Deadline is reporting that Brian J. Smith (
Sense8;
Treadstone) has joined the cast of Warner Bros.' and Village Roadshow's upcoming action/sci-fi sequel
The Matrix 4 in an undisclosed role, becoming the fourth actor from the Wachowski's
Sense8 Netflix series join the cast.
Smith now joins a cast headlined by Keanu Reeves (
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum) and Carrie-Anne Moss (
Marvel's Jessica Jones), who will both reprise their original trilogy roles as Neo and Trinity, respectively. Jada Pinkett Smith (
Gotham) has also been confirmed to return as Niobe from
Reloaded and
Revolutions, and Lambert Wilson (
Benedetta) is also rumored to return as The Merovingian.
The new cast will be comprised of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (
Watchmen), Jessica Henwick (
Iron Fist), Neil Patrick Harris (
Gone Girl), Jonathan Groff (
Mindhunter), Max Riemelt (
Sense8), Toby Onwumere (
Sense8), Eréndira Ibarra (
Sense8), Andrew Caldwell (
iZombie) and Priyanka Chopra (
Don - The Chase Begins Again).
After helming the previous three installments with her sister, Lana Wachowski will be the sole director on the sequel, working off a screenplay she co-wrote with Aleksander Hemon (
Sense8) and David Mitchell (
Cloud Atlas).
The Matrix 4 hits theaters May 21, 2021.