News culture This sci-fi film, which failed terribly at the box office, is looking for a second chance on Netflix in late 2024
Despite its recent failures at the box office and in the critics' columns, this legendary science fiction saga never dies and its final installment will arrive on Netflix during the end of the year holidays.
The Matrix for Christmas
The December 22nd on the SVOD Netflix platformyou will find Keanu Reeves in a role that sticks to his skin: that of Neo in Matrix Resurrectionsa part that continues the story of the Matrix trilogy with this starting point: Thomas Anderson, aka Neo, has forgotten his past as the savior of humanity and lives a peaceful life as a video game developer. But his memories resurface and he is once again confronted with the Matrix, this virtual reality controlled by machines. With the help of new allies, Neo must choose between a quiet life and a different, more extraordinary destiny: the liberation of humanity from digital slavery.
The Wachowski sisters originally planned to end their careers as directors after Sense8. But it was only the death of her parents that ruined her plans. “I had to imagine a story that could calm me down. So one evening my mind brought to life these two recently deceased beings: Neo and Trinity“Lana confided at the time in a statement later sent by our colleagues at Allociné.
The film received generally average reviews, with an average of 63% on the press page on Rotten Tomatoes and 63% on the public page as well. It was also a disappointment at the box office: against a production budget of $190 million, the film only grossed $159 million worldwide. According to the critics' consensus “Although it lacks the originality of the original, The Matrix Resurrections embraces the franchise's universe with wit, contemporary perspective and heart.”
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A new film is on the way
Despite the failure A new Matrix film, as yet unnamed, will be written and directed by Drew Goddard, who was Oscar-nominated for the screenplay Alone on Mars. Lana Wachowski will return as executive producer this time. A surprising announcement since the studio encountered great difficulties with Matrix Resurrections due to commercial and critical failures, but they were not enough to cool Warner. Details are still missing and the return of Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss is therefore still uncertain. But hopes remain: “Drew came to Warner Bros. with a new idea that we thought would be an incredible way to enrich the world of The Matrix, honoring both what Lana and Lilly started over 25 years ago also offers a unique perspective based on his own love for the saga and these characters“said Jesse Ehrman, chairman of Warner Bros.
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