The Matrix Resurrections photos decode new secrets to mysterious sequel

The Matrix Resurrections

It’s time to make the pivotal choice once again: red pill or blue pill?

New photos from helps decrypt the mysterious sequel, which arrives in theaters and on HBO Max Dec. 22, 18 years after the original Matrix trilogy wrapped up with 2003’s The Matrix Revolutions.

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(Candyman, Aquaman) portrays a different version of Morpheus than the one portrayed by . How is that possible? Take the red pill to find out.

Carrie-Anne Moss ,akes a triumphant return as Trinity, Neo’s love and a member of Morpheus’ Nebuchadnezzar space ship. She, too, appeared to perish in Revolutions, but she’s seen again fighting alongside Neo in the Matrix.
A closer look at a scene from the Resurrections trailer shows her having a bit of an identity crisis.

Jessica Henwick, known for roles on Game of Thrones and Iron Fist, arrives in Resurrections as Bugs, a blue-haired gunslinger with a white rabbit tattoo — the same kind of tattoo Neo once followed 1999’s The Matrix to begin his journey towards enlightenment.

In Resurrections, Bugs finds herself in a similar position as Morpheus once did. She can only open the door for Neo. It’s up to him to walk through.
Beyond Bugs and this new Morpheus, there are some fresh faces to the franchise coming to The Matrix Resurrections.

Aactor Toby Onwumere, who worked with Resurrections director on that sci-fi Netflix series, rocks a heck of a lot of tech. He’s joined by another figure from Sense8, Eréndira Ibarra, playing the character Lexy. Photos and text by EW.

MarkMeets exclusively revealed the UK, US and Canadian film premiere date earlier this month.

Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Christina Ricci, Telma Hopkins, Eréndira Ibarra, Toby Onwumere, Max Riemelt, Brian J. Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss resurrect a 20-year love story in what is one of the hotly anticipated movies this December!

The Matrix trilogy began back in 1999 and was both ground-breaking and original, concluding with two entries in 2003; collectively grossing more than $1.6 billion worldwide.

From the visionary filmmaker Lana Wachowski comes “The Matrix Resurrections,” the long-awaited fourth film in the ground breaking franchise that redefined a genre. The new movie reunites original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in the iconic roles they made famous, Neo and Trinity.

The Matrix Resurrections Official Movie Trailer

The film also stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (“Candyman,” the “Aquaman” franchise) Jessica Henwick (TV’s “Iron Fist,” “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens”), Jonathan Groff (“Hamilton,” TV’s “Mindhunter”), Neil Patrick Harris (“Gone Girl”), Priyanka Chopra Jonas (TV’s “Quantico,”), Christina Ricci (TV’s “Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story,” “The Lizzie Borden Chronicles”), Telma Hopkins (TV’s “Dead to Me,”), Eréndira Ibarra (series “Sense8,” “Ingobernable”), Toby Onwumere (TV’s “Empire”), Max Riemelt (series “Sense8”), Brian J. Smith (series “Sense8,” “Treadstone”), and Jada Pinkett Smith (“Angel Has Fallen,” TV’s “Gotham”).

Lana Wachowski directed from a screenplay by Wachowski & David Mitchell & Aleksander Hemon, based on characters created by The Wachowskis. The film was produced by Grant Hill, James McTeigue and Lana Wachowski. The executive producers were Garrett Grant, Terry Needham, Michael Salven, Jesse Ehrman and Bruce Berman.

Wachowski’s creative team behind the scenes included “Sense8” collaborators: directors of photography Daniele Massaccesi and John Toll, production designers Hugh Bateup and Peter Walpole, editor Joseph Jett Sally, costume designer Lindsay Pugh, visual effects supervisor Dan Glass, and composers Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer.