Sonic the Hedgehog 3 stars Cyberpunk 2077’s most well-known actors in Keanu Reeves and Idris Elba, and developer CD Projekt is loving it.
Utilizing its Cyberpunk 2077 X/Twitter account, CD Projekt replied to a submit from the Sonic the Hedgehog account sharing the primary trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3. “Bear in mind Knuckles and Shadow’s first assembly? In Dogtown,” it stated.
Bear in mind Knuckles and Shadow’s first assembly? In Dogtown 🔥
— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) August 27, 2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 options the common forged of anthropomorphic beasties similar to Tales and, in fact, Sonic himself, but additionally options Knuckles and the model new character of Shadow. These latter two shall be acquainted to followers of Cyberpunk 2077, as Knuckles is voiced by Elba and Shadow is voiced by Reeves.
Each beforehand starred as essentially the most recognisable faces in Cyberpunk 2077. Reeves performs the character inside protagonist V’s thoughts, terrorist rocker Johnny Silverhand, whereas Elba performs undercover agent Solomon Reed in enlargement Phantom Liberty.
Elba referred to as the crew up “destined” in an interview with IGN, beneath, by which he stated he is a giant fan of Keanu and hears Keanu is a giant fan of him: “We’re destined to make one thing collectively.”
Idris Elba reacts to Keanu Reeves as Shadow the Hedgehog 👀 #Knuckles pic.twitter.com/lGiEmnRDRY
— IGN (@IGN) April 17, 2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will subsequently act as a reunion for the pair, and so they’re joined by a wealth of different well-known faces together with Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Jim Carrey as Physician Eggman, and extra.
“Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite in opposition to a strong new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers in contrast to something they’ve confronted earlier than,” treads the official synopsis. “With their skills outmatched in each method, Workforce Sonic should hunt down an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and defending the planet.” It arrives in theatres on December 20, 2024.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.