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‘The Matrix 5’ Being Written and Directed by Drew Goddard

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Drew Goddard has signed to to write and direct the fifth entry in the Matrix film franchise, alongside his producing partner, Sarah Esberg, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The sci-fi action movie series’ studio, Warner Bros., will be working on the project with Goddard, who previously helmed The Cabin in the…

TV Review – ‘Miracle Workers: End Times’ is Another Great Foray into Parody for the TBS Anthology Series

Throughout its first three seasons, Miracle Workers has done a superb job of sending up the way humans have behaved over the course of history and how little progress has truly been made over the centuries. Season one presented a lighthearted view of the “mysterious ways” in which the gods people believe in work with…

Laurence Fishburne Shares His Honest Review of The Matrix Resurrections

When Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss returned to star in The Matrix film series for last year’s third sequel, The Matrix Resurrections, Laurence Fishburne, their co-star in the original trilogy, didn’t join them on screen. While the Oscar-nominated actor’s character of Morpheus is long dead during the events of the sci-fi action franchise’s fourth entry,…

Danny Boyle to Direct Hip-Hop Dance Stage Adaptation of ‘The Matrix’

Danny Boyle has signed on to direct a stage adaptation of The Matrix, which will incorporate hip hop dance choreography into its production. The theatrical production of the Oscar-winning sci-fi action movie, which is a Warner Bros. Theater Ventures-licensed project, is named Free Your Mind, Variety is reporting. The Matrix‘s stage adaptation from the Academy…

Keanu Reeves Lines Up Hulu Series ‘The Devil in the White City’ with Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese

Keanu Reeves is gearing up for his next big role, starring in The Devil in the White City, a TV series adaptation of the 2003 book of the same name by Erik Larson for Hulu. According to Deadline, negotiations are underway on the project, which has been in discussion since Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the film…

The Matrix Resurrections : Q&A with Actress Jessica Henwick

Synopsis : To find out if his reality is a physical or mental construct, Mr. Anderson, aka Neo, will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more. If he’s learned anything, it’s that choice, while an illusion, is still the only way out of — or into — the Matrix. Neo already knows…

Film Review – ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ is a Self-Referential, Decent Return Trip

In 1999, The Matrix was released, pulling audiences deep into a rabbit hole of questioned existence and disturbingly powerful artificial intelligence. Though its sequels, released back-to-back four years later, were tepidly received, the concept still set the standard for a generation of science fiction and action, with its premise reworked in a number of projects…

Madonna Confirms She Turned Down Offer to Play Catwoman in Batman Returns

Madonna has recently shared insight into her some of her most noteworthy career choices, including the fact that she turned down the role of Catwoman in Batman Returns. The hit 1992 superhero sequel’s distributor, Warner Bros., and director-producer, Tim Burton, originally offered the celebrated performer the part, Comic Book Movie is reporting. But after the…

Lilly Wachowski Reveals Why She’s Not Working on The Matrix: Resurrections

Acclaimed filmmaker Lilly Wachowski has finally revealed why she decided not to take part in the upcoming fourth installment of her popular Matrix franchise. During the Television Critics Association Summer Tour virtual panel for her Showtime television show, Work in Progress, last week, she delved into the reasons why she moved on from the hit,…

Christina Ricci Joins ‘The Matrix 4’

A new press kit released by Warner Bros has revealed that the latest cast member added to the upcoming fourth The Matrix film will be Christina Ricci, according to Collider. As is often the case with new additions like this, there is little information about who she will be playing, but this ensemble now rivals…