Before MSNBC’s big Trump tax return revelal, The Hollywood Reporter dropped a huge bomb when they reported that Warner Bros. was in the early stages of rebooting The Matrix.
sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Warner Bros. is in the early stages of developing a relaunch of The Matrix, the iconic 1999 sci-fi movie that is considered one of the most original films in cinematic history, with Zak Penn in talks to write a treatment.
Sources say there is potential interest in Michael B. Jordan to star, but much must be done before the project is ready to go.
People on Twitter did not take the news well.
"Warner Bros. in early talks to reboot The Matrix." pic.twitter.com/rxMy6RClzQ
— Charles Lai is stuck with you in 2024 (@comtar) March 15, 2017
"Warner Bros. in early talks to reboot The Matrix." pic.twitter.com/rxMy6RClzQ
— Charles Lai is stuck with you in 2024 (@comtar) March 15, 2017
The moment you find out that Warner Bros. wants to reboot The Matrix… #DoNotRebootTheMat… https://t.co/mBNQ05DfMF pic.twitter.com/XIKmcINxZy
— Brian Mazzarella (@MazzEffect7) March 15, 2017
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"sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Warner Bros. is in the early stages of developing a relaunch of The Matrix" pic.twitter.com/2su8hdMBHU
— Luke Plunkett (@LukePlunkett) March 15, 2017
Please Warner Bros don’t do this.