Just over a couple of years after the release of the last film in the franchise, The Matrix 5 has been revealed to be in the works at Warner Bros.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new Matrix movie will be directed by Drew Goddard, whose previous works include The Cabin in the Woods and Bad Times at the El Royale. This is the first Matrix film to not feature direct involvement from creators Lana and Lilly Wachowski, though Lana will be executive producing the upcoming movie.
Little is known about the plot at this point in time, though it will apparently be “a new take to extend the franchise.”
“Drew came to Warner Bros. with a new idea that we all believe would be an incredible way to continue the Matrix world, by both honoring what Lana and Lilly began over 25-years ago and offering a unique perspective based on his own love of the series and characters,” Warner Bros. Motion Pictures president of production Jesse Ehrman said in a statement. “The entire team at Warner Bros. Discovery is thrilled for Drew to be making this new Matrix film, adding his vision to the cinematic canon the Wachowskis’ spent a quarter of a century building here at the studio.”
“It is not hyperbole to say The Matrix films changed both cinema and my life,” Goddard said in a statement. “Lana and Lilly’s exquisite artistry inspires me on a daily basis, and I am beyond grateful for the chance to tell stories in their world.”
What was the most recent Matrix movie?
The Matrix Resurrections was the most recent film in the series, having released in December 2021. It was directed by Lana Wachowski from a screenplay she co-wrote with Aleksander Hemon and David Mitchell. The fourth installment featured the return of Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Jada Pinkett Smith, reprising their iconic roles as Neo, Trinity, and Niobe. Lambert Wilson and Daniel Bernhardt also reprised their respective villainous roles of The Merovingian and Agent Johnson.
They were joined by franchise newcomers Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Christina Ricci, Telma Hopkins, Eréndira Ibarra, Toby Onwumere, Max Riemelt, and Brian J. Smith.
