Laurence Fishburne will not appear in The Matrix 4


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In the months since production began The Matrix 4, one name is conspicuously absent from casting reports: Laurence Fishburne. The actor, who played Morpheus in the original trilogy, has confirmed to New York Magazine that he was not asked to relinquish his role for the upcoming sequel. “No. I’m not invited,” Fishburne said. “Maybe that will write me another play. I wish her well. I hope it’s great.” cock; Fishburne’s remark about writing another play refers to an exchange that took place earlier in the interview, when the actor revealed that he wrote a play after being replaced by Samuel L. Jackson in The Hard May In Revenge– that could give credit to speculations that Morpheus will appear in The Matrix 4, but he will be a younger version of the character played by another actor.

The Matrix continued resume production recently in Berlin under director and co-writer Lana Wachowski after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Talk to the United Press, Keanu Reeves seemed enthusiastic about returning to work and praised the crew’s ability to adapt to the new safety guidelines. “There are some really thinking, effective protocols in place, and the rhythm of filmmaking is not really influenced or interrupted, in the sense of filming,” said Reeves, who played the role of Neo opposite Carrie’s Trinity. -Anne Moss in The Matrix 4. The actor went on to say that “show businessmen are the best” to be in a difficult situation: “We’re just sloppy, we know how things are done, we’ve invented, we think about our feet, and that kind of friendly spirit of just coming together – going back to, like, you know, ‘Let’s put on a show!’ ‘We’ll get some props, we’ll have some stuff, we’ll write!’ And that spirit lives sure and well The Matrix.

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