Warner Bros. have released the official trailer for the upcoming sci-fi film The Matrix Resurrections.

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The 1999 film had us following Thomas A. Anderson, a seamlessly average computer programmer that worked as a computer hacker known by the name of Neo. When he’s contacted by the legendary hacker named Morpheus, he finds himself targeted by police. As Neo finally comes face to face with Morpheus, he wakes up in the real world….a ravaged wasteland where most of humanity has been captured by a race of machines that live off humans and who imprison their minds in an artificial reality known as the Matrix. Even with the realise of this trailer, the official synopsis for the film is still being kept under wraps.

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The film is directed by Lana Wachowski, who also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell, and stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Neil Patrick Harris, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Toby Onwumere, Eréndira Ibarra, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Andrew Caldwell, Brian J. Smith and Daniel Bernhardt.

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The Matrix Resurrections is scheduled for cinematic release on the 22nd December 2021, as well as having same day release on HBO Max where it’s available.