Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ introduces Shadow (Keanu Reeves) to the Sonic films, along with Gerald Robotnik, and teases another villain for the future of the franchise.

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Call it hubris or the fact I’ve played most of the Sonic games, but I was confident I’d be able to keep up with the “Sonic The Hedgehog 3” plot despite not having seen

We can confirm that Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has two credit scenes – and you absolutely do not want to miss them. The first one comes straight after the title at the end of the movie, so you likely won't even have gathered up your coat by then. But then there's another one post-credits that's also worth sticking around for.

To catch up to speed with the original Sonic films, they can currently be found on Paramount+ and Hulu with a subscription.

Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba, Colleen O'Shaughnessy, Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Krysten Ritter

Despite struggles to film Gerald and Ivo’s scenes together, Carrey embraced it as a worthwhile challenge and ended as the best thing of Sonic 3.

Sonic the Hedgehog may star the titular blue blur, but it also has a wide and varied cast of characters. Sonic has plenty of friends, from Tails the Fox and Knuckles the Echidna who frequently join him on his adventures to anti-heroes Shadow the Hedgehog and Rouge the Bat.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 does not waste any time to get the ball rolling. It opens in Japan where Shadow is being held. He breaks out, causes some distractions, and then Team Sonic is called in to save the day in Japan.

Shadow was introduced in the post-credits scene of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, but the way he arrives in Sonic 3 is different from his first appearance.