Warner Bros. announced the film’s development Matrix 5. The fifth big-screen installment of the famous sci-fi franchise will be the first not to be directed by the Wachowskis, as the production company has brought in Drew Goddard, the film’s Oscar-nominated screenwriter. Martianwhich will be in charge of script, production and direction.

Last weekend marked 25 years since the premiere of the film «“The Matrix”, fantastic movie (in every sense) that took us to a dystopian universe where humanity has lost control over artificial intelligence machines. The film was a bomb, both for what it said and the way it was presented on stage, providing technical innovations in the visuals that were stunning for the time.

It won four Oscars and became the most popular sci-fi series of the turn of the century, allowing the expansion of the universe with two new films, video games and the excellent series of Animatrix anime shorts, which came as a supplement, background and connection between the films, offering extra material that explains the situations , variables and concepts that were not developed enough for the big screen in the trilogy.

The series could have been perfectly concluded there, but the problem is in the problem and in 2021 the fourth volume ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ was released. If the conclusion of the trilogy was not the best at the time, the fourth volume twenty years later It didn’t add up – almost – to what was seen before. Reviews were mixed and the box office was quite weak, although it should be noted that it was simultaneously released on the HBO platform.

Matrix 5, more of the same to make money?

Having enjoyed the first two Matrix films (several times) on the big screen and before their release in Spain, a pirated copy in English with as bad audio as the video, I’m not expecting much from this fifth installment, although Drew Goddard knows what he’s doing , and not only thanks to the remarkable script for the film ‘The Martian’ by Ridley Scott, where it is difficult for Matt Damon to be alone on Mars. Lana Wachowski will be the executive producer, although it will be the first installment where the sisters are not in charge of the project.

It is not known if the main protagonists of the cast will return, though It will be hard to see anyone other than Keanu Reeves as Neo. Carrie Anne-Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith… It is unknown if they will return in the main roles. And also not where the script will go.

“Drew came to Warner Bros. with a new idea that we all believe would be an incredible way to continue the Matrix world, honoring what Lana and Lilly started over 25 years ago and offers a unique perspective based on his own love of the series and characters«explained Jesse Ehrman, head of production at Warner. “The entire team is excited to have Drew direct this new Matrix film and add his vision to the cinematic canon that the Wachowskis have built”he adds.

We will tell you about it. The dangers of a world ruled by machines, where humans have lost control over AI, are very real. And there will surely continue the continuation of the dystopian Universe of The Matrix.

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