New trailer for The Matrix Resurrections is heavy on the déjà vu

Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reprise their respective starring roles as Neo and Trinity in The Matrix Resurrections.

We're just a few weeks away from the release of The Matrix Resurrections, and Warner Bros. is whetting our appetites with a shiny new trailer.

As we've reported previously, series writers/directors Lilly and Lana Wachowski didn't originally intend to make another Matrix film after Revolutions, but rumors about a possible fourth film have been swirling since 2012. Lilly Wachowski went so far as to call the prospect "a particularly repelling idea in these times" in a 2015 interview-a sharp critique of Hollywood's preference for sequels, reboots, and adaptations.

Nonetheless, Warner Bros. officially announced the fourth film in August 2019. Lana Wachowski signed on to direct and co-write the film with novelist David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas) and Aleksandar Hemon (Sense8). Lilly Wachowski gave the project her blessing but declined to be involved, partly because she was busy with Showtime's Work in Progress.

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