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Keanu Reeves' 'Matrix 4' pushed to April 2022
Last updated on Jun 13, 2020, 07:24 pm
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It's been 17 years since the last Matrix movie released, and looks like there won't be another for at least two more years.
After delaying highly-anticipated titles including The Batman, Wonder Woman 1984 and Christopher Nolan's Tenet, Warner Bros. Studios has announced that the fourth part of the science-fiction franchise has been pushed from May 21, 2021 to April 1, 2022.
Here's more.
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Series
What is the 'Matrix' series all about?
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Created by The Wachowskis (sisters Lana and Lilly), the Matrix movie series boasts of a cult following.
The series has so far seen three releases, beginning with The Matrix (1999), followed by two sequels- The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, both of which released in 2003.
The franchise follows a dystopian premise of human entities living in a simulated reality.
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Film
A little bit about 'Matrix 4'
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The production for Matrix 4 is expected to restart in Berlin, Germany as early as next month.
Directed and co-written by Lana Wachowski, Matrix 4 will see Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Jada Pinkett Smith reprising their iconic roles as Neo, Trinity and Niobe.
The movie also stars Lambert Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Jonathan Groff, among others.
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Statement
Here's why Reeves returned for the fourth 'Matrix' movie
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Talking about why he returned for Matrix 4, Reeves recently said, "Lana Wachowski wrote a beautiful script and a wonderful story that resonated with me."
He added, "That's the only reason to do it. To work with her again is just amazing...It's been really special, and the story has, I think, some meaningful things to say, and that we can take some nourishment from."
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Other delays
'Tenet', 'The Batman' and 'WW 1984' also delayed
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Matrix 4's original release date of May 21, 2021 has now been given to Godzilla vs. Kong. The movie was earlier planned for a November release.
Other major titles that have been delayed by Warner Bros. include Nolan's spy thriller Tenet (now releasing on July 31), Robert Pattinson-starrer The Batman (October 1, 2021), and Wonder Woman 1984 (October 2, 2020).