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Several sources have informed Deadline that Jada Pinkett Smith and Jessica Henwick are in negotiations for Warner Bros./Village Roadshow’s The Matrix 4. Jada Pinkett Smith would return to reprise her role of hovercraft pilot-rebel-martial arts specialist Niobe. She played the role in the Matrix 2 and 3, The Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions. Henwick is known for her roles as Colleen Wing on Marvel/Netflix’s Iron Fist and its spinoff series The Defenders. She also played Nymeria Sand on HBO’s Game of Thrones and feature credits include Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Matrix 4 director Lana Wachowski is looking to have Jessica Henwick as female-like Neo character at the forefront of the new film.

Neil Patrick Harris is the latest addition to the ensemble cast of Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II for the upcoming fourth installment of the “Matrix” franchise. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will be reprising their roles in the film but sources close to the film would not confirm Harris’ specific role. Rumor is that Abdul-Mateen II could be playing a young Morpheus. Lana Wachowski is helming the project for Warner Bros. from a script Wachowski co-wrote with Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell. Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures will produce and globally distribute the film. Production is expected to begin in 2020. Source: Variety

Sources from within have informed Variety that Director Lana Wachowski met with various actors over the last week and has chosen 'Aquaman' star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as one of the lead roles in the latest installment in the 'Matrix' franchise. Abdul-Mateen emerged as the frontrunner to join Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, who will be reprising their roles in the film. Warner Bros. announced back in August that a fourth 'Matrix' movie is officially in the works, with Reeves and Moss returning and Wachowski on board to direct and write the script with write Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell. Wachowski is producing with Grant Hill, Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, who will globally distribute the film. The film is expected to begin production at the beginning of 2020. Plot details are currently unknown and while it was rumored a young Morpheus could appear in the movie, sources close to the film would not confirm Abdul-Mateen’s specific role.

Lana Wachowski—the co-creator of the record-breaking and genre-defining world of “The Matrix”—is set to write, direct and produce an all-new film, returning audiences to the reality-bending universe. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will star in the film, reprising their roles as Neo and Trinity, respectively. Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures will produce and globally distribute the film. The announcement was made today by Toby Emmerich, Chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group. “We could not be more excited to be re-entering ‘The Matrix’ with Lana,” said Emmerich. “Lana is a true visionary—a singular and original creative filmmaker—and we are thrilled that she is writing, directing and producing this new chapter in ‘The Matrix’ universe.” “Many of the ideas Lilly and I explored 20 years ago about our reality are even more relevant now,” said Wachowski. “I’m very happy to have these characters back in my life and grateful for another chance to work with my brilliant friends.” Wachowski is producing the film together with Grant Hill. The screenplay is by Wachowski, Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell. The three previous films—“The Matrix” (1999), “The Matrix Reloaded” (2003) and “The Matrix Revolutions” (2003)—have earned more than $1.6 billion at the global box office and were all top-10 domestic hits in their respective years of release. “The Matrix Revolutions” was also the first film ever to release simultaneously in every major country at the same hour around the world. Special 20th-Anniversary screenings of “The Matrix” are being held at select AMC Theatres locations across the U.S., starting August 30.

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