The Matrix reboot in the works
Because everything old is new again, Warner Bros. is currently readying a reboot of one of the greatest action movies ever made: “The Matrix”. The Hollywood Reporter reports that the studio is in the early stages of developing a reboot of the groundbreaking 1999 action sci-fi film. The studio is in talks with screenwriter Zak Penn to pen a treatment as they work out exactly how this reboot might work, and they already have their eye on Michael B Jordan as their potential leading man.
The report notes that the involvement of the Wachowski siblings is unknown at the moment. Sisters Lana and Lily Wachowski wrote and directed the first Matrix movie and, spurred by its commercial and critical success, got the backing from Warner Bros. to write and direct a pair of wildly ambitious sequels that were shot back-to-back. “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions “weren't as well received either by audiences or critics, but the Wachowskis had refused to simply rehash the plot of the first film in its follow-ups, resulting in a pair of films that, while divisive, were certainly different.
THR notes that Warner Bros. would want the Wachowski siblings — who most recently helmed the feature “Jupiter Ascending” – and are currently focused on their Netflix series “Sense8” – to at least give their blessing, but a potential wrench is thrown into the equation in the form of producer Joel Silver, who helped put the original trilogy together. THR reports that Silver and the Wachowskis apparently have “a strained relationship,” and while Silver wants to be involved in this reboot, the studio sees the blessing of the Wachowski siblings as more important to the fans than the involvement of the producer.
Rumours had surfaced a few years ago that the Wachowskis were considering crafting a new trilogy of Matrix movies, but those rumblings never materialised into anything.
Source: Collider
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