While Sonic the Hedgehog 3 writers were adamant they wouldn't shoot Maria dead, they had to come up with a different way to give Shadow its revenge arc.

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.

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.

Christmas moviegoers visited the Pride Lands, propelling Disney's "Mufasa: The Lion King” to the top of the box office. The family friendly adventure was the holiday’s highest-grossing release, earning $14.

Paramount's 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' will continue its rally at the holiday box office with around $9M today at 3,761 locations for a running total of $69.1M.

It's looking like a very merry holiday for moviegoing as a flurry of titles, including Oscar contenders 'A Complete Unknown' and 'Babygirl,' open.