Summary
Bill and Ted!
Sonic, of course, is played by the always enjoyable, endlessly energeticBen Schwartz.
Together, the actors make a pair fit for the vaudeville stage and are bound to overjoy audiences worldwide.
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Colliders ownSteve Weintraubhad the pleasure of sitting across from Schwartz and Reeves to talk all thingsSonic.
Keanu Reeves Would Totally Do Improv With Ben Schwartz
“He is fearless!”
BEN SCHWARTZ: Have you been in a Spielberg film?
KEANU REEVES: No.
I’m going to sell a Spielberg film with me and Keanu.
COLLIDER: I like that plan.I accept.
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SCHWARTZ: Oh, right.
I’ll think of a better one.Jaws 2?
SCHWARTZ: I’ll think of a better one.Jaws vs. E.T?
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SCHWARTZ: Ill think of a better one.
Do you know that he does improv?
You’ll need to watch all 109 minutes.
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REEVES: This is great.
Do it in front of Keanu, so he knows.
I’m pitching for you: would you ever consider doing improv with him on stage?
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SCHWARTZ: You would, right?
REEVES: Yeah, absolutely.
SCHWARTZ: He’s amazing.
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance.
REEVES: Or dumb.
SCHWARTZ: Right, either one.
But you lead with the idea of finding joy…
REEVES: Yes.
SCHWARTZ: …instead of being afraid of the outcome.
I did a set visit on something in
REEVES: Anyway.
This is what he does!
SCHWARTZ: Did you like the movie?
Oh, its the best one yet.
SCHWARTZ: Oh, really?
We got that on camera?
Thatll be the pull quote?
This one has more emotion, and it’s bigger.
Fans of the movies are going to love the action.
SCHWARTZ: I have an immediate answer.
Isn’t that crazy?
REEVES: It is.
SCHWARTZ: Two came to mind immediately.The Larry Sanders Show.
Have you ever seen that show?
REEVES: I have.
REEVES: I dont have one.
SCHWARTZ: You said you wished you could play the cat inThe Godfather, right?
SCHWARTZ: No, okay.
In the firstSonicmovie, you voice the line, Keanu, you are a national treasure.
That’s exactly what you say.
SCHWARTZ: I wonder if I improvised that.
So, what the hell is it like having Keanu in this movie?
SCHWARTZ: Youre in the first movie, dude.
REEVES: Oh, yeah.
SCHWARTZ: To me, a dream come true.
REEVES: Its really cool.
When did you first hear that line?
REEVES: I guess it must have just gone past me because I’ve seen the first one.
SCHWARTZ: Because everybody’s saying your name all the time.
REEVES: No, no, no, no, no.
REEVES: Did you get to improv any lines?
SCHWARTZ: Thank you so much, great question.
I got to improv quite a few lines.
REEVES: Theres a cornucopia of Whoas.
SCHWARTZ: “Theres a cornucopia of ‘Whoas’!”
So, there’s been a couple of Keanu references before Keanu appears.
REEVES: Wait, those arent me.
That’s a character!
SCHWARTZ: No, I did it the wayyousay, Whoa.
REEVES: Oh, you did?
SCHWARTZ: When hes not in character, do you know how Keanu says, Whoa?
Ill give it to you right now, and then itll be over.
Ill do it right now.
This is not him as…
REEVES: A character.
SCHWARTZ: It’s not a character.
This is him as a Canadian treasure.
So just say anything to me, and I’ll say, Whoa.
I can’t believe that newX-Menmovie.
SCHWARTZ: Whooaaa-ho-ho-ho-hoohhh!ThatsKeanu Reeves.
REEVES: You nailed it.
Sonic 3races into theaters on December 20.
With their abilities outmatched, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance.
