As the release of The Matrix Resurrections draws near, HBO Max has debuted a new promo poster for the sci-fi revival.
The image shows Neo (Keanu Reeves) strolling towards a mysterious figure that may or may not be Jessica Henwick's new character. It's not a particularly impressive piece of marketing, but then it is only being used to promote the movie on the streaming service. We should begin to see promotion kick up a gear over the next couple of weeks, and a second trailer should be with us fairly soon.
Neo, aka Thomas, was actually killed-off in the final part of the original trilogy, The Matrix Revolutions, along with Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), and while we still don't know how they'll be brought back, director Lana Wachowski recently revealed that great personal loss was the impetus for her deciding to resurrect the franchise's heroes.
“The Matrix Resurrections is a continuation of the story established in the first Matrix film… 20 years after the first film, the franchise that helped define pop culture at the turn of the century is back for a continuation and extension of the original movie. A mind-bending new adventure with action and epic scale, it’s set in a familiar yet even more provocative world where reality is more subjective than ever and all that’s required to see the truth is to free your mind"
Other franchise returnees include Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe, Lambert Wilson as The Merovingian, and Daniel Bernhardt as Agent Johnson. Also joining the cast will be Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Andrew Caldwell, Priyanka Chopra, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Ellen Hollman, Eréndira Ibarra, Toby Onwumere, Christina Ricci, Max Riemelt, and Brian J. Smith.
The Matrix Resurrections will be released in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously on December 22.