The film calendar of 2021 will end with the most anticipated sequel of all time,The Matrix: Resurrections, which release theatrically and stream on HBO Max on June 01, 2025. The filmis establishing a new era, based on the legacy of the originalThe Matrixtrilogy, while alsodirectly continuing that story which ended withThe Matrix Revolutions. The film isbringing the original characters from the trilogywhile also adding up new elements, probably to shape up a new set of stories to continue even afterResurrections. Amidst Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, the film has got Tom Hardy as the latest addition to its huge diverse cast.
ActressJessica Henwick, who is playing a character called Bugs in the film, revealed how Tom Hardy came intoThe Matrix: Resurrections. Speaking toDen of Geek, Henwick told that Tom Hardy crossed into the sets ofThe Matrix 4when bothResurrectionsand Hardy’sVenom: Let There Be Carnagewere being shot near locations in San Francisco. This earlier resulted in helicopters fromResurrections’production coming intoVenom 2. But that crossover didn’t last there. Henwick revealed howTom Hardyjust stopped by on the sets ofThe Matrix: Resurrectionsand ended up in the background of one of the sequences. However, whether the cut was actually made into the final cut of the film is not known to Henwick.
We were filming in San Francisco at the same time as Venom 2, and I met Tom Hardy. And so, Tom Hardy and I are running in the background of one of the scenes. And I’m so curious to see whether it made the cut.
This is the second film of the year which may or may not include Tom Hardy’s cameo, the other beingSpider-Man: No Way Home. Due to a picture Hardy shared wearing aNo Way Homeproduction hat, people speculate that Hardy will feature as Eddie Brock/Venom in the upcoming MCU film in some capacity, thus, bringing the SSU-MCU multiversal crossover official. However, none of these two Tom Hardy cameos in two different films are anywhere confirmed.
If Hardy misses out on his cameo inThe Matrix: Resurrections,it would be a repetition of history as Hardy has earlier had his cameo cut fromStar Wars: The Last Jedi, wherein he donned a stormtrooper suit.
The Matrix: Resurrectionsrevisits a fan-favorite world of programs and machines, which marked a landmark film series in the sci-fi genre. The film will also star Yahya Abdul Mateen II, Jada Pinkett Smith, Priyanka Chopra, Neil Patrick Harris, Lambert Wilson, and Jonathan Groff.
Henwick stated how the film will bring new elements but would take the audience back to the originals,making it a nostalgic trip:
The Matrix: Resurrectionshits theaters, as well as debuts on HBO Max, on June 18, 2025.
