Has Hollywood Given Up? The Matrix is About to Reboot. - The UpStream

Has Hollywood Given Up? The Matrix is About to Reboot.

posted Saturday Mar 18, 2017 by Scott Ertz

Has Hollywood Given Up? The Matrix is About to Reboot.

In recent years, the idea of remakes and "exploration" have overtaken Hollywood. Rather than taking the time to produce exciting new Intellectual Properties, studios are going trolling through successful existing properties. The modern masters of repurposing older content is Disney. Between a constant barrage of Star Wars films and remaking Beauty and the Beast, Disney is constantly reusing content.

Another studio that has explored their existing properties is Warner Bros. They recently worked with Fox Broadcasting to take 40 year old The Exorcist franchise and turn it into a television series on FOX. Their next target is the iconic The Matrix trilogy. According to sources speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio has begun exploring the idea of mining the universe for new content.

The project is in its infancy, and there is no information on what form this project will take. The franchise could experience an entire reboot, with new actors telling an altered version of the story. If the Wachowski siblings were to write a new treatment of the story, they could bring an interesting new view to their own original works. A lot of things have changed since 1999, and the idea of an updated view from the pair could be interesting.

It's also possible that they could take a more Lucas approach to the franchise, exploring the recesses of the universe that have not been explored. Journeying into the past to see a young Neo and what about him attracted Morpheus's attention in the first place. We could also see Morpheus or Trinity before their awakening, and possibly who was responsible for them. What we can be sure of is it will not take the form of a television show. The studio ruled out that idea several months ago.

Could you be excited about a reboot or exploration of The Matrix universe? Let us know why or why not in the comments.

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