Another cult film project has been suspended due to the spread of the coronavirus - the creators of "Matrix 4" report that until the hype due to the disease ends, filming will be stopped and when it will begin is not yet known.
The beloved fantasy action movie starring Keanu Reeves was practically filmed. To complete the work, there were only additional filming in the territory of Berlin and Chicago. This Monday, March 16, 2020, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. Pictures announced the suspension of the process.
Representatives of the company will definitely inform fans about the dates of the end of the "freeze". While the timing of the renewal is unknown. Immediately after Berlin, the location was supposed to be transferred to Chicago. So far, only footage has been filmed on the streets of San Francisco.
It is worth remembering that it was The Matrix that brought Keanu Reeves to a new level of fame. After filming in the first part, the actor became truly iconic, and the cyberpunk film won millions of fans and spawned thousands of imitators. Laurence Fishburne, who played Morpheus, also woke up as a pop culture icon after the action movie was released. Already at the very beginning of its journey, "Matrix" with a budget of 63 million dollars was able to earn 465 million at the box office!
The coronavirus and its rapid spread around the world scares everyone, and film crews for various film projects are no exception. COVID-19 has interfered with the filming schedule for Batman with Robert Pattinson, the remake of The Little Mermaid, The Legend of the Ten Rings, and Peaky Blinders season 6. Something suggests that the list of postponed filming processes will be supplemented every day.
One gets the impression that soon the films will stop shooting altogether until the end of the epidemic. The release of "Matrix 4" was scheduled for May 21, 2021. While on schedule for Warner Bros. Pictures has no official data on the postponement of the release itself, that is, perhaps the producers can manage to release the action movie on the big screens, despite the suspension of filming.
Well, while the fourth part of "The Matrix" is suspended due to the pandemic, there is a reason to review the previous parts and admire Neo, Morpheus, Trinity and other favorite characters.
