The Matrix Resurrections is a 2021 American science fiction action film produced, co-written, and directed by Lana Wachowski, and is the first in the Matrix franchise to be directed solely by Lana, without her sister, Lilly. It is the sequel to The Matrix Revolutions (2003) and the fourth installment in The Matrix film franchise. Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Lambert Wilson reprise their roles from the previous films, and they are joined by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The film is set sixty years after Revolutions and follows Neo, who lives a seemingly ordinary life as a video game developer having trouble with distinguishing fantasy from reality. A group of rebels, with the help of a programmed version of Morpheus, free Neo from a new version of the Matrix and fight a new enemy that holds Trinity captive.

Following the release of Revolutions, the Wachowskis denied the possibility of another Matrix film. Warner Bros. constantly expressed interest in reviving the franchise, hiring Zak Penn to write a new screenplay after the Wachowskis refused every offer to create more sequels. In late 2019, a fourth Matrix film was finally announced, with Lana Wachowski returning as director without her sister Lilly and Reeves and Moss reprising their roles. Filming started in February 2020 but was halted the next month by the COVID-19 pandemic. Wachowski considered abandoning the film, but was encouraged by the cast to finish it. Filming resumed in August and concluded three months later.

The Matrix Resurrections premiered at Castro Theater in San Francisco on December 16, 2021, and was released theatrically and via the HBO Max streaming service by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 22, 2021. The film was a box-office bomb, grossing $157 million worldwide on a production budget of $190 million. Critics praised the performances of the cast and the film's ambition in storytelling, though criticism was aimed at its visuals, the screenplay, and the recasting of several actors, particularly Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving. It received a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 75th British Academy Film Awards.

The Matrix Resurrections (English) Cast & Crew

• Status

  • Released

• Release Date

  • 22 December, 2021

• Genre

  • Action

• Star Cast

  • Keanu Reeves ...
     
  • Jonathan Groff ...
     
  • Priyanka Chopra Jonas ...
     

• Censor Details:

  • Censor Dates

    • Not Available.

  • Censor Certificate No

    • Not Available.

  • Runtime

    • Not Available.

  • Certification

    • Not Available.

• Language

  • English

• Director

  • Lana Wachowski
     

• Shooting Location(City & Country)

  • United States