The original trilogy starred Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss
and Laurence Fishburne as Neo, Trinity and Morpheus, respectively. In an
apocalyptic world, they fought against machines that have imprisoned much of
humanity in a simulated reality known as the Matrix. The trademark of the
franchise was a slow-motion technique dubbed “bullet time” that other films
attempted to rip off, but few could duplicate to the same effect.
No official details on the plot of The Matrix Resurrections
have come out yet, but Warner Bros. debuted the first footage from the sequel
at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, the annual convention for movie theater owners. The
trailer has not been made available to the public, but multiple publications
have reported on what was shown.
The footage shows Keanu Reeves’ Neo/Thomas Anderson with a
therapist (played by Neil Patrick Harris), discussing dreams and feeling that
things are not right with the world. Then in a coffee shop, he runs into
Carrie-Ann Moss’ character, but the two do not know each other. Neo is taking
blue pills daily until he meets a man (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) that gives him a
red pill. The footage then shows Neo’s powers and action sequences that fans of
The Matrix franchise will be familiar with.
Clearly, what we can gather from this is that Neo and
Trinity have lost all memory of the Matrix and need to be woken up once again.
What exactly lies in store for them after that we still don’t know, but are
looking forward to finding out.
Original trilogy stalwarts Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Ann Moss
are of course on board to reprise their characters Neo and Trinity. While
Laurence Fishburne is sadly absent from the film, Abdul-Mateen II bore a
striking resemblance to a young Morpheus according to reports on the trailer.
Jada Pinkett Smith (Niobe), Daniel Bernhardt (Agent Johnson) and Lambert Wilson
(The Merovingian) are also set to come back for the latest sequel.
New additions to The Matrix Resurrections cast include the
previously mentioned Neil Patrick Harris, as well as Christina Ricci, Priyanka
Chopra Jonas, Jonathan Groff, Jessica Henwick and Ellen Hollman.
The original Matrix trilogy was directed by the Wachowski
siblings, Lana and Lilly. However, just Lana Wachowski is returning to direct
The Matrix Resurrections.
Lilly Wachowski recently explained why she chose not to
return for the sequel, saying that with all the things that was going on with
her during her transition, she wasn’t interested in retreading previous
material.
This will be the first feature film that the Wachowskis have
not directed as a duo.
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