‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Would Have Moved On Without Lana Wachowski – Deadline

Should you’ve watched The Matrix Resurrection, you would possibly keep in mind a scene the place the character Smith (performed by Jonathan Groff) takes a jab at Warner Bros probably leaving Lana and Lilly Wachowski (the originators of The Matrix franchise) behind to direct one other Matrix movie. Nicely, seems that’s not simply hyperbole.

In a current interview with Collider, Resurrections producer James McTeigue admits that WB had plans to assign a unique director. McTeigue has labored on all of the Matrix movies and acknowledged that the “cash making functionality” of a fourth Matrix movie meant there was “all the time discuss.” Nevertheless, when Lana Wachowski jumped on the probability to direct, the studio shortly mentioned sure,  it simply made sense to have the unique director on board.

“Look. I believe if you’ve had a franchise with that a lot potential cash making functionality, there’s all the time discuss. It’s in the identical approach that the Marvel universe repeats and turns in on itself, or you’ve Spider-Man, or you’ve Iron Man, or Thor,” mentioned McTeigue. “There’s all the time potential to replace these films simply due to the opportunity of making the cash and telling new tales. I shouldn’t say it’s only a purely fiscal thought. However yeah, look, there was variations on the market, however they hadn’t landed on the correct model. So when Lana finally got here again round and mentioned, “Look. I’m curious about making one other film,” in fact, they went with the filmmaker who was the genesis of the Matrix.”

For the reason that launch of The Matrix Resurrections in theaters and on HBO Max, the vital and fan reception has been combined. Regardless of this, WB desires to maintain the franchise going with a fifth film and so they need Lana Wachowski to return as confirmed by the studio’s CEO Ann Sarnoff.

The Matrix Resurrections stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jessica Henwick, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jonathan Groff.