The Matrix 4has just gotten its official title. Keeping up with the theme of the previous sequels' subtitles, the upcoming fourth installment will be titledThe Matrix Resurrections, confirming a rumored title that had previously been leaked. Now, the title is official, as the news comes straight from the Warner Bros. panel at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
Aaron Couch of THR was present at the event where he was treated to some of the first footage shown from the anticipated movie. Taking to Twitter, Couch revealed what he saw by writing, “Folks, I don’t even know where to begin with The Matrix. Wow! It’s calledThe Matrix: Resurrections. Thomas Anderson is in therapy, having forgotten The Matrix. He meets Trinity at a coffee shop. Neither remembers one another…”
It also seems that Keanu Reeves will have a look more reminiscent of hisJohn Wickappearance . In another tweet, CinemaBlend’s Sean O’Connell added: “WB Sizzle Reel hadMatrix 4footage (VERY BRIEF) and Neo had Keanu’s long hair and beard, a laJohn Wick.”
It makes sense forThe Matrix 4to be calledThe Matrix Resurrections, as this carries over the theme seen with the previous sequel titles. After the original was released in 1999, it was followed byThe Matrix ReloadedandThe Matrix Revolutionsin 2003. There was even a direct-to-video documentary released in 2001 calledThe Matrix Revisited, detailing the production of the firstMatrix. What else were they going to call part four?
The Matrix Resurrectionsbrings back Keanu Reeves as Neo with other returning stars including Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity, Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe, Lambert Wilson as The Merovingian, and Daniel Bernhardt as Agent Johnson. Newcomers to the cast appearing in undisclosed roles include Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Henwick, Priyanka Chopra, Brian J. Smith, Ellen Hollman, and Christina Ricci. Oddly, Laurence Fishburne will not be back as Morpheus, as the actor previously revealed.
Filming the movie left Abdul-Mateen II starstruck as a fan of the original movies. Speaking with THR, the actor said, “I remember Keanu and his first line. I looked up, and there was Keanu, and I said, ‘Oh sh*t, I’m really inThe Matrix.’ It was just Keanu in that voice. And the technology that Lana incorporated and the filmmaking, camera rigs that I’ve never seen before. It’s so ambitious. It was really interesting to be makingThe Matrix 4at a time when the world was so warped and when reality was so distorted. It could creep in a little bit if you let it.”
Lana Wachowski is directingThe Matrix Resurrections. Wachowski also wrote the screenplay alongside David Mitchell and Aleksandar Harmon. As of now, details are not clear about the plot, and his new information from Aaron Couch above is the best we have to go on concerning what happens next. The ending of the third movie had most fans believing that a fourth movie was never going to happen, but we are in the age of reboots and legacy sequels.
The Matrix Resurrectionsis scheduled to be released in theaters on Aug 17, 2025. While many other big name releases have been getting delays, there hasn’t been any indication at this time that the fourthMatrixwill follow suit. Previously, the movie was scheduled for a May release alongside fellow Keanu Reeves movieJohn Wick: Chapter 4, but as we know, the pandemic had other plans.
