Last week, Keanu Reeves joined the upcoming Paramount sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 3, voicing the dark hedgehog character Shadow, which has been given the stamp of approval by voice actor Jason Griffith
The character had been previously voiced by Griffith in Shadow the Hedgehog in the TV series Sonic X and video games Shadow the Hedgehog and more.
The 43-year-old voice actor spoke with TMZ about Keanu’s casting, revealing he thinks, ‘It’s a great choice.’
‘Shadow is now being voiced by Ted Theodore Logan, John Wick and Neo, so I think that’s pretty good company to keep,’ Griffith began.
‘I think it’s an excellent casting choice, myself. In fact, when there were rumors about Keanu and several other actors, and people would ask me who did I think it would be, if it weren’t me, I said, “I hope it’s Keanu,’ Griffith admitted.
Last week, Keanu Reeves joined the upcoming Paramount sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , voicing the dark hedgehog character Shadow, which has been given the stamp of approval by voice actor Jason Griffith
The 43-year-old voice actor spoke with TMZ about Keanu’s casting, revealing he thinks, ‘It’s a great choice
‘Shadow is now being voiced by Ted Theodore Logan, John Wick and Neo, so I think that’s pretty good company to keep,’ Griffith began.
‘I think even his natural speaking voice lends itself to Shadow so well that it’s a great choice,’ he admitted.
‘Recently, people have been speculating that I was going to play Shadow in the movie, and when personally asked, I said, “If I am, I don’t know anything about it.” No, I wasn’t asked,’ he admitted.
He added, ‘I think that’s fine, because one of the many rewards of being in this business is being asked to voice a character that’s so beloved and means so much to so many people.’
‘And then, to share that character with someone like Keanu … I mean, it’s such an honor,’ he added.
He continued, ‘Dude, if I was bitter about it, I’d be throwing 20 years of career that I have because I got to be those characters.’
‘And I really think they want to keep it fresh, they want to keep everything new, and it’s a changing of the guard, if you will,’ Griffith added.
‘Keanu, I think is just a great addition because just being Keanu, he’s going to bring in such huge numbers alone,’ he said.
He also offered some advice on how to voice this dark character for the sequel, which hits theaters December 20.
‘Keanu, I think is just a great addition because just being Keanu, he’s going to bring in such huge numbers alone,’ he said.
He continued, ‘Dude, if I was bitter about it, I’d be throwing 20 years of career that I have because I got to be those characters’
‘Dig deep into your darkest place in your soul, and speak from there, but not evil. It’s not evil. Shadow is more of an anti-hero,’ Griffith explained.
‘Dig deep into your darkest place in your soul, and speak from there, but not evil. It’s not evil. Shadow is more of an anti-hero,’ Griffith explained.
‘He’s not a Dr. Robotnik or Eggman type character. He wants the greatest good, but he comes from this place of shadows,’ he said.
‘The biggest tip I would give is to just be yourself, Keanu,’ Griffith concluded.
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 also stars Ben Schwartz as the title character, Idris Elba as Tails, Colleen O’Shaughnessy as Knuckles, James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik and Krysten Ritter as Captain Rockwell.
