Sonic 3 director says Keanu Reeves nailed the most important part of playing Shadow: "It was very clear to him what the Maria relationship meant"

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Sonic 3director Jeff Fowler says Keanu Reeves completely understood the assignment when it came to playing Shadow the Hedgehog.

“His questions were really smart,” Fowler tells GamesRadar+.

He just knew that we really had to nail it for the film."

Alyla Brown, who plays Maria, was just so phenomenal and was just a natural.