Jessica Henwick Had Two Pills: The MCU, Matrix Resurrections?

One of the brightest and most underused spots of the comparatively short-lived Marvel/Netflix partnership was Jessica Henwick. As Colleen Wing in Iron Fist, Henwick introduced numerous allure to a present that was in actual want of it throughout that first season and let her shine in season two. Just because the present was priming her for larger and higher issues because the model new Iron Fist, it was canceled together with the remainder of the Netflix reveals. These days, it’s not unusual for former Marvel actors to return again, however Henwick’s return to Marvel might’ve occurred ahead of anticipated.

Since Henwick’s part of the upcoming Matrix Resurrections as new hacker Bugs, she informed Entertainment Weekly that she was torn between the sci-fi revival and her former superheroic life. She’d been provided an opportunity to display screen check for Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings, simply as she’d additionally been requested by Warner Bros. to do a chemistry learn with the actors who would play Morpheus for Resurrections. “It was a real red pill, blue pill moment for me,” she recalled. Since each studios knew concerning the different’s supply, they each mentioned she might solely audition for one or the opposite. Pretty dangerous once you don’t know when you’ll get both position.

In the top, Henwick went with Resurrections because the Wachowskis’ universe was much less of a positive factor. “I just knew it was now or never…I knew that joining The Matrix is not an opportunity that you get every day,” Henwick mentioned. Though she described her time with Marvel TV as “wonderful” and mentioned she had an incredible working relationship with them, she’s additionally conscious that Marvel simply won’t ever cease making films. The chance of her returning to the MCU as both Colleen or a special character a la Gemma Chan is actually at all times open to her, it’s only a matter of time.

Until that day arrives, she’s proud of selecting Resurrections, and located working with director Lana Wachowski to be an attention-grabbing expertise. Wachowski would do what Henwick referred to as “360 degree” filming: in a single second, she’d be filming Keanu Reeves, after which flip the digicam onto one other actor. “You’d better hope you were in the scene and ready to go.” And within the second when the cameras weren’t rolling, Wachowski would take the forged to bounce events or artwork excursions to assist carry everybody collectively. After all, nothing brings folks collectively like dancing in a membership after which pondering an artist’s intent behind their portray.

The Matrix Resurrections releases in theaters and on HBO Max on December 22.

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