Fresh from his Emmy win for Watchmen, actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who is set to star in the upcoming fourth The Matrix film, has shared his impression of the script and his experience of working with the returning director, Lana Wachowski. Although Abdul-Mateen II couldn’t reveal too much story about The Matrix 4, he teased his […]
The Matrix 4: Can It Work?
Tom Jolliffe on The Matrix 4… 2019 signalled a number of cinematic anniversaries and milestones. It was after all, the year of Blade Runner (the setting of the original film). It also marked the 20 year anniversary of a certain Keanu Reeves-led film that revolutionised visual effects and re-galvanised a sci-fi genre that was suffering […]
Hugo Weaving confirms Agent Smith’s absence from The Matrix 4
Hugo Weaving’s Agent Smith was as iconic as any ‘woah’ or pill-based existential choice when The Matrix redefined the science-fiction landscape way back in the distant past of 1999. So with Lana Wachowski picking up the phonebooth receiver to reunite Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss for the upcoming fourth instalment, it might surprise some to […]
Sense8’s Toby Onwumere joins The Matrix 4
Jonathan Groff isn’t the only actor to join The Matrix 4 in recent days as Deadline has reported Toby Onwumere will re-team with his Sense8 co-creator on the next instalment of The Matrix franchise. Plot details on The Matrix 4 are being kept under wraps, although Groff will be joining an already announced cast including Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Jada Pinkett Smith […]
Mindhunter and Frozen’s Jonathan Groff joins the cast of The Matrix 4
Warner Bros. has added Mindhunter and Frozen star Jonathan Groff to the growing cast of Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix 4, with the actor singing on for an as-yet-unrevealed role in the film, according to Collider. Plot details on The Matrix 4 are being kept under wraps, although Groff will be joining an already announced cast including Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and […]
The Matrix 4 adds Neil Patrick Harris, Jada Pinkett Smith in talks to return as Niobe
Warner Bros.’ The Matrix 4 has two additions to the film – one a new face, the other familiar to fans. The newcomer to The Matrix franchise, as revealed by Variety, is Neil Patrick Harris (A Series of Unfortunate Events). There is no word on Harris’ role in the upcoming sequel, but he joins a cast […]
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reuniting for The Matrix 4
Well here’s some rather surprising news for this evening, as Variety has revealed that Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are set to re-enter The Matrix for a fourth outing as Neo and Trinity, reuniting with franchise co-creator Lana Wachowski for The Matrix 4. “We could not be more excited to be re-entering ‘The Matrix’ with […]
Netflix revives Sense8 for two-hour series finale
Well, here’s some rather great news for fans of the cancelled drama Sense8. Just a couple of weeks after ruling out a potential return, Netflix has had a change of heart, and has given the go ahead to a two-hour series finale special which will arrive in 2018. The news was announced by co-creator Lana […]
Netflix cancels Sense8 after two seasons
Just a day after Netflix announced they wanted their original shows to “take more risks” while having a “higher cancel rate”, the streaming service have announced that they have pulled the plug on Sense8 after two seasons. The series came from Lana and Lily Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski. Sense8 centered around eight characters from different parts of the world, who experience […]
The Wachowskis think Jupiter Ascending could mark the end of their studio financing
With a hugely underwhelming opening weekend in the US of just $19 million, Jupiter Ascending is another in a long line of films from the Wachowski siblings where the box-office has failed to match the grand, epic-scale ideas of their films. Their previous two films, Cloud Atlas and Speed Racer, both flopped on release, with […]
