THE MATRIX 4: Neil Patrick Harris Is The Latest Actor To Join The Highly Anticipated Sequel

THE MATRIX 4: Neil Patrick Harris Is The Latest Actor To Join The Highly Anticipated Sequel

The cast of the next Matrix movie continues to grow, as it's now been revealed that How I Met Your Mother alum Neil Patrick Harris is the latest actor to board the highly anticipated sequel. Check it out.

By JoshWilding - Oct 15, 2019 12:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Matrix
Source: Variety
Variety reports that Neil Patrick Harris is the latest addition to the cast of The Matrix 4. No plot details have been revealed, and as of right now, we have no idea who the actor will be playing. 

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II boarded the movie last week, while it's already been confirmed that Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are reprising their roles from the original films. There's still no word on what's happening with Laurence Fishburne, but rumour has it that Abdul-Mateen II will be playing a younger version of Morpheus.

Lana Wachowski is on board to write and direct and she will helm a script written by her, Aleksandar Hemon, and David Mitchell. Production is expected to kick off at the start of 2020. 
 
While Harris has previously appeared in the likes of Downsizing and Gone Girl, as well as Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Matrix 4 would mark his first major blockbuster and it will be interesting to see whether he's used as comedic relief or something a little more serious.

Expect to hear more casting news soon!
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knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 10/15/2019, 1:06 PM
just realized moss is reprising her role ... bit confusing on how she can walk off getting impaled with rods :/ ...maybe it's extra footage from the death scene ? that was at least a half hour ....
Origame
Origame - 10/15/2019, 1:16 PM
@knocturnalzen10 - well apparently theres a younger morpheus while keanu's neo is walking around, so seems like we cant even make a guess on whats happening in this film.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 10/15/2019, 1:22 PM
@Origame - yea it's odd , maybe it's like the story about the man they met before Morpheus spoke of .....
Kumkani
Kumkani - 10/15/2019, 1:07 PM
Such left field casting. Would have never pictured him near this kind of stuff but I'm down for it.
billnye69
billnye69 - 10/15/2019, 1:12 PM
This doesn't make me feel optimistic.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 10/15/2019, 1:13 PM
Well, Neil Patrick Harris is awesome. Good for this film.
dracula
dracula - 10/15/2019, 1:13 PM
Good actor but not interested at all. First film was pretty good but after that it was straight down hill. Not a fan of the wachowslis
BigMikeReviews
BigMikeReviews - 10/15/2019, 1:14 PM
Ahem.. his first major blockbuster was Starship Troopers, one of my all time favorite films ever

TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 10/15/2019, 1:15 PM
I think I know who he is playing.

Repian
Repian - 10/15/2019, 1:16 PM
I can see NPH as a program. Someone in charge of ending anomalies that alter the peace in the Matrix.


Kyos
Kyos - 10/15/2019, 1:16 PM
I [frick]ing love the guy! Never would have expected him to join this, but my anticipation has actually gone up significantly now. I'm all for him appearing in somewhat unexpected places.
tmp3
tmp3 - 10/15/2019, 1:31 PM
@Kyos - I love that movie. Affleck is so much better there than he is in anything else too
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 10/15/2019, 1:20 PM
Oh look, the only way I'd watch a fourth Matrix movie.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 10/15/2019, 1:28 PM
Kyos
Kyos - 10/15/2019, 1:31 PM
"The Matrix 4 would mark his first major blockbuster

Hey, now, the (sigh) Smurfs movie made over $560M worldwide.
Kyos
Kyos - 10/15/2019, 1:42 PM
@KingCipher - Loved the Smurfs when I was a kid, love NPH now, but I just couldn't bring myself to watch that damn movie. It just looked too much... well, like it looked.
Kyos
Kyos - 10/15/2019, 3:12 PM
@KingCipher - The 'Smurfs somethingsomething Village' one from 2-3 years ago? That one did look pretty good. Like what they should've done with the property from the start instead of the "portal from a fictional world to the reeeeal world" angle that so rarely ever works.
TheMaster2011
TheMaster2011 - 10/15/2019, 1:34 PM
Big win for this film, he's a terrific actor. Now i'm excited.
Thing94
Thing94 - 10/15/2019, 1:55 PM
You know what, he was really good as Peter Parker and Spider-Man on the MTV Spider-Man animated series.

MovieMonster
MovieMonster - 10/15/2019, 1:58 PM
Always liked Neil as an actor so I’m curious to see what kind of character he’ll play in the Matrix universe. Oddly enough I’m pretty excited for this movie. I was let down by Revolutions but I’m willing to give another Matrix a movie a chance. The first is one of my all time favorites and still holds up exceptionally well after 20 years.
IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 10/15/2019, 2:06 PM
No one can be told what role NPH is playing. You have to...see the film for yourself.

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