The New MATRIX Project Is Now Said To Be A Prequel That Follows A Young Morpheus

Earlier this week, reports of a Matrix reboot caused a collective groan on the internet but it seems that initial description was off the mark according to the project's screenwriter, Zak Penn.

By MarkJulian - Mar 18, 2017 03:03 PM EST

Filed Under: Matrix

Zak Penn (who most recently wrote Ready Player One for Steven Spielberg), the screenwriter attached to the new Matrix project that's in development at Warner Bros. has taken to Twitter to refute reports that he's scripting a reboot, citing the Animatrix and the Matrix comics for clues as to what the film would look to explore. He also candidly calls descriptions of the project as a reboot or remake as inaccurate.

All I can say at this point is no one could or should REBOOT the Matrix. People who know Animatrix and the comics understand.
— Zak Penn (@zakpenn) March 15, 2017

Can't comment yet except to say that the words "reboot" and "remake" were from an article. Let's stop responding to inaccurate news.
— Zak Penn (@zakpenn) March 17, 2017

If I were going to recast Keanu Reeves, I would cast Keanu Reeves.
— Zak Penn (@zakpenn) March 17, 2017

Look at what people are doing with Xmen universe. Between Logan and Legion and Deadpool, does anyone want them to stop? Not me.
— Zak Penn (@zakpenn) March 17, 2017

In addition, Birth Movies Death, is reporting that WB wants to set up a writers room to create a shared cinematic franchise set in the world of the Matrix that features projects set before, during and after the original Matrix trilogy much the same way that Disney and Lucasfilm are piloting the Star Wars franchise. They add that a new Matrix installment is something that's definitely going to happen and that a prequel following a younger Morpheus is but one of several options currently being weighed.

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KnifeWasTooSlow - 3/18/2017, 3:49 PM

Zak Penn??

No, am out.

KnifeWasTooSlow - 3/18/2017, 3:49 PM

Jaspion - 3/18/2017, 3:49 PM

uh.... still no.

CletusKasady89 - 3/19/2017, 8:29 AM

@Jaspion - Agreed. So stupid.

Menks123 - 3/18/2017, 3:51 PM

If they did a continuation I would be down with that, if this HAS to be fricking made lol. Bank on Keanu's regained popularity and his overall badass self, get Alex Garland to direct, Michael B Jordan be Morpheus's son...then we can have something pretty cool.

TheManWithoutFear - 3/18/2017, 3:52 PM

It's Morphin time

Highflyer - 3/18/2017, 3:52 PM

I'm intrigued by this. A young Morpheus played by MBJ could work.

Forthas - 3/18/2017, 3:54 PM

Still not feeling this "project"...

Antagonist - 3/18/2017, 3:54 PM

Good response. I love the series, and I think this could be really good if handled well. Zak Penn should just write the story outline, though. He's good at that, but he is (a bit) mediocre at the rest of the work.

grif - 3/18/2017, 3:55 PM

nobody's asking for this movie wb. wake the [frick] up and make the movies you promised already.

GhostDog - 3/18/2017, 4:00 PM

Naaaaa. Yall can keep the red and the blue pill on this one.

Spidey91 - 3/18/2017, 4:06 PM

that's even dumber than a reboot.

AdamWarlockHim - 3/18/2017, 4:10 PM

More Life

SuperCat - 3/18/2017, 4:11 PM

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