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News Laurence Fishburne Was Turned Down for 'The Matrix Resurrections'

https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/laurence-fishburne-matrix-resurrections-turned-down-1235113237/
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u/SgtNeilDiamond 2d ago

Biggest letdown I've ever had in a film, felt so low effort and half-baked. Moving to NPH as the antagonist after Weaving just felt like a huge downgrade on top of it. Few movies I try to forget and that's one of them.

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u/AnInanimateCarb0nRod 2d ago

They should have gotten Glenn Howerton to be Agent Smith.

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u/McNuty 1d ago

It’s the smell…. They never thought about the smell you BITCH!

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u/Vilifie 1d ago

Is Trinity in danger?

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u/DevilMirage 1d ago

Oh my god take my money, that's hilarious

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u/JustFiguringItOutToo 2d ago

for real

Smith really made the movies, for me even more than Morpheus.  His embodiment of the Matrix made it a thing. 

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u/DirectorRemarkable16 2d ago

That was the point of the movie it was a commentary on dumbass reboots because the director couldn’t stop WB from making another onen

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u/SgtNeilDiamond 2d ago

If that's the case, they definitely made their point

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u/DirectorRemarkable16 2d ago

It’s not an if she came out and said it 

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u/Piloto7 1d ago

For real, had even a worse time than in Rise of Skywalker