WhileThe Matrixarrived in 1999 as one of the biggest movies of that year, changing the VFX game and becoming a true phenomenon, its sequels aren’t as fondly remembered. It’s been 13 years since fans sighed a bit of disappointment at 2003’s trilogy ending sequelThe Matrix Revolutions. And if you were hoping that Warner Bros. was getting ready to revisit the franchise any time soon, righting some of the wrongs the series made, as other long-awaited sequels have done, you can scratch that thought from your head.
OriginalMatrixproducerJoel Silverhas been making the press rounds in support of his latest movieThe Nice Guys. And he candidly opened up about the possibility of continuing theMatrixfranchise. It’s not being planned at the moment. And it probably won’t happen for a long, long time. So long, in fact, that we’ll probably see a remake instead of a sequel. And there’s a specific reason for that. Speaking withLoaded,Silverexplains this.
“We haven’t talked about it yet. I hope there’ll be a time we can do that at some point. That was very seriously designed as three stories and that was it, but we’ll see what happens.”
The Matrix trilogyarrived as one contained story. And we haven’t heard much about a follow-up over the years. We’re not sureKeanu ReevesandLaurence Fishburnewould be interested in coming back, but that’s not for a lack of not liking each other. The two recently reunited on the set ofJohn Wick 2, with pairs them up once again for another action-heavy sequel. And it might be the only Matrix reunion we’re likely to get throughout the rest of this decade.
Though, asproducer Joel Silveradmits, aMatrixsequel or reboot could happen. In Hollywood, one should never say never, especially since reboots and sequels are the most popular film entities on the market. A lot has changed since the firstMatrixwas released just a little less than twenty years ago, with bothWachowskibrothers becoming sisters. While they haven’t had a hit as big asThe Matrixsince 1999, they have released a few cult favorites in the sci-fi genre includingJupiter AscendingandCloud Atlas. They are currently working on the second season of their hit Netflix original seriesSense8, which will debut later this year. They don’t currently have any feature films lined up.
