AICN has a report from Keanu Reeves’s keynote speech at the London school of performing Arts University. A commenter wrote in with a few highlights from the lecture, including this particular gem about The Matrix.
Says he met the Wachowskis… for lunch over Christmas, and stated that they had completed work on a two-picture script treatments that would see him return to the world of the matrix as Neo. Says the Wachowskis have met with Jim Cameron to discuss the pro’s and con’s of 3D and are looking to deliver something which has never been seen again. Keanu stated that he still has an obligation to the fans to deliver a movie worthy of the title “The Matrix” and he swears this time that the treatment will truly revolutionize the action genre like the first movie. Wachowskis are working on a movie called “Cloud Atlas” at the moment, once that concludes they will talk again.
Has enough time passed that most people have forgotten the awful saviour-heavy second and third films in this series? We’ll find out eventually. Meanwhile, the Wachowskis are also working on a futuristic Robin Hood retelling called Hood, which Reeves says is set to star Will Smith.
Shane
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 8:56 AMOh look, they’ve run out of money…and ideas :P
(I liked the Matrix movies, for the most part, we don’t need prequels, seriously!)
Rob Bailey
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 10:17 AMThere is no comment in there about them being prequels?
Travis New
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 10:48 PMWhy the F**K are people talking about prequels? I searched this article and the original and unless there was a link to another original article I didn’t see it.
1st was awesome. 2nd was a good nearly great movie(effen raves….) 3rd kinda blew balls a bit. I would like a 4 and 5. I really do not think they’ll do a -1 and -2.
adam
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 9:27 AMwhat prequels could the possibly do as the char Neo, Sat hacking / making sales in the not so real world or being born and sat in a bathtub for 20/30 years. Boring
Chris McCorry
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 9:30 AMI dont know about you but I could really handle the tainted memory of the second and third firms be erased by well crafted, 3D, matrix-eyegasm.
Kris
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 10:59 AMI personally quite liked the second and third movies. Granted, there were some parts they could have done different, or have completely removed, however I still enjoyed them.
Troy MacDonald
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 11:04 AMIf they do ‘revolutionise’ the action movie genre like the first one did, then they have my much needed permission to get it started
Grayda
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 11:49 AMMatrix 3, I am disappoint.
But in all honesty, this would be a “sequel” that I would be happy to line up and see, if the Wachowski brothers have, in fact, learned from their mistakes.
Caesar Wong
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 11:57 AMI reckon the “Neo” story arc is well and truly done. As Animatrix showed there’s so much more they could do with the world than to tell another Jesus Christ allegory.
stefan
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 1:12 PMwhat a joke, first movie was one of the best ever. Second and third were sapping the goddamn franchise, the first one ended so well to leave you wondering about all the possibilities that could have happened
James
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 1:55 PMThere wasn’t anything wrong with the 2nd movie (maybe the underground rave) but the 3rd was pretty craptastic. But it’s The Matrix and I’ll watch that over any of the current scifi/action movies being pooped out at the moment.
pigsy101
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 2:11 PMThere was nothing wrong with the second movie, I thought it was awesome. For me the problem I had with the 3rd is that is they forgot about the enjoyment of being “in” the Matrix and what cool things they could do. I understand the progression in the story timeline but it was just a disappointment coz I wanted more funky stuff and doing super hero like actions in the Matrix world.
I do hope they don’t visit that whole tired “he’s the one” plot line again. Unless of course Jesus and Luke somehow get put into the plot for a massive 3 way punch up with Neo. ;-P
Steve
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 3:58 PMAs much backlash as the sequels get, they weren’t THAT bad. I rewatched them for the first time recently and it’s not as horrible as I imagined. Everyone just went into them expecting them to suck.
Matrix 4 and 5… I don’t know. Maybe some stupid plot twist that reveals that the machine world/Zion is in yet ANOTHER Matrix, and they have to essentially do the same thing all over again.
Alex K
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 10:28 PMlet’s do it.
Womp
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 10:54 PMJar Jar Neo … in 3d.
Meesa take tha bloo pill and the red pill.
Jason
Monday, March 7, 2011 at 8:45 AMI don’t know what u guys are talking about… The entire Matrix series was awesome! It’s the new Star Wars– Yes, the legendary first movie made a cerebral impact nothing could ever top but the Wachowskis chose to develop the entire story and show us the depth of that universe.. Too much of the virtual reality world would of made the series boring, but the fact that they broke it up that way left us with a deep universe that can still be examined! IN 3D!! cant wait…