Word had been quiet on the project over the past few months, but Warner Bros. is working on some sort of a reboot ofThe Matrix. It has been said that they aren’t going to remake the originalMatrixmovie or anything like that, but a newMatrixmovie is in the works to some degree. One can’t bring upThe Matrixwithout immediately thinking ofKeanu Reeves. Though, when it comes to this new movie, don’t ask him about it, because he doesn’t know anything.
The actor appeared at New York Comic-Con in order to promote his upcoming sci-fi movieReplicas. IGN was on the ground at the event and was in attendance for the panel. During the Q&A portion of the panel, Keanu Reeves took some time to talk a bit about some other projects he’s working on. And in this case, one he’s most definitely not working on. Here’s what he had to say when asked about the proposed,The Matrix 4.
“Remaking The Matrix. I don’t know. Maybe it’s…I don’t know anything about it.”
IGN’s report notes that the crowd began to boo when the subject of thisMatrix rebootcame up.The Matrix, at least the first one, is truly sacred to many people and the idea of another movie that won’t feature Keanu Reeves and won’t have the Wachowskis involved clearly isn’t a popular one. In fact, IGN says when the crowd began to boo, he held the microphone out for the crowd, seeming to imply that he agrees with their sentiment. If he doesn’t know anything about it, then it’s likely he hasn’t been contacted.
The Matrixis considered among the greatest accomplishments not only in sci-fi, but cinema in general. The sequels were not nearly as well received by either fans or critics and the series didn’t conclude in a satisfying way. But the power of that first movie is truly something. So at least Warner Bros. has the good sense not to remake it, but their proposed newMatrixmovie could tarnish that legacy. The news of the movie broke in March and the studio was said to be assembling awriter’s roomto work on the project, but we haven’t heard many concrete details since.
The only thing we’ve heard is that, at one point, Michael B. Jordan (Creed) was being eyed to star, possibly as ayoung version of Morpheus. It should also be noted that Keanu Reeves did say at one point that he would be willing to doThe Matrix 4, if the Wachowskis were the ones doing it. But since that isn’t the case, he clearly isn’t going to do it and, as it stands, Warner Bros. doesn’t seem to want him for it.IGNdidn’t have any other details to provide, for the time being, but we’ll be sure to keep you up to date as any new details onThe Matrixreboot are made available.
