
Paramount Pictures has released a sneak peek at Shadow in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie, scheduled to release on December 20th, 2024.
Granted, we don't get to see much (they just had to cut off his head), but what we can see confirms that the character looks to be a pretty darn faithful recreation of the original design from Takashi Iizuka and Shiro Maekawa; albeit with maybe a few added bells and whistles on his shoes.
Shadow originally appeared in Sonic Adventure 2 for the Sega Dreamcast before becoming a permanent fixture of the franchise and a beloved character amongst fans. He didn't, however, appear in Sonic Superstars or Sonic Frontiers, so here's hoping we get to see him in a future game installment sooner rather than later.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will see the return of Ben Schwartz as the titular hero, Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Tails, and Idris Elba as Knuckles. The latter will also star in a 'Knuckles' mini-series on Paramount+ starting early 2024.
What do you make of this early look at Shadow? Let your thoughts be known in a comment down below.
[source twitter.com]
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Shadow runs? I thought he glides on the ground
Release date yay! I can’t wait to see more!
He looks cool
Next year I’m going to have mom binge the first two with me (because she’s only seen the first in theaters and she’s not good at holding movies in her head nowadays) before we see the third.
Removed - unconstructive
I wonder who else they'll add...Metal Sonic? Or Amy. lol
finally, something good
@Snatcher I'm gonna kidnap my brother from another state and we're watching it in theatres, thy ist excited
Nice! Looking forward to this.
Nice... although I hated Sonic 2. Hopefully, this one's a bit better.
Warner and Disney may be doing all the wrong things right now, but at least Viacom is coming in clutch. Netflix also puts out pretty good content, albeit with the occasional misstep.
First was fairly decent.
Second was boring.
No hopes for the third.
Also, get rid of the PC human segments!
Where’s the skates?
0/10 movie
Based on their release strategy for Video games, we can assume a new Star Wars, Avatar, Fast and Furious, and Spider Man movie are ALL coming out on Dec 20th 2024!
My take: Shadow and Mewtwo have a lot in common girls, mad scientists, and world destruction. Mewtwo had Amber a sprirt that taught him before dying, Shadow had Maria Robotnik who was helping Shadow survive G.U.N and was killed in the process. Mewtwo was created by Giovanni and Team Rocket scientists and killed the later. Shadow was created by Dr. Gerald Robotnik who was executed. Both almost destroyed the world.
P.S. The head Team Rocket scientist looks kinda like Astro Boy's mad scientist father in the first and evolution movies.
It's gonna be a long wait..
That's a good-looking Air Shoe render.
Edgy the Hedgy. Wonder if he'll bring that cringe 2000's bad boy attitude with him.
Honestly, I wanted Metal Sonic over Shadow.
I hope they bring Jim Carrey back for one last ride. I know he's retired but it would be good to see him reprise Eggman again.
@Vexx234 Eh, I get why they'd go with Shadow. As introduced they're similar enough characters to be kind of interchangeable, but Shadow both has more personality and is a bigger name.
That said I absolutely could see this being a thing where he face turns then Metal Sonic is the actual threat that they need to team up to beat.
This is the one where Michael Jackson does the music right? 🤪
Needs more guns.
All the people bagging on the second movie, just gotta say my kids and their friends love that movie. And they are the target audience. Nerds.
@Lizuka That may be true, but personally I was never a fan of Shadow even back then. I blame this on Sega for making the character the way he is.
Still though, I'm not a fan of modern Sonic's adventures anyways. Metal Sonic may not say anything, but for me he's more memorable than Shadow will ever be.
While it's pipe dream at this point, I still hope for a day classic Sonic gets his own animated show set in his original world.
@JakedaArbok I found Shadow's steaks.

@EllaTheQueen6 Do it! I will cover expenses.
@Vexx234 This. Not really a fan of Shadow, kind of represents a turning point into the super mediocre years for the series.
I'll watch the third though. I found the first two amusing and forgettable. I preferred the second of the two, probably because I had lowered my expectations after the first.
I saw an article about how the shoe design is getting backlash from fans, but haven't read it. How? It's literally the exact design.
Sonic Movies > Mario Movie
💰from Sonic Movies < 💰from Mario Movie
YEAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
i'm not that excited I promise
@Joeynator3000 metal sonic would be awesome to see in full CGI live-action glory
But Sonic Prime season 2 when...?
@MeloMan : Do you mean season 3? Season 2 has already been around for awhile now.
@Snatcher Why thank you good sir
@EllaTheQueen6 Why you’re very welcome miss.
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