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4th Matrix Movie Coming

posted by martyb on Wednesday August 21 2019, @03:39AM   
from the If-you-miss-it,-you-will-be-a-Neo-not-see dept.

RandomFactor writes:

Warner Brothers has just announced plans to make a fourth installment in the iconic world of The Matrix.

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.

There are almost no details yet on the film which will follow nearly twenty years after the first three films "The Matrix", "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions" beyond the fact that filming is set to begin in early 2020.

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• Re:This is why you fail Re:This is why you fail (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday August 22 2019, @03:46AM (2 children)

  by khallow (3766) on Thursday August 22 2019, @03:46AM (#883454) Journal

  I suspect that's how they're going to bring Neo and Trinity back since they both clearly died at the end of the third movie.

  Um no, they didn't clearly die. Keep in mind the giant AI McGuffin on whose doorstep they happened to lose consciousness. I bet it can do things for the holes in chests, brain-burn, blindness, and other minor technical issues they were experiencing.

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• Re:This is why you fail Re:This is why you fail (Score: 2) by zocalo on Thursday August 22 2019, @07:18AM (1 child)

  by zocalo (302) on Thursday August 22 2019, @07:18AM (#883502)

  I suppose if we're accepting that a human can have Doctor Strange style skills in the actual real world without an Infinity Stone, then sure, why not allow for an AI to have its own superhero style powers in the same real world? "Superhero movie franchise" wasn't really what I'd categorise The Matrix series as, despite the action sequences, but it's the Wachowski's property and no matter how good or bad the new movie turns out to be, I am curious to see how - and in what style - they continue the story.
  
  (And no, I don't think they'll go for a reboot/alternative timeline. I'm definitely expecting a continuation of the arc with an allowance for older actors and whatever makeup/CGI can achieve).

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  UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!

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  • Re:This is why you fail (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday August 22 2019, @12:10PM

    by khallow (3766) on Thursday August 22 2019, @12:10PM (#883572) Journal

    why not allow for an AI to have its own superhero style powers in the same real world

    Sorry, you're not even close. The AI in question probably could develop the necessary surgery skills from scratch on the spot in less time than it takes you to read this sentence. And if it couldn't, it was created in real time by something that could and transfer that knowledge over in less time than it takes for you to read this sentence. And of course, there already was a sea of near sentient equipment all over the place that could double as impromptu surgery tools. The question isn't whether they'd save these people, but rather where they'd store them (most likely in cryo) until they needed them again. Probably create some sort of neutral territory, much like the Matrix, where the two could be safely kept for centuries or millennia until someone oops again. Neo could be thawed out to fix things, while Trinity would serve as leverage.
    
    Way back when, this AI society barely had the resources to completely defeat humanity in a world-spanning war. It's evolved a bit since then.

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