Keanu Reeves only signed a one-picture deal, while Warner Bros.’ hopes to revive the franchise theatrically may rest on its overseas rollout.
needed older moviegoers, considering that it opened more than 20 years after The Matrix debuted. But no one was counting on such fierce competition from Spider-Man: No Way Home or the dominance of the new omicron COVID-19 variant, which has further spooked older consumers.is heavily meta doesn’t help attract new audiences either. Truth is, the multiplex masses weren’t on board,” says box office analyst Jeff Bock.
Getting anyone to forecast the future of the Matrix series is indeed a difficult call. By now, it’s far from a spoiler to reveal that Wachowski and herwriting partners David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon included more than a wink about how the film came to be. In the early moments, Reeves’ Thomas Anderson is found as a celebrated video game designer and the creator of a wildly popular Matrix series. He is quickly summoned by his boss, Smith, played by Jonathan Groff, to focus on a sequel.
The dialogue is said to be inspired by real conversations Lana and sister Lilly had with Warners in the years since the franchise’s previous installment, 2003’sat the San Francisco premiere whether she would make more Matrix films, Lana smiled and held a moment of silence before bowing out. “I’ll shuffle down now,” she said, playfully ending the interview and moving on to the next green carpet chat.This story first appeared in the Jan. 5 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
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