Earlier this year, Warner Bros. took the red pill, plugged in, and decided to reboot “The Matrix” franchise. The move was hardly a surprise. The studio has been trying to figure out how to get that mega-property back out into the world for years, and had even considered a TV series at one point. As it stands, Zak Penn (“The Avengers,” “Ready Player One”) is writing the movie, but don’t call it a reboot. Hell, don’t even bank on this happening.
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The screenwriter hit Twitter a couple days ago — where he surely knew people would latch onto whatever he had to say about the project — to reveal that “The Matrix” was happening….but also not happening. He essentially said he was writing the new movie but also waved his hands in the air and said, “Nothing to see here!”
https://twitter.com/zakpenn/status/916308125698842624
https://twitter.com/zakpenn/status/916308570609614848
https://twitter.com/zakpenn/status/916309538994765825
https://twitter.com/zakpenn/status/916309922714853377
Essentially, we’re probably looking at a new movie set in the world of “The Matrix,” but perhaps not tied directly to the storyline of the original trilogy. That makes a lot of sense, but given the blockbuster world we live in, you know that the word “Neo” is going to pop up in that script. Hell, maybe even “Agent Smith.” There is nothing studios like more than to give into fan service. And as much as fans say they want something new, the familiar always plays well.
Thoughts? Let us know in the comments section.
perhaps a plot that shows how the humans were made to be slaves and how the matrix was created and how it became a prison.
Alrrady done in the animatrix i think.
yup, explained in the Animatrix.
“THERE IS NO MATRIX-MOVIE”
My thoughts? Umm… Clickbait?
If Hack Penn, sorry, Zak Penn (X-Men: The Last Stand) is writing it, a new Matrix movie will be a by-the-numbers downgrade. It will 01110011 01110101 01100011 01101011.
As far as I have read, the new movie will deal with the early years of Morpheus. Thus, not a reboot but a prequel.
“Nobody can be told what the new Matrix movie is. You have to see it for yourself”
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gonna be awesome
More clickbait. Penn’s tweets read like a response to being asked about The Matrix and him answering it to everyone at once. UNFORTUNATELY, the writer poses the scene as Penn arrogantly trying to get attention and with nothing to say. Pretty different slant!
Hey… maybe this site should be renamed The Slant?