Shadow the Hedgehog (2025)

Shadow the Hedgehog is an upcoming 2025 American live-acion/animated hybrid action adventure sci-fi film based on the games Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Adventure 2 by SEGA directed by James Gunn. It is the first film in the Shadow the Hedgehog Trilogy (2025-2030) following Shadow the Hedgehog: Rise of Gia (2028) and Shadow the Hedgehog III (2030). It conveys the events of both Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) and Sonic Adventure 2 (2001). It will star the vocies of Keanu Reeves, Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Ben Stiller, Brenda Song, and Dan Green. It will be released first to Nickelodeon Studios on November 11th, 2024, before officially being released on July 21st. 2025. It is produced by Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, SEGA, and PEN-PAL ENTERTAINMENT (2025-2034). 
==== Synopsis: ====
Shadow, a hedgehog that was created under the influence of Doctor Robotnik during and after the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), now sets out on a quest of his own to obtain Chaos Emeralds in order to fulfill and please his robotic master, Metal Sonic.
==== Cast and Crew: ====
* Keane Reeves as the voice of: Shadow the Hedgehog 
* Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog
* Idris Elba as the voice of Knuckles the Echidna
* Colleen O' Shaughnessy as the voice of Miles "Tails" Prower
*Ben Stiller as the voice of Vector the Crocodile 
*Brenda Song as the voice of Charmy Bee
*Dan Green as the voice of Espio
*Eric Bazua as the voices of Silver the Hedgehog, Metal Sonic, Gizmo-Bot 332, Most of Robotnik's Minions, E-123 Gamma
===== Human Characters: =====
* James Marsden as Tom 
=== Production History: ===
Shadow the Hedgehog began production 3 months after Sonic the Hedgehog 3 became a sucesss at the box office, as Keanu revealed on X/formerly twitter that Paramount Pictures, alongside a brand new company PenPal Pictures, were producing a Shadow the Hedgehog spin-off film based on Sonic Adventure 2 and Shadow the Hedgehog.
On April 15th, 2025, the official Sonic Movie account on all social media platforms posted an image of the Shadow the Hedgehog statue standing on top of a Vector statue, comfirming that the Chaotix were to have a major plot-wise role in the film.
On April 25th, 2025, the voice cast was revealed for the film, and the roles for the Chaotix would be Ben Stiller, Brenda Song, and Dan Green (the Knuckles voice actor from the games). There were three uncredited roles for unnamed characters, those being Silver the Hedgehog, E-123 Gamma, and Buzzy Bee.
James Gunn confirmed that Amy Rose will not appear in this film, but she will appear in Shadow the Hedgehog II (2028). James also revealed that a Shadow the Hedgehog spinoff series was to be revealed at Gamescom 2026, and be released from October 1st, 2026-April 1st, 2035.