After years of rumor and speculation, it was officially announced back in August of 2019 that a fourth Matrix movie was in development at Warner Bros. with Lana Wachowski, who co-wrote and co-directed the original trilogy with her sister Lilly, returning to helm.
Some intriguing set photos featuring returning stars Keanu Reeves (Neo) and Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity) found their way online last year, but we still haven't seen anything in the way of official marketing for the movie. That may be about to change, however.
The first footage for The Matrix: Resurrections recently screened at CinemaCon, and now that the official website has launched, there's speculation that a trailer could be on the way. The site itself is pretty bare bones at the moment (it's just the green "digital rain" that's become synonymous with the franchise), but that code will likely be deciphered to reveal something from the sci-fi sequel fairly soon.
The footage descriptions certainly gave us a lot more to go on when it comes to the plot. We know that Neo, who now goes by Thomas, has no recollection of the events of the original trilogy, possibly suggesting that he's been plugged back in to The Matrix. Trinity also seems to be in the dark, and the pair don't recognize one another when they meet. The teaser also confirmed that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will be playing a younger version of Morpheus.
The Matrix: Resurrections also stars Jada Pinkett Smith, Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Henwick and Jonathan Groff, and is currently set to hit theaters and HBO Max on December 22, 2021.
UPDATE: It looks like that trailer will be with us in two days!
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