‘Matrix 4’ Officially a Go With Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne
Moss and Lana Wachowski (EXCLUSIVE)
Courtesy of https://variety.com/2019/film/news/matrix-4-keanu-reeves-carrie-anne-moss-lana-wachowski-1203307955/
Get ready to re-enter the Matrix.
Lana Wachowski is set to write and direct a fourth film set in the world of “The Matrix,” with Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reprising their roles as Neo and
Trinity, respectively.
Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures will
produce and globally distribute the film. Warner Bros. Picture Group chairman
Toby Emmerich made the announcement on Tuesday.
“We could not be more excited to be re-entering ‘The
Matrix’ with Lana,” said Emmerich. “Lana is a true visionary—a singular and
original creative filmmaker—and we are thrilled that she is writing, directing
and producing this new chapter in ‘The Matrix’ universe.”
In addition to Wachowski, the script was also written by
Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell. Wachowski is also producing with Grant
Hill. Sources say the film is eyed to begin production at the top of 2020.
Warner Bros. has been trying for the last
couple years to find a way to get back to this universe but a hold up over
producing rights on who owned what slowed down the development. Over the past
couple months, the studio saw a perfect storm brewing starting with Reeves
super strong summer that included the box office smash hits “John Wick 3” and
“Toy Story 4” and a script from Wachowski that got the studio and Reeves
excited about a possible return.
The three previous films —“The Matrix,” “The Matrix
Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions” — have collectively earned more than
$1.6 billion at the global box office. All three were written and directed by
Lana and her sister, Lilly, and starred Reeves and Moss.
“Many of the ideas Lilly and I explored 20 years ago
about our reality are even more relevant now. I’m very happy to have these
characters back in my life and grateful for another chance to work with my
brilliant friends,” Wachowski said.
The first “Matrix” had its 20th anniversary this year,
marked by special screenings at select AMC locations starting on Aug. 30.
