#The matrix 2 update#

It all suggests the truce between humans and machines has ended, unless вЂ¦ДЄt the end of The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix is rebooted and humans are given the opportunity to leave the Matrix or stay within its confines. But to what end? There are quick glimpses of the Sentinel or вЂњSquidyвЂќ machines and the Power Plant where humans are still being used as batteries. There are also new powers showcased in the film, as the characters manage to bend the rules of the Matrix. The familiar black-suited agents arenвЂ™t running around instead, we see a SWAT team-esque militia facing off against Anderson, Trinity, and several of the filmвЂ™s new characters.

We see plenty of action, but thereвЂ™s no clear sense of the threat.

#The matrix 2 update#

The Alice in Wonderland metaphor makes an aggressive comeback here, not only through the trailerвЂ™s Jefferson Airplane song choice, but also in the actual Lewis Carroll book, given to Anderson by a woman in glasses (Priyanka Chopra) who may be the latest update of the Oracle (so memorably played by Gloria Foster and Mary Alice in the trilogy). Neo stops taking the pills and begins to notice things are not what they seem. AndersonвЂ™s being prescribed a steady supply of blue pills, presumably by his psychiatrist - whose blue-rimmed glasses are a sinister giveaway. What we do know is that Neo, once again going by Thomas Anderson, and Trinity appear to be back in the Matrix program, but they donвЂ™t remember each other or any of their past lives. That question is still tricky the trailer keeps most of the actual plot hidden. Smith, Ellen Hollman, and Christina Ricci round out the rest of the cast. And Jonathan Groff, Toby Onwumere, Max Riemelt, ErГ©ndira Ibarra, Priyanka Chopra, Andrew Caldwell, Brian J. Neil Patrick Harris appears as Thomas AndersonвЂ™s psychologist, who just has to be a program. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II ( Watchmen, Candyman) and Iron FistвЂ™s Jessica Henwick appear to be the new co-leads, working with a delightful set of new skills and heavy artillery. The Matrix Resurrections is adding plenty of new faces to the franchise. Fishburne told Collider this year, вЂњI am not in the next Matrix movie, and youвЂ™d have to ask Lana Wachowski why, because I donвЂ™t have an answer for that.вЂќ As hard as it is to imagine a Matrix film without Fishburne, the answer may lie in the plot of Resurrections. As for Fishburne, the actor, surprisingly, was never approached for the new movie. In WeavingвЂ™s case, scheduling conflicts prevented him from appearing, which raises a few questions about NeoвЂ™s role in the film without his opposite. The most obvious omissions from the line-up so far are Hugo WeavingвЂ™s iconic baddie, Agent Smith, and Laurence FishburneвЂ™s equally inimitable Morpheus. While there is speculation that other familiar faces might appear, theyвЂ™ve yet to be announced. A couple of smaller supporting characters will also return: Daniel Bernhardt reprises his role as Agent Johnson from The Matrix Reloaded, and Lambert Wilson returns as the trafficker of information, the Merovingian, from Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. Carrie-Anne Moss also returns as Trinity, and Jada Pinkett Smith is back as Niobe, though she isnвЂ™t in the trailer. The beloved actor returns as Neo, this time rocking his signature John Wick look. It wouldnвЂ™t be The Matrix without Keanu Reeves. Even with all there is to see in the new trailer, so many questions still remain.

Of course, these mind games wouldnвЂ™t pack nearly the same punch without glorious Wachowski-stylized action, which now looks inspired in part by the Keanu ReevesвЂ“starring John Wick films (ironically, the work of fight choreographer Chad Stahelski, who doubled as Neo and served as stunt coordinator for the original trilogy). The new trailer leans hard into nostalgia (hello, вЂњWhite RabbitвЂќ), but once-familiar characters are now seemingly strangers to themselves and to each other. And it suggests that The Matrix Resurrections will live up to the original trilogyвЂ™s legacy of entertaining and challenging science fiction. Shifting release dates cast some doubt over whether the film is actually coming out this year, but the first full-length trailer is finally here. After 18 years, The Matrix is back, though not the same as we left it. ItвЂ™s not a remake, reboot, or reimagining.