On the crimson carpet for his latest work, The School for Good and Evil, a sort of campy fairy fantasy TV sequence tailored from the mid aughts-YA novels, Laurence Fishburne was requested about The Matrix Resurrections. I imply, the movie is sort of 12 months previous its launch date and if Mister Fishburne had one thing to say he would have doubtless mentioned so by this level, however that’s not my enterprise.

Regardless, Variety requested, and Fishburne, the epitome of persistence and professionalism, adopted a center of the street response that I really feel everybody can respect. “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. And it wasn’t as good as I hoped it would be,” Fishburne mentioned in the course of the crimson carpet occasion for one thing fully unrelated. “But I thought Carrie-Anne and Keanu really did their thing.”

Uplifiting the actors whereas remaining stable in his stance of gentle curiosity and relatively distant appreciation? What an excellent reply, what a stunning stance. Fishburne, in fact, famously performed Morpheus within the unique sequence, and his character died on the finish of the trilogy. In Resurrections, Morpheus is again, however his persona is uploaded into a distinct physique, that of actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (who did an unbelievable job, for my part).

Variety continued to press Fishburne and requested if he felt he had “missed out,” as if all these casting choices aren’t delicate, complicated affairs incolving a number of individuals and negotiations, Fishburne simply mentioned, “No, not really.”

The School for Good and Evil is streaming on Netflix

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