Matrix 4 Would Probably Have Happened Even Without Lana Wachowski

In the week because the launch of The Matrix Resurrections, the response to the movie has been vastly polarizing. Some (like us) praised it for its fascinating concepts and sensible continuation of the franchise. Others have dumped on it for being too self-conscious with not sufficient of the motion the franchise was constructed upon. Whatever aspect of the argument you fall on although, we will certainly agree on one constructive factor: that the movie was made by one of many folks answerable for the franchise, Lana Wachowski. Because that wasn’t all the time going to be the case.

Memories on the internet are brief so odds are many individuals have forgotten that again in 2017, Warner Bros. was reportedly growing a brand new model of The Matrix from author Zak Penn (Last Action Hero, Ready Player One) for star Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther, Creed). That was by no means formally confirmed, simply reported on by respected commerce retailers, however in a brand new interview, one of many Matrix’s producers, James McTeigue, confirmed talks to proceed the franchise with out the Wachowskis did occur.

“Yeah. That was real,” McTeigue told Collider when asked if there have been variations of this movie that would have occurred with out Wachowski. “There were versions out there. But I guess the fates dictated that Lana’s story came at the right time, and Warner Bros. were willing to move forward with that story.”

McTeigue defined that whereas Warner Bros. was different variations, which is to be anticipated from any main franchise with a model title, the corporate “hadn’t landed on the right version,” he continued. “So when Lana eventually came back around and said, ‘Look. I’m interested in making another movie,’ of course, they went with the filmmaker who was the genesis of the Matrix.”

Interestingly sufficient, whereas the brand new interview doesn’t get into it, across the time the Jordan/Penn model made information, Keanu Reeves made it clear he wouldn’t return to the franchise until the Wachowskis had been concerned. “The Wachowskis would have to be involved,” Reeves said in 2017. “They would have to write it and direct it. And then we’d see what the story is, but yeah, I dunno, that’d be weird, but why not? People die, stories don’t. People in stories don’t.”

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So even for those who don’t like Resurrections, not less than Wachowski’s involvement made certain it was Neo on this story and never another person. The Matrix Resurrections is in theaters now and streaming on HBO Max for a number of extra weeks.

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