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A fifth Matrix movie is happening against all expectations and Resurrections’ rather bland box office performance<\/a> (admittedly affected by a day-and-date release on HBO Max). Moreover, the Wachowskis won’t be penning nor directing it. Drew Goddard is an amazing filmmaker which can crack a killer pitch, but what are the chances of actually getting<\/em> the creators’ deeply personal universe and not falling into the pitfalls that The Matrix Resurrections warned audiences about<\/a>?<\/p>\n

The news arrived through an official Warner Bros. Discovery press release<\/a> (via Variety), so this isn’t something that’s being rumored. It’s happening for real, and chances are solid that it’ll get made sooner rather than later, as Goddard is quite an effective and diligent screenwriter.<\/p>\n

Nowadays, Goddard is better known as the man behind The Martian’s Oscar-nominated adapted screenplay and the director of The Cabin in the Woods, which is arguably one of the coolest modern horror movies around. Moreover, his TV credits include a plethora of Lost episodes (including some of the series’ best) and cracking the original Daredevil<\/a> series for Marvel and Netflix. Like the kids say: He’s got the juice.<\/em><\/p>\n

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A fifth Matrix movie is happening against all expectations and Resurrections’ rather bland box office performance (admittedly affected by a day-and-date release on HBO Max). Moreover, the Wachowskis won’t be penning nor directing it. Drew Goddard is an amazing filmmaker which can crack a killer pitch, but what are the chances of actually getting the creators’ deeply personal universe and not falling into the pitfalls that The Matrix Resurrections warned audiences about? The news arrived through an official Warner Bros. Discovery press release (via Variety), so this isn’t something that’s being rumored. It’s happening for real, and chances are solid that it’ll get made sooner rather than later, as Goddard is quite an effective and diligent screenwriter. Nowadays, Goddard is better known as the man…<\/p>\n

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