Your First Look At Shadow In The Sonic 3 Movie Is Via A Leaked Popcorn Bucket
We are just about five months away from Sonic the Hedgehog 3âs theatrical release on December 20. Itâs been three months since Paramount gave fans a private premiere of footage from the film in April, but after months of waiting and theorizing about when a public trailer might drop, most fans havenât seen a frame of the movie yet. However, there have been two merchandise leaks that have given fans a glimpse of Shadow the Hedgehog, the blue blurâs rival voiced by Keanu Reeves. Theyâre not very good, but theyâre more than Paramount has given us. One of them is an image of a figure that will be released in toy stores closer to the movieâs launch, while another shows what heâs actually going to look like in the filmâŠwell, half of him at least. See, itâs a popcorn bucket.
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The bucket appears to be a hexagon shape, with three of its sides featuring what appear to be the Sonic 3 logo, Knuckles, and Shadow. Though the hedgehog is barely visible in the shot, YouTuber Games Cage featured it in a video that was taken down. He later confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that the video was removed because it was hit with a copyright strike.
Another glimpse of Shadowâs movie look came from a photo of a talking Sonic figure for the third movie. The toyâs box includes images of five-inch figures that will go on sale, including Sonic, Tails, Robotnik, and Shadow. While you can only see his face, it is more than weâve seen of him elsewhere.
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While Paramount has been tight-lipped about Sonic the Hedgehog 3, it is a big part of Segaâs Year of Shadow celebrating the character. The other major tentpole is the upcoming Sonic X Shadow Generations game, which is a remaster of the 2011 platformer Sonic Generations with a new, Shadow-centric storyline packed in. Like the base game did for Sonic, Shadowâs section will include remixes of levels from his past appearances, including Sonic Adventure 2, his 2005 self-titled game, and Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
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