The Matrix 4' officially renamed as 'The Matrix: Resurrections
Warner Brothers on Tuesday unveiled the first trailer of their newly titled film 'The Matrix: Resurrections', played exclusively for CinemaCon audiences. The clip has yet to be released for online viewing.
The fourth film of 'The Matrix' franchise, will see Lana Wachowski return to the director's chair and bring back Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, as their characters Neo and Trinity. According to reports on Hollywood news portals, both characters were heavily featured in the trailer.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the trailer begins with Thomas Anderson (Reeves aka Neo) in therapy, telling his therapist (Neil Patrick Harris), "I had dreams that weren't just dreams. Am I crazy?"
While he does sense that things are not quite right with the world, he has no memory of The Matrix. He later runs into a woman (Moss) at a coffee shop, but neither one remembers the other.
While trying to adjust to the ways of the world where people are glued to their phones, Reeves' Thomas comes across a man (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) who is reminiscent of Morpheus, the freedom fighter originally played by Laurence Fishburne. This mysterious man hands him a red pill, and it cuts to footage of him in The Matrix with new powers.
The trailer shown at CinemaCon will reportedly have a similar visual style to the original, as well as some fresh VFX trickery.
'The Matrix 4', also features Jada Pinkett Smith, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jonathan Groff and Neil Patrick Harris.
Actors Jessica Henwick, Telma Hopkins, Erendira Ibarra, Toby Onwumere, Max Riemelt, Christina Ricci and Brian J Smith round out the cast. The film is set to premiere on December 22, 2021, in theatres and on an OTT streaming platform.
WB also dropped clips from its upcoming slate, including a closer looks at Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' and Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya's 'Dune', as well as footage from James Wan's 'Malignant', Clint Eastwood's 'Cry Macho', 'The Sopranos' prequel 'The Many Saints of Newark' and Will Smith's 'King Richard'.
