01of 08Keanu ReevesWarner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock; EverettReevesplays Neo inThe Matrixfranchise. As an all-powerful being and savior of mankind, his character possesses many superhuman abilities.SinceTheMatrixfilms, Reeves has appeared in various works includingThe Lake Houseand theJohn WickandBill & Tedfranchises.Reeves reprises his role as Neo inThe Matrix Resurrections.The 57-year-old still does his own stunts 22 years later! (Hejumped off a building over 40-stories highabout 20 times for a scene).
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Keanu Reeves
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Reevesplays Neo inThe Matrixfranchise. As an all-powerful being and savior of mankind, his character possesses many superhuman abilities.
SinceTheMatrixfilms, Reeves has appeared in various works includingThe Lake Houseand theJohn WickandBill & Tedfranchises.
Reeves reprises his role as Neo inThe Matrix Resurrections.The 57-year-old still does his own stunts 22 years later! (Hejumped off a building over 40-stories highabout 20 times for a scene).
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Carrie-Anne Moss
Moss plays the motorcycle-riding TrinityinThe Matrixfranchise. Reeves and Moss haveremained close friendsfollowing the film’s 1999 debut.
Moss reprises her roleas Trinity inThe Matrix Resurrections, despite her character (and Neo) not surviving the trilogy (hence the film’s titleResurrections).
The new movie willdelve deeper into the love storyand the romance explored between Reeves' Neo and Moss' Trinity.
03of 08Laurence FishburneJasin Boland/Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Kobal/Shutterstock; JC Olivera/WireImageFishburne plays the powerful Morpheus inThe Matrixfranchise – a Zion operative who works to defend the city from the Machines.SinceTheMatrixfilms, Fishburne has appeared in a variety of works includingAnt-Man and the Waspand theJohn Wickfranchise with Reeves.Despite starring in the original trilogy, Fishburnewill not be reprising his roleinThe Matrix Resurrections, tellingNew York Magazinehe has “not been invited” back.Although Fishburne is absent in the fourth film, his character won’t be sinceWatchmen’sYahya Abdul-Mateen IIis slated to play Morpheus.
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Laurence Fishburne
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Fishburne plays the powerful Morpheus inThe Matrixfranchise – a Zion operative who works to defend the city from the Machines.
SinceTheMatrixfilms, Fishburne has appeared in a variety of works includingAnt-Man and the Waspand theJohn Wickfranchise with Reeves.
Despite starring in the original trilogy, Fishburnewill not be reprising his roleinThe Matrix Resurrections, tellingNew York Magazinehe has “not been invited” back.
Although Fishburne is absent in the fourth film, his character won’t be sinceWatchmen’sYahya Abdul-Mateen IIis slated to play Morpheus.
04of 08Jada Pinkett SmithEverett (2)Pinkett Smithplaysa skilled pilot named Niobe who is captain of the Logos inThe Matrixsequels.The actress originally auditioned for the part of Trinity, but didn’t get it because of her lack of chemistry with Reeves.“Keanu and I didn’t, uh, really click. We just didn’t have any chemistry, he and I,” she explained onThe Howard Stern Show.SinceTheMatrixfilms, Pinket Smith has appeared in a variety of works includingHawthorne,Gotham, andGirls Trip. She also has her own talk show on Facebook Watch calledRed Table Talkwith her daughter, Willow, and her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris.Pinket Smith reprises her role as a much older Niobe inThe Matrix Resurrections.She also had the cast onRed Table Talk.
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Jada Pinkett Smith
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Pinkett Smithplaysa skilled pilot named Niobe who is captain of the Logos inThe Matrixsequels.
The actress originally auditioned for the part of Trinity, but didn’t get it because of her lack of chemistry with Reeves.
“Keanu and I didn’t, uh, really click. We just didn’t have any chemistry, he and I,” she explained onThe Howard Stern Show.
SinceTheMatrixfilms, Pinket Smith has appeared in a variety of works includingHawthorne,Gotham, andGirls Trip. She also has her own talk show on Facebook Watch calledRed Table Talkwith her daughter, Willow, and her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris.
Pinket Smith reprises her role as a much older Niobe inThe Matrix Resurrections.She also had the cast onRed Table Talk.
05of 08Hugo WeavingJasin Boland/Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Kobal/Shutterstock; Lisa Maree Williams/GettyWeaving plays the villainous Agent Smith who serves as the main antagonist inThe Matrixfranchise.SinceTheMatrixfilms, Weaving has appeared in various works includingCaptain America: First Avenger,Hacksaw Ridge, andMortal Engines.Weaving doesn’t reprise his role as Agent Smith inThe Matrix Resurrections, despite appearing in the first three films.Whilethe actor did get an offer to reprise his character, the opportunity was lost through a scheduling conflict and negotiation.
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Hugo Weaving
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Weaving plays the villainous Agent Smith who serves as the main antagonist inThe Matrixfranchise.
SinceTheMatrixfilms, Weaving has appeared in various works includingCaptain America: First Avenger,Hacksaw Ridge, andMortal Engines.
Weaving doesn’t reprise his role as Agent Smith inThe Matrix Resurrections, despite appearing in the first three films.
Whilethe actor did get an offer to reprise his character, the opportunity was lost through a scheduling conflict and negotiation.
06of 08Lambert WilsonEverett; Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/GettyInThe Matrixfranchise, Wilson plays an Exile named The Merovingian who’s a crime lord self-described as a “trafficker of information.“SinceTheMatrixfilms, Wilson has appeared in various works includingTimeline,Catwoman, andThe Hollow Crown.Wilson reprises his role as The Merovingian inThe Matrix Resurrections –who appears to be a much more disheveled version of the character (with a beard!).
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Lambert Wilson
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InThe Matrixfranchise, Wilson plays an Exile named The Merovingian who’s a crime lord self-described as a “trafficker of information.”
SinceTheMatrixfilms, Wilson has appeared in various works includingTimeline,Catwoman, andThe Hollow Crown.
Wilson reprises his role as The Merovingian inThe Matrix Resurrections –who appears to be a much more disheveled version of the character (with a beard!).
07of 08Daniel BernhardtWarner Bros.; Rachel Murray/GettyBernhardt plays Agent Johnson inThe Matrixfranchise, only appearing in 2003’sThe Matrix Reloaded.The last we see of the character, he is battling with Ghost and Niobe.SinceTheMatrixfilms, Bernhardt has appeared in various works includingJohn Wick,The Librarians, andLogan.Bernhardt reprises his role as Agent Johnson inThe Matrix Resurrections.
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Daniel Bernhardt
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Bernhardt plays Agent Johnson inThe Matrixfranchise, only appearing in 2003’sThe Matrix Reloaded.The last we see of the character, he is battling with Ghost and Niobe.
SinceTheMatrixfilms, Bernhardt has appeared in various works includingJohn Wick,The Librarians, andLogan.
Bernhardt reprises his role as Agent Johnson inThe Matrix Resurrections.
08of 08Joe PantolianoWarner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock; Dimitrios Kambouris/GettyPantolianoplays Cypher inThe Matrixfranchise, a redpill on the Zion hovercraft.SinceTheMatrixfilms, Pantoliano has appeared in various works includingThe Sopranos,Memento, and theBad Boysfranchise.Pantoliano doesn’t reprise his role as Cypher inThe Matrix Resurrections, despite appearing in the first three films.
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Joe Pantoliano
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Pantolianoplays Cypher inThe Matrixfranchise, a redpill on the Zion hovercraft.
SinceTheMatrixfilms, Pantoliano has appeared in various works includingThe Sopranos,Memento, and theBad Boysfranchise.
Pantoliano doesn’t reprise his role as Cypher inThe Matrix Resurrections, despite appearing in the first three films.
source: people.com
