The first trailer for the long-awaited sequel to the “Matrix” trilogy has arrived and probably asks more questions than it actually answers.

The full trailer was released following an imaginative and incredibly well-produced teaser campaign on whatisthematrix.com, where teaser clips, with slightly different footage, were available to watch – 180,000 different combinations in total. – with very cool matrix code style clock function.

The first movie “The Matrix” reset the standards for special effects in sci-fi films in 1999 and the two sequels, “Reloaded” and “Revolutions”, both released four years later, also set the benchmark for effects again. visuals.

However, the story seemed to end in the final installment of the original trilogy, “Matrix Revolutions”, linking the story that focused on Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie Anne-Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) with Neo defeat Agent Smith’s virus (Hugo Weaving) which threatened the architect’s AI and thus finally make peace with the machines. So “Resurrection” seems to be an appropriate title.

Lana Wachowski writes and directs the new album, with her sister and longtime collaborator, Lilly, sitting there. While Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne-Moss return, Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving do not. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Christina Ricci and Neil Patrick Harris round out the cast with Lambert Wilson returning as the Merovingian and Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe. Principal photography took place on location in San Francisco and Berlin.

The trailer shows many scenes that look familiar and seem to recall scenes from the early films, including footage of what looks like Neo being fixed by machines, a black cat, a white rabbit, and weapons. fire ; a lot guns.

Emphasis is also placed on the red and blue pills, which feature prominently on the official movie poster, the slogan being “The choice is yours”. A theory that is to be floated on social networks, it’s of them versions of the movie may be available to watch, depending on which pill you would take, each featuring a slightly different story and ending.

“The Matrix Resurrections” is released simultaneously in theaters in the United States and on HBO Max on December 22, 2021.

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