Studio Warner Bros. plans to restart the "Matrix"

Hollywood Studio Warner Bros. plans to retake the cult film of the Wachowski sisters "The Matrix" (1999), reports The Hollywood Reporter, citing its own sources. The proposal to retake the cult tape came from the producer of the original “The Matrix” - Joel Silver.

On the participation of Lily and Lana Wachowski, who were the writers and directors of the original trilogy, nothing is known. For the same reason, Keanu Reeves will most likely not participate in the restart, who have repeatedly stated that he will act in the continuation of the franchise only when working on her Wachowski.


Michael Bakary Jordan

The main role is seen African-American actor Michael Bakary Jordan , known to the public for the role of "Torch" in the movie "The Fantastic Four" of 2015. The reasons why Neo can turn black are not listed. Instead of Wachowski, the script can be worked on by Zack Penn, whose writings belong to X-Men 2 (2003) and Avengers (2012).

The Matrix has become a cult anti-utopian ribbon telling about the struggle of people and machines. In 2000, the tape won four Oscars in the nominations "Best Sound", "Best Editing", "Best Sound Editing" and "Best Visual Effects". At the box office, the picture collected a huge $ 463.5 million for 1999-2000, with a budget of $ 63 million and marketing costs of $ 30 million. The total fees of the entire trilogy and the cartoons made on it are more than $ 3 billion.

The Wachowski sisters often gave controversial interviews on the topic of "The Matrix." At one time, the authors said that the trilogy was completed, and later - about filming the continuation of the franchise, which were supposed to start in 2014. For a number of conspiracy theories, under pressure from the studio and producers, Wachowski could not tell in the second and third films what they originally intended, instead filling the tapes with special effects and action.

Apparently, since the sequel was not filmed, Wachowski abandoned this undertaking. The reason for restarting without their participation is obvious - this is another attempt to play on the nostalgia of the audience for box office.