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The Matrix Resurrections Reveals New Characters Played by Jessica Henwick, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and More


We're exactly a month away from the premiere of The Matrix Resurrections and we just got an awesome treat from the highly anticipated sequel. The franchise has dropped eight character posters to hype up the fourth film's release. Amazingly, it reveals the new characters played by Jessica Henwick, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Neil Patrick Harris, and more!

The character posters were shared by the official The Matrix Resurrections Twitter account. In addition to new posters featuring Keanu Reeves as Neo, Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Morpheus, the new characters who will be introduced in the film also got their own posters.

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We've already seen Jessica Henwick in action in the Matrix Resurrections trailer. We only know that her character is named Bugs and so far, she is the only new character whose identity has been revealed.

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We still don't know who Priyanka Chopra Jonas will be playing in the sequel. The same thing can be said about Neil Patrick Harris, Jonathan Groff, and Eréndira Ibarra. However, it's great to finally get a better look at what these actors will look like in the fourth Matrix movie.

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The Matrix Resurrections takes place 20 years after the events in The Matrix Revolutions. It will follow Neo, who is now living as Thomas A. Anderson and has forgotten everything he went through in the Matrix. However, that all changes when he sees Trinity again and a younger version of Morpheus offers him the red pill all over again.

The Matrix Resurrections will also bring back Jada Pinkett Smith, Lambert Wilson, and Daniel Bernhardt. New cast members include Christina Ricci, Telma Hopkins, Max Riemelt, Toby Onwumere, Brian J. Smith, Andrew Caldwell, and Ellen Hollman.

Are you ready to take the red pill all over again? The Matrix Resurrections will screen in theaters and on the ad-free tier of HBO Max on December 22, 2021.

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