Sonic 3 is not the first time that Luther star Idris Elba and Matrix icon Keanu Reeves have collaborated. They came together previously to voice characters in the video game Cyberpunk 2077.
Idris Elba confessed that he is a fan of Reeves, and the same is true of Reeves in regards to Elba. He confirmed that they were back again as they were “destined to make something together.”
In an interview for Entertainment Tonight, Elba didn’t hesitate to admit that he was pretty happy with his own performance when he finished voicing Knuckles, despite being confused in the beginning.
He said that he thought his voice performance was “cool” but when he heard Reeves, it wasn’t the same.
Idris Elba praises Keanu Reeves over his Sonic 3 voice acting
He was blown away, he admitted, when he heard Keanu Reeves doing Shadow the Hedgehog. Reeves instantly exclaimed, “I don’t buy any of that, man!”
Clearly, Reeves got bashful upon Elba’s consistent commendation where he continued that he was wowed at Shadow’s voice and immediately called the director, Jeff Fowler, questioning “You let him do that voice?”
Reeves stepped in to elucidate that Shadow was scared, he didn’t know what was going on, and he was “vengeful” since “his best friend was killed”.
Reeves joked about whether it was Knuckles (Idris Elba) to which Elba immediately denied.
Idris Elba and Keanu Reeves can currently be seen in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, in which the said characters would reunite with Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey) for revenge. Shadow would be seen with unmatched powers that came as a driving force for avenging his best friend’s loss.
With an alliance with the scientists to reawaken a top-secret weapon, Shadow is here just to wreak havoc on Earth. But team Sonic might overpower and ultimately, protect the planet.
Sonic 3 is in cinemas worldwide now.