Editing The Matrix Revolutions (section)

==Sequel==
{{main|The Matrix Resurrections}}
While making the ''Matrix'' films, the Wachowskis told their close collaborators that at that time they had no intention of making another installment after ''The Matrix Revolutions''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/content/article/?id=107|title=Don Davis - Interview|work=soundtrack.net|access-date=March 25, 2017|archive-date=March 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319110935/http://www.soundtrack.net/content/article/?id=107|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/11/1052591672027.html|title=Love bug bites the new Matrix - smh.com.au|work=smh.com.au|date=May 12, 2003|access-date=March 25, 2017|archive-date=March 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319055650/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/11/1052591672027.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/article/2003/11/14/next-neo-thing/amp/|title=Next Neo Thing|date=November 14, 2003|work=ew.com|access-date=March 25, 2017|archive-date=March 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319024635/http://ew.com/article/2003/11/14/next-neo-thing/amp/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailyhaggis.com/2003/10/28/new-matrix-games-on-the-way/|title=New Matrix Games On The Way|date=October 28, 2003|access-date=March 18, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213084959/http://dailyhaggis.com/2003/10/28/new-matrix-games-on-the-way/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Instead, they gave their blessing to the notion of [[gamers]] "inherit[ing] the storyline", and ''[[The Matrix Online]]'' video game was billed as the official continuation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/04/11/the-matrix-online-2|title=The Matrix Online|first=Paul|last=Chadwick|date=April 11, 2005|access-date=October 8, 2017|archive-date=August 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816112512/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/04/11/the-matrix-online-2|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2015, in interviews promoting ''[[Jupiter Ascending]]'', Lilly Wachowski called a return to ''The Matrix'' a "particularly repelling idea in these times", noting the studios' tendency to green-light sequels, reboots, and adaptations over original material,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/wachowskis-unfazed-by-negativity-ahead-of-jupiter-ascending-launch-1.1751638|title=Wachowskis unfazed by negativity ahead of 'Jupiter Ascending' launch|first=Derrik J.|last=Lang|work=timescolonist.com|access-date=March 15, 2017|archive-date=March 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316024421/http://www.timescolonist.com/wachowskis-unfazed-by-negativity-ahead-of-jupiter-ascending-launch-1.1751638|url-status=dead}}</ref> while Lana Wachowski, addressing rumors about a potential [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]], said that they had not heard anything, but she believed that the studio might be looking to replace them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/wachowskis-jupiter-ascending-interview/|title=The Wachowskis Talk Jupiter Ascending, Creating the Chicago Sequence, Sense8, and More|date=February 4, 2015|work=collider.com|access-date=March 15, 2017|archive-date=October 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031114300/http://collider.com/wachowskis-jupiter-ascending-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> At various times, Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving have stated that they would be willing to reprise their roles in potential ''Matrix'' films, but only if the Wachowskis were involved.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/keanu-reeves-is-up-for-the-matrix-4-exclusive-135415356.html|title=Keanu Reeves is up for The Matrix 4 (exclusive)|work=yahoo.com|date=February 17, 2017|access-date=March 15, 2017|archive-date=March 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314185719/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/keanu-reeves-is-up-for-the-matrix-4-exclusive-135415356.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/apr/18/hugo-weaving-on-revisiting-the-matrix-they-would-start-again-with-different-actors|title=Hugo Weaving on revisiting The Matrix: 'They would start again with different actors'|first=Luke|last=Buckmaster|date=April 17, 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 21, 2017|archive-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420162404/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/apr/18/hugo-weaving-on-revisiting-the-matrix-they-would-start-again-with-different-actors|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2017, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote that Warner Bros. was in early stages of developing a relaunch of the franchise, with [[Zak Penn]] in talks to write a treatment, and interest in getting [[Michael B. Jordan]] attached to star. According to the article neither the Wachowskis nor Joel Silver were involved at that stage, although the studio would like to get at minimum the blessing of the Wachowskis.<ref name="hollywoodreporter.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/matrix-reboot-works-at-warner-bros-986292|title='The Matrix' Reboot in the Works at Warner Bros. (Exclusive)|work=hollywoodreporter.com|date=March 14, 2017|access-date=March 25, 2017|archive-date=March 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315031900/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/matrix-reboot-works-at-warner-bros-986292|url-status=live}}</ref>

Warner Bros. officially announced the development on a fourth film in August 2019, with Lana Wachowski serving as director and producer on it. Lana wrote the screenplay with [[David Mitchell (author)|David Mitchell]] and [[Aleksander Hemon]]. [[Grant Hill (producer)|Grant Hill]] produced it alongside Lana. The production is a joint-venture between Warner Bros. Pictures and [[Village Roadshow Pictures]], similar to the original films. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reprise their roles from the previous films; Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving do not appear in the film. Production began in February 2020 in [[San Francisco]],<ref>{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2019/film/news/matrix-4-keanu-reeves-carrie-anne-moss-lana-wachowski-1203307955/ | title = 'Matrix 4' Officially a Go With Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Lana Wachowski | first = Justin | last = Kroll | date = August 20, 2019 | access-date = August 20, 2019 | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | archive-date = May 1, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200501184344/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/matrix-4-keanu-reeves-carrie-anne-moss-lana-wachowski-1203307955/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/matrix-4-works-keanu-reeves-lana-wachowski-1233371 | title = 'Matrix 4' in the Works With Keanu Reeves and Lana Wachowski | first = Borys | last = Kit | date = August 20, 2019 | access-date = August 20, 2019 | work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] | archive-date = August 20, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190820215514/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/matrix-4-works-keanu-reeves-lana-wachowski-1233371 | url-status = live }}</ref> briefly halted due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=March 16, 2020 |title='Matrix 4' Halts Production as Coronavirus Pandemic Grows |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/matrix-4-stops-production-coronavirus-1203532190/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316182720/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/matrix-4-stops-production-coronavirus-1203532190/ |archive-date=March 16, 2020 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> and wrapped in November of that same year. The film, ''[[The Matrix Resurrections]]'', had its world premiere in Toronto, Canada on December 16, 2021, and was released in theaters and on HBO Max on December 22, 2021.