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From visionary filmmaker Lana Wachowski comes “The Matrix Resurrections,” the long-awaited fourth film in the groundbreaking franchise that redefined a genre. The new film reunites original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in the iconic roles they made famous, Neo and Trinity.

The film also stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (“Candyman,” the “Aquaman” franchise) Jessica Henwick (“Iron Fist,” “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens”), Jonathan Groff (“Hamilton,” “Mindhunter”), Neil Patrick Harris (“Gone Girl”), Priyanka Chopra Jonas (“Quantico,”), Christina Ricci (“Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story,” “The Lizzie Borden Chronicles”), Telma Hopkins (“Dead to Me,”), Eréndira Ibarra (“Sense8,” “Ingobernable”), Toby Onwumere (“Empire”), Max Riemelt (“Sense8”), Brian J. Smith (“Sense8,” “Treadstone”), and Jada Pinkett Smith (“Angel Has Fallen,” “Gotham”).

Wachowski directed from a screenplay by her and David Mitchell and Aleksander Hemon, based on characters created by The Wachowskis. The film was produced by Grant Hill, James McTeigue and Wachowski. The executive producers were Garrett Grant, Terry Needham, Michael Salven, Jesse Ehrman and Bruce Berman.

Wachowski’s creative team behind the scenes included “Sense8” collaborators: directors of photography Daniele Massaccesi and John Toll, production designers Hugh Bateup and Peter Walpole, editor Joseph Jett Sally, costume designer Lindsay Pugh, visual effects supervisor Dan Glass, and composers Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, in association with Venus Castina Productions, “The Matrix Resurrections.” The film will be distributed by worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures. It will be in theaters nationwide and on HBO Max via the ad-free plan on Dec. 22. It will be available on HBO Max in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos (English only) on supported devices for 31 days from theatrical release.

Keanu Reeves as Neo/Thomas Anderson in Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and Venus Castina Productions’ “The Matrix Resurrections,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

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Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity and Keanu Reeves as Neo/Thomas Anderson in Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and Venus Castina Productions’ “The Matrix Resurrections,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (Photo ©2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Village Roadshow Films North America Inc. – U.S., Canada, Bahamas and Bermuda. ©2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Village Roadshow Films (BVI) limited – all other territories. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

“The Matrix Resurrections" (Photo ©2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Village Roadshow Films North America Inc. – U.S., Canada, Bahamas and Bermuda. ©2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Village Roadshow Films (BVI) limited – all other territories. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)