Why is Lawrence not in the new Matrix?

Laurence Fishburne Explains Why He Won't Appear in 'The Matrix 4' Laurence Fishburne will not take another trip down the rabbit hole. The actor told New York Magazine that he “has not been invited” to reprise his iconic role in Lana Wachowski's “The Matrix” sequel. “I have not been invited.
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Why is Laurence Fishburne not in The Matrix 4?

Sadly, Laurence Fishburne revealed in an interview back in 2020 that he was not even asked to be in the movie. This means that the creators probably didn't have a role for him. The second trailer suggests that Neo is going to be forced to be The One again, though under quite different circumstances in Matrix 4.
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Why is Hugo Weaving not in the new Matrix?

In an interview with Gizmodo, The Matrix Resurrections co-writers David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon revealed that Hugo Weaving was almost included in the new film but was decided against due to not being the right fit for the film.
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Why is the original Morpheus not in Matrix 4?

Why is Morpheus not in Matrix 4? Fishburne had confirmed, in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, in August last year, that he was not a part of the new Matrix. He had then said that he did not have the 'answer' to it, since he believed only the director of the film, Lana Wachowski, could answer it.
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Will there be Matrix 5?

Even aside from the bad box office, though, Lana Wachowski and lead star Keanu Reeves had been expressing in interviews even before release that there were no current plans to continue the franchise with a Matrix 5.
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Why Laurence Fishburne Won't Return For The Matrix 4



Is Jada Pinkett in the new Matrix?

The Matrix Resurrections brought back Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe, whose aged appearance meant a long time in the makeup chair for the actress.
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Why was Agent Smith not in the new Matrix?

Instead, Weaving's absence comes down to a Hollywood staple: scheduling conflicts. As Weaving told Collider in 2020, when it came time to make The Matrix Resurrections, director and co-writer Lana Wachowski very much wanted him to return as Agent Smith.
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Why did they change Morpheus?

Hemon did also say that they originally wrote another character for an actor that then couldn't appear on the film, as many things change in the moviemaking process: “A new Morpheus was there from the beginning. We knew that Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss would be involved.
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Why did the analyst resurrect Neo and Trinity?

With this in mind, per Reddit user Sandrick, The Analyst calls Neo and Trinity expensive in The Matrix Resurrections due to how much energy it took to revive and restore their bodies within the Matrix.
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What happened to Zion in Matrix 4?

But the implications are pretty clear: Zion was destroyed and Morpheus was killed because he led as though their struggles were over.
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Why did The Matrix 2 and 3 come out in the same year?

Well, the second answer on a similar question on Quora says this: Originally, the Wachowskis wanted to release The Matrix Reloaded in May and The Matrix Revolutions in June. This release schedule may have helped the perception of the sequels, as they were really one large movie, split in two.
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How much did Keanu Reeves make for Matrix?

How much did Keanu Reeves make from the Matrix movies? Reeves made a total of about $250 million from the first three Matrix movies, at about $83.3 million each.
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Why did the Matrix Resurrection fail?

The Matrix Resurrections bombed due to its hybrid release, as well as a lack of interest on the audiences' part. There is money being lost on legacy sequels at the box office that, as The Matrix Resurrections has shown, can't be saved with self-aware meta-irony.
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Can Neo fly at the end of matrix resurrections?

The Matrix Resurrections finds Neo unable to fly like he used to, but Trinity somehow pulls it off.
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Can Neo fly in Matrix 4?

The Matrix Resurrections sees Trinity, not Neo, possess the ability to fly, a twist that's perfectly setup thanks to references to the original movie. Trinity, not Neo, can fly in The Matrix Resurrections, a twist the movie perfectly sets up throughout.
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Why did Morpheus not reprise his role?

Laurence Fishburne will not take another trip down the rabbit hole. The actor told New York Magazine that he “has not been invited” to reprise his iconic role in Lana Wachowski's “The Matrix” sequel. “I have not been invited.
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Why are the actors different in matrix resurrections?

Future films in The Matrix universe may be on the way, as implied by the end of Resurrections. Its recast and new roles will be to any upcoming film's benefit; younger actors bring new energy to characters that appear to be gaining different significance in the narrative than they had in previous films.
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Is Trinity the one?

Neo and Trinity are both “the One.” It's important to remember that the entire idea/concept of the One was a result of a systemic anomaly; one which was necessary to continue the overall function of the Matrix in general.
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Why is Morpheus different in Matrix 4?

One of these agents, as established later in the game, was created by Anderson as a combination of his memories of Morpheus and Agent Smith. As such, the Morpheus of Resurrections is not the real Morpheus, but a version of him made of computer code, reconstructed from Neo's memories of his former friend.
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How did Agent Smith return?

With his previous avatar destroyed at the end of The Matrix Revolutions, Smith has been resurrected in a new body and reintegrated into the Matrix.
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What happens to Smith in Matrix Resurrection?

He had regained his freedom recently, and didn't want to lose it again. While Agent Smith was seemingly deleted again when Neo died at the end of The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix Resurrections of course retconned Neo's death, revealing that the machines had managed to reverse both he and Trinity's apparent demises.
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Why is Niobe so old in the new Matrix?

Niobe's aging is most likely due to her living in the real world, namely Zion, while time passed since the third film's conclusion. Neo and Trinity are also older than they were before, but they haven't aged as much.
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Who is Nairobi in the new Matrix?

Niobe is a fictional character in The Matrix franchise. She is portrayed by Jada Pinkett Smith. She serves as a supporting character in the three sequels of the original film, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions and The Matrix Resurrections, and one of the protagonists of the video game Enter the Matrix.
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What happened to Niobe in The Matrix?

Niobe is able to drive the wooden stake through his heart, killing him. The Keymaker is eventually caught by the Merovingian and reimprisoned.
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Was Lana forced to make Matrix 4?

“I didn't ever wanna make another Matrix movie,” she said. “I told everyone for 18 years I didn't wanna make another Matrix movie. Lilly [Wachowski, sister and co-writer/director of the original trilogy] told everyone that she didn't wanna make another Matrix movie.
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