- Keanu Reeves said he did not know “The Matrix” was a transgender allegory, but he thinks it is “cool” the director of the film Lilly Wachowski has revealed it to fans.
- “I never talked to Lilly about it. She never conveyed it to me,” Reeves said in an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment. “I think ‘The Matrix’ movies are deep, and I think allegory can speak to a lot of people in different versions of the movie about it, and for Lilly to come out and share that with us, I think it’s cool is. “
- Asked if transgender themes would continue to make “The Matrix 4,” Reeves said, “I do not know. I think it will be open to interpretation.”
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Keanu Reeves has admitted that he did not know that “The Matrix” was a transgender allegory, but he thinks it is “cool” the director of the film Lilly Wachowski shared this with fans.
“I never talked to Lilly about it. She never conveyed it to me,” Reeves said in an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment. “I think The Matrix movies are deep, and I think that allegorically a lot of people in different versions of the movie can talk about it, and for Lilly to come out and share that with us, I think it’s cool. “
Keanu Reeves spoke with Yahoo! Entertainment
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Earlier this month during an interview with Netflix Film Club, Lilly Wachowski confirmed popular theories that “The Matrix” trilogy, which she wrote and directed with sister Lana Wachowski, was in fact a transgender allegory.
“I’m glad people are talking about The Matrix movies with a trans narrative,” the filmmaker said. “I love how meaningful those movies are to trans people and the way they come to me say, ‘Those movies saved my life.'”
“The Matrix” films are some of the most popular and successful sci-fi films in history, with the three films combined for more than $ 1.6 billion, and last year the original “Matrix” film celebrated its 20th anniversary with a theatrical return in cinemas.
Asked if transgender themes will continue to inform about the highly anticipated “Matrix 4”, directed by Lana Wachowski solo and currently set for a 2022 release, Reeves said: “I do not know, I think it will be open to interpretation. “
The 55-year-old actor recently returned to work on the new “Matrix” film in Berlin after production was shut down in February due to the pandemic.
During an interview with the Associated Press, Reeves, who plays the role of Neo in the dystopian films, praised the way in which production has reopened. “There are some really thinking, effective protocols in place,” he said.
Later this month, Reeves will revisit another popular sci-fi franchise with “Bill & Ted Face the Music” hitting streaming sites. The film will follow Reeves and his co-star Alex Winter as they try to find a song that will save the Earth.
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