The Matrix 4 Release Date, Cast, And Rumors

In October 2019, the cast of "The Matrix Resurrections" started to take shape. According to Variety, Neil Patrick Harris landed a role that the film's trailer indicated was a therapist (at the very least) of some sort. Harris is primarily a TV performer, best known for his work on "How I Met Your Mother" and "Doogie Howser, M.D.," and "The Matrix Resurrections" will mark his biggest movie yet.

Writer/director/producer Lana Wachowski, per Variety, saw several actors for another secret part "The Matrix Resurrections," later revealed to be Morpheus, the role made famous by Laurence Fishburne in the original "Matrix" trilogy." The right man for the job: Yahya Abdul-Maheen II, a rising star thanks to his work as bad guy Black Manta in "Aquaman" and his work in HBO's "Watchmen" miniseries.

Another new member of the Matrix family: Priyanka Chopra. According to Variety in January 2020, the Quantico star underwent fight training for weeks in anticipation of the film beginning production. In 2021, a Korean "Matrix Resurrection" poster divulged that Chopra is playing the adult version of Sati, a child in 2003's "The Matrix Revolutions" being taken care of by the Oracle. (Fans speculate that Sati may be the new Oracle in "The Matrix Resurrections.") Brian J. Smith and Erendira Ibarra, best known for their work on the Wachowskis' Netflix series "Sense8," will also appear in "The Matrix Resurrections," as will Christina Ricci, Jonathan Groff (of "Hamilton" and "Mindhunter"), and Telma Hopkins ("Family Matters").