Sega has announced that the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Pack will be coming to Sonic x Shadow Generations as DLC just before the film's release.
And yes, it will star Keanu Reeves as the voice of Shadow.
The DLC will be inspired by scenes from the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie and will arrive before its launch on December 12.
“This title has been developed to satisfy not only fans of the Sonic games, but also those who see the Sonic movie and become fans of Sonic and Shadow for the first time,” series producer Shun Nakamura said on the PlayStation Blog.
“But of course we didn't expect to have Shadow from the movie included in this game, as the world of the movie and the game are different; we thought it would be a challenge to do so.
“However, we saw an opportunity almost like a festival, where the movie and the game would be released almost at the same time. We decided to take advantage of it and start working on content related to the movie, which began development last fall.”
The goal is for fans to see the movie and relive it as part of Sonic x Shadow Generations. The DLC will not have a story strictly related to the movie, but will instead be inspired by the setting of Tokyo.
Regarding Reeves’ inclusion, Nakamura stated, “It was an incredibly secretive process, so when we first started implementing the voice into the game, we weren’t actually told who that voice was. The voice recording was handled by Iizuka-san in the US, so when we received the recorded voice files, we listened to them and thought, is this that actor…?, so we were also surprised after Paramount’s official announcement!”
The Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Pack is included in the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game. The movie will be released on December 21.