music for Sonic The Hedgehog 3.In a tweet posted today (June 23), Naka – who was also the producer for Sonic The Hedgehog 3 – confirmed a long-running rumour that Michael Jackson created music for the game.“Oh my god, the music for Sonic 3 has changed, even though Sega Official uses Michael Jackson’s music,” said Naka, expressing disappointment over Sega’s decision to change the music of Sonic The Hedgehog 3 for its re-release in Sonic Origins.One of the tracks changed in Sonic Origins is ‘Carnival Night Zone’, one of the songs that Jackson was rumoured to have created. In the below video, you can listen to the new tracks created for Sonic Origins in comparison to their original counterparts in Sonic The Hedgehog 3.Shortly after confirming Jackson’s involvement, Naka shared a picture of Jackson’s Neverland Ranch from above, which he says he took “when we went to his house in his helicopter”.This is a picture taken by me with my camera when we went to his house in his helicopter.

Ben Schwartz is one of the funniest people working in Hollywood today. And after years of guest-starring in various shows and providing more than a decade of voice-over work, the actor is finally getting his due in recent years thanks to the insanely popular “Sonic the Hedgehog” film franchise and a starring role in the recent Apple TV+ series, “The Afterparty.” And in this episode of The Playlist Podcast, Schwartz talks about those projects and much more.

Jim Carrey is stepping away from the screen — for now. ET's Denny Directo spoke to the funny man at the premiere of  in Los Angeles Tuesday, where he addressed comments that he's taking a break from acting after the highly-anticipated sequel.«I gotta get out of here before I slap someone,» Carrey joked. «Honestly, I feel like there's so many things, because I've been so busy for so long, important things that I've ignored.

premiere for James Marsden. ET's Denny Directo spoke to the 48-year-old actor at the film's premiere in Los Angeles Tuesday night, where he gushed over sharing the family-friendly sequel with his children.«I feel like I am, but sometimes I get a little ahead of myself.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but “Sonic The Hedgehog 2” really cannot be the swan song for the great Jim Carrey. One of the great comedic careers of recent years cannot end on such a whimper.

 is going to be rolling into a theater near you on April 8, and Jim Carrey and Idris Elba are ready to bring a little something extra to their characters for the sequel.ET's Matt Cohen spoke to the pair, where they discussed Elba's character, Knuckles, and the «sexy» he's bringing to Sonic's arch enemy.«Idris makes the coffee table seem sexier, you know, he puts his feet up on it and suddenly it's like, 'damn that coffee table is fire,'» Carey joked. «The guy has just got it going on.»   On a more serious note, Carrey said he's glad Elba «joined the gang.»«Super glad he joined the gang, and I am super glad because he is just a great actor to begin with, and a great presence,» he gushed. «I hope he had a fun time doing it, because I never saw him during the whole thing.

Sonic the Hedgehog game could be announced soon, with a new website registration and a Steam update pointing to an imminent reveal.While Sega trademarked the title ‘Sonic Frontiers’ in November 2021, no official announcement of a new game came with it.

Sega has trademarked the words “Sonic Frontiers” in both English and Japanese, leading to the belief that this could be the name of the upcoming Sonic title.Both the English and Japanese trademarks can be found on Chizai Watch, a website that publishes different patents, designs and trademarks from the Japan Patent Office.

Sega has revealed its three-point plan to extend the life of its old IPs in an annual financial report by SegaSammy.The report highlights that sales of its five biggest IPs: Sonic the Hedgehog, Persona, Yakuza, Phantasy Star Online and Total War, have increased by 40% over last year’s sales.

Sonic Team boss Yuji Naka thinks the sale of a Sonic game is a scam. Via Eurogamer, and quoting a tweet from Goldin Auctions, where the original Sonic The Hedgehog sold for $430,500 (roughly £315,175), Naka wrote “what’s this? Is it a scam? That’s a scam right? I wondered if it was time for Sonic to reach a high,” and he added that he “saw the news that Mario was sold at a high price recently, so I thought Sonic was also a high price, but it’s different.

Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Symphony has appeared on Apple Music and iTunes, with other streaming platforms set to follow in the next week.Originally performed in June as part of a series of events celebrating 30 years since the release of the original Sonic The Hedgehog game on SEGA Genesis, the Symphony saw orchestral reworkings of soundtracks throughout the years.It’s been available to rewatch on Youtube ever since, but earlier today (September 18) it was announced that the one hour

Sonic The Hedgehog now has its own official song and lyrics, thanks to its original composer.While Masato Nakamura is known to Sonic fans as the composer of Sonic the Hedgehog and its sequel, he’s best known by Japanese music fans as the bass player and co-founding member of J-Pop band Dreams Come True, who have been around since 1988, having sold 50million records worldwide.To celebrate Sonic’s 30th anniversary, Dreams Come True has released a new song called ‘Tsugino Seno! De – On The Green

reportedly ventures off into the Wes Anderson-verse, the Bloodsport to her Harley Quinn, Idris Elba, is taking on another franchise: .Elba revealed on his socials that he's lending his English growl to Knuckles in the upcoming sequel, a role that will be voice only and require no digital fur technology.

Sega’s iconic Mega Drive console can now pick up a line of exclusive sportswear designed in collaboration with independent trainer label Lavair.The line, which launches on July 23 directly from Lavair, will be split into two.

Sonic Generations now has a nauseating first-person perspective mod that has been making players wonder how the hedgehog would fare in VR.The mod, introduced through a tweet with the caveat “warning: this is going to badly hurt your eyes”, was made by a modder going by Skyth on Twitter.

Sonic the Hedgehog.To celebrate the momentous occasion, Sega will be streaming an anniversary symphony concert filled with tracks from across the series.The Sonic 30th anniversary symphony concert was originally announced during last month’s Sonic Central livestream.As well as orchestral performances of classic Sonic tracks, Crush 40 – the rock band behind songs in the series including the main themes for Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2.The event takes place later today (June 23) at 12pm

Mojang Studios and SEGA have partnered together to bring Sonic the Hedgehog to the world of Minecraft. The new collaboration will see Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow and Doctor Eggman added to the sandbox title as DLC.

Sonic games, as long as they aren’t sold for money or include illegal content.Sega of America’s Associate Influencer Manager, Katie Chrzanowski confirmed Sega’s view on the topic.Taking to Twitter earlier this week (May 11), Chrzanowski said: “So long as no profit is involved, there is usually* no issue with ya’ll using our blue boy to hone your art and development skills.”Hey Sonic fans – I appreciate you all reaching out with concerns over fan games and monetization!So long as no profit is

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After what might go down as one of the most embarrassing marketing blunders in recent memory, with a trailer that was universally ridiculed by moviegoers, Paramount was able to recalibrate and strike box office gold when “Sonic the Hedgehog” was released in theaters earlier this year. And now, hot off the great theatrical run and solid home video release, it appears the studio is ready to get the blue CGI creation back on the big screen ASAP.

is coming back for round two. Paramount Pictures and Sega Sammy have started development on a sequel to the video game adaptation, ET confirms. 

Sonic The Hedgehog digital review: The legacy of video games transferring to the big screen hasn’t been, shall we say, all that positive.

Paramount Pictures has announced that they will release Sonic The Hedgehog on download and keep from 27th April. No news on a physical release for the film as yet, but the film will come to all digital download platforms to own from that date.

Paramount Pictures is the latest studio to announce that one of their recent releases is coming to homes early. Sonic The Hedgehog was a huge success for the studio when it was released earlier this year taking in a huge $300 million-plus, and now it looks like it will head to the domestic on-demand digital format earlier than expected.

With U.S. theaters remaining closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Paramount Pictures is giving “Sonic the Hedgehog” an early release on digital.

Disney-Pixar’s fantasy film “Onward” is dominating North American moviegoing this weekend, opening with $40 million at 4,310 locations, estimates showed on Saturday.

Despite a solid showing from Universal’s “The Invisible Man” at the international box office, Paramount’s family film “Sonic the Hedgehog” reigned supreme for the third weekend in a row.

Universal’s “The Invisible Man” materializes at the top of box office charts after debuting to $29 million in North America over the weekend.

Elisabeth Moss’ “The Invisible Man” scared up a solid $26 million opening weekend at 3,610 North American locations, estimates showed Saturday.

Elisabeth Moss’s “The Invisible Man” is dominating North American moviegoing and should scare up about $23 million at 3,610 locations, early estimates showed Friday.