Tag: The Matrix: Resurrections

  • Chinese Nationalists Threaten ‘Matrix’ Boycott After Keanu Reeves Backs Tibet

    Chinese Nationalists Threaten ‘Matrix’ Boycott After Keanu Reeves Backs Tibet

    “The Matrix Resurrections” has breathed new life into a political debate.On January 27, Chinese nationalists threatened to boycott the fourth installment of the “Matrix” franchise after star Keanu Reeves joined the Tibet House U.S. Benefit Concert in March.“Resurrections,” which had its U.S. premiere December 18, has already grossed $12.3 million after a 14-day release in…

  • ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ is sixth biggest film of all time at global box office; ‘Sing 2’ is pandemic era’s top animation

    ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ is sixth biggest film of all time at global box office; ‘Sing 2’ is pandemic era’s top animation

    ’Spider-Man’ enjoyed an easy victory at the global box office, with nearly double the takings of its nearest challenger, ’Scream’.Worldwide box office January 21-23 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (World) Cume (World)3-day (Int’l) Cume (Int’l) Territories 1. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) $41.8m $1.69bn $27.7m $970.1m 64 2. Scream (Paramount) $22.6m $84.9m $10.2m $33.6m 55 3.…

  • Global Craft Talent and Locations Elevate Oscar Front-Runners

    Global Craft Talent and Locations Elevate Oscar Front-Runners

    The art of world building is pushing several international films to the forefront this awards season, and Hollywood has sweeping foreign visuals, borderless below-the-line talent and coveted tax breaks to thank for it.From setting the period in “Belfast,” “Spencer” and “House of Gucci,” to high-action romps in “No Time to Die” and “The Matrix Resurrections,”…

  • The Matrix Resurrections Star Jessica Henwick Helps Bring The Matrix Back To Life [Interview]

    The Matrix Resurrections Star Jessica Henwick Helps Bring The Matrix Back To Life [Interview]

    Audiences couldn’t have asked for a much cooler tour guide through The Matrix than Bugs. The new hero, played by actress Jessica Henwick, helps ease viewers back into the Wachowskis’ world with a bang in “The Matrix Resurrections.” Bugs is, as Henwick says, the audience’s eyes, and the performer has a lot of heavy lifting…

  • The Real Reason Jessica Henwick Turned Down A Role In Shang-Chi

    The Real Reason Jessica Henwick Turned Down A Role In Shang-Chi

    If you’ve already re-entered the Matrix this week, you know Jessica Henwick’s Bugs is on her way to becoming a fan-favorite character within the sci-fi franchise. In “The Matrix Resurrections,” blue-haired Bugs is a rebellious new leader who has a special connection to Neo (Keanu Reeves) and his simulation alter ego, Thomas Anderson. Henwick recently…

  • Jessica Henwick Explains Why She Almost Quit Acting Before The Matrix Resurrections [Exclusive]

    Jessica Henwick Explains Why She Almost Quit Acting Before The Matrix Resurrections [Exclusive]

    Jessica Henwick is no stranger to big franchises, having played the “Sand Snake” Nymeria Sand on “Game of Thrones,” martial artist Colleen Wing on Marvel and Netflix’s “Iron Fist,” and Resistance fighter pilot Jess Testor in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Henwick can now be seen co-starring in “The Matrix Resurrections,” a continuation of the…

  • Here’s Why Morpheus Looks Different In The Matrix Resurrections

    Here’s Why Morpheus Looks Different In The Matrix Resurrections

    “It’s the question that drives us. It’s the question that brought you here.””What is the Matrix?”And why does Morpheus look different in “The Matrix Resurrections?”With his pince-nez glasses, black trench coat, and measured diction, Laurence Fishburne made an indelible impression as Morpheus in “The Matrix” in 1999. Fishburne went on to reprise his iconic role…

  • The Matrix Resurrections Credits Scene Explained: Movies Are Dead

    The Matrix Resurrections Credits Scene Explained: Movies Are Dead

    “The Matrix Resurrections” is in theaters (and on HBO Max) right now, so feel free to jack back in at your earliest convenience. Since this is a sequel in a massive blockbuster franchise, you’re probably wondering if there’s a credits scene to help set up the future of “The Matrix.” Well, buckle up, folks, because “The…

  • The Matrix Resurrections Ending Explained: Love Never Dies

    The Matrix Resurrections Ending Explained: Love Never Dies

    Nostalgia is a powerful drug. But even stronger than the power of remembering how good we once had it, is the power of wondering how good it might be. To yearn — for love, for a better life, for a better future — is to be human, and Hollywood has long tapped into that all-consuming…

  • John Wick: Chapter 4 Delayed Until 2023

    John Wick: Chapter 4 Delayed Until 2023

    Bad news, John Wick fans: We won’t be returning to the Continental until 2023. “John Wick: Chapter 4” has been pushed back once more. While it was originally set to come out opposite “The Matrix Resurrections” on May 21, 2021, Covid-19 forced those plans to go out the window. The movie was pushed back to…