In the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3, that role is being filled by none other than John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves, and Paramount has put out a featurette about how he gets himself ready to fill those rocket-skates.

Keanu Reeves taking on the role of Shadow in Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is pretty inspired casting. There’s no doubt he’s going to be awesome in the role, and he recently opened up about the "intense" process of getting into character when recording.

The first video of Keanu Reeves in the recording booth as Shadow has been released as the actor teases the "intense" process of getting into character on Sonic 3.

A new Sonic the Hedgehog 3 video is out, previewing the upcoming movie’s new character, Shadow, and how actor Keanu Reeves is excited to channel the role. What happens in the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 video?

In a new featurette, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 actor Keanu Reeves teases his role as Shadow, and how he brought the character to the big screen.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s exclusive featurette has been released by Paramount Pictures showing Keanu Reeves talking about his electrifying character 'Shadow'.The Behind the Scenes video

Paramount Pictures has released a new featurette for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 which puts the spotlight on Shadow, featuring interviews from the voice of the threequel’s mysterious new villain Keanu Reeves,

A new Sonic 3 video may have just let slip a major Shadow spoiler – but we were all too distracted by Keanu Reeves to realize it. Possible spoilers for Sonic 3 follow. You have been warned. At the 45-second mark of a Keanu Reeves-centric featurette (which you can see for yourself in full below),