Academy-Award nominated director and animator Fowler is on a whirlwind tour with the third Sonic, which is released on Dec. 20. During a London stopover, he sat down with Deadline to talk about the new movie, its starry cast, what might come next in the world of Sonic… and his special relationship with Shadow.

Keanu Reeves voices Shadow, the vengeful and moody doppelganger of the title speedster in "Sonic the Hedgehog 3," based on the video-game franchise.

All in all, most critics are loving Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The movie lets the animated characters take center stage with less oversight form the humans (save Carrey of course) and they are more than capable of taking the load. As The Hollywood Handle says…