After years of rumors, including talks about a reboot starring Michael B. Jordan, Warner Bros. has officially announced The Matrix 4, Variety reports.
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will reprise their roles in the fourth installment, which will be written and directed by Lana Wachowski.
Details of the new film are still largely unknown. Reeves and Moss will play their original characters Neo and Trinity, respectively, but it is not clear if Morpheus will appear in the film. The rebel leader was portrayed by Laurence Fishburne, but the talk is that the role may be recast with a younger actor.
The original trilogy followed Neo, a computer hacker who discovers that reality is simulated by machines that took over the world. He gets rescued by the human rebels and becomes “The One,” a central entity in humanity’s fight for freedom.
The films had a tremendous cultural effect and have been received with a critical and financial acclaim. The first movie earned $460 million worldwide, and together with the two sequels, The Matrix: Reloaded and The Matrix: Revolutions, the franchise made $1.6 billion.
