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THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS First Trailer Tests Your Sanity With Explosive Visuals And Franchise Mystique
Up until now we still didn’t know jack shit about any story details for Lana Wachowski’s newest franchise continuation, The Matrix Resurrections, and so all we’ve had to go on were the tens and hundreds of thousands of mini-teasers, all timelocked within each minute of the day past the “pill wall” of the newly launched official website. That all or mostly changes depending on how prospective you feel the latest trailer is for the fourth installment of the blockbuster franchise, and you can now check it out in the player above as of Thursday morning. No more pill-choosing, or cryptic teasers about fantasy harms and fighting for our lives – that part now goes to the mix of new and returning characters on par for the newest chapter in one of Warner Bros. Pictures’ most triumphant genre-bending franchises in film history. From visionary filmmaker Lana Wachowski comes “The Matrix Resurrections,” […]
FURIOSA: Anya Taylor-Joy, More Cast For ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Spin-Off
George Miller’s return to the dystopian outback desert wasteland in 2015 with Mad Max: Fury Road drew praise and potential by its release. Now, the word is developments are officially underway to bring back to life the character of Furiosa for Warner Bros. Pictures, as reported by the trades on Tuesday. The film has cast Anya Taylor-Joy (Split, Glass) for the title role, succeeding actress Charlize Theron who debuted the character in Fury Road. Joining in are Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman, upcoming Matrix 4) and Chris Hemsworth (Marvel MCU’s Thor), with Miller directing from a script he will additionally co-write and produce with longtime Oscar-nominated producing partner Doug Mitchell. Per Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro, Miller’s Furiosa origin pic will track her genesis prior to teaming up with Max Rockatansky in the most recent film; Actor Tom Hardy took the mantle for the action adventure franchise, once birthed into fruition with Mel […]
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Jacks Into The Fourth MATRIX Installment For Warner Bros. And Village Roadshow
The Get-Down and Aquaman actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will take a key role in the pending fourth installment of The Matrix saga. Lana Wachowski will return this time to direct in a solo capacity as announced by Warner Bros. Pictures Chairman Toby Emmerich back in August. The original trilogy earned $1.6 billion dollars at the box office centered on Keanu Reeves as venerable “chosen one” in mankind’s long and winding tale of harrowing survival against an autonomous, mechanized onslaught that imprisons mankind through a virtual world known as The Matrix. Reeves and original franchise co-headliner Carrie-Anne Moss will both reprise their roles joining Abdul-Mateen II from a script by Wachowski, and co-writers Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell. As Justin Kroll at Variety notes, production is expected to begin early 2020 with Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures producing and globally releasing the film. I won’t even go into the […]
Netflix’s THE GET DOWN Co-Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Joins AQUAMAN As The Villain
First off, if you haven’t been to Netflix and tuned in to watch The Get Down, I honestly don’t know what it is you do with life. You’ve failed at life and you desperately need some redemption as it’s one of the best coming-of-age dramas to date with some of the best performances by far. One such comes from actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II who plays one of the more seedy characters of the show and before long, the Sidney Hall co-star will be returning to the big screen for Bawaytch alongside Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron this summer before appearing in The Greatest Showman this December with Hugh Jackman. In the meantime, you can also tack the role of supervillain to Abdul-Mateen II’s credentials as per the latest trade news confirming his role as Black Manta in James Wan’s Aquaman for Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Entertainment. The news is […]