We’re going back to The Matrix—but there’s a new captain at the helm. Drew Goddard is set to write and direct a new movie in the Matrix franchise, with original co-writer and co-director Lana Wachowski as executive producer.
This is, to put it mildly, unexpected news, and Goddard is an unexpected choice. A writer on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff Angel, Goddard made his film debut as the director and co-writer of the meta-horror Cabin in the Woods. He wrote the screenplay for Cloverfield, then moved into adaptation territory, co-writing World War Z and flying solo for The Martian (for which he was nominated for an Oscar). He also directed Bad Times at the El Royale, and created a little show called Daredevil.
That’s a lot of generally interesting stuff, but none of it gets anywhere near Matrix territory, especially after the fourth film, of which Emmet Asher-Perrin wrote, “Like the first Matrix film, Resurrections is perfectly encapsulated: a leaping off point, or a finished thought depending on the angle you’re viewing it from. What’s incredible is that, regardless of your vantage point, it delves so much deeper than the story that proceeded it.”
In a statement quoted by Deadline, Warner Bros.’ President of Production, Jesse Ehrman, said, “Drew came to Warner Bros. with a new idea that we all believe would be an incredible way to continue the Matrix world, by both honoring what Lana and Lilly began over 25-years ago and offering a unique perspective based on his own love of the series and characters.”
Which characters? Where in the timeline will we be? What is happening?
