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The Matrix (franchise)
''The Matrix'' is an American media franchise consisting of four feature films, beginning with '' The Matrix'' (1999) and continuing with three sequels, ''The Matrix Reloaded'', ''The Matrix Revolutions'' (both 2003), and '' The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021). The first three films were written and directed by The Wachowskis and produced by Joel Silver. The screenplay for the fourth film was written by David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon, was directed by Lana Wachowski, and was produced by Grant Hill, James McTeigue, and Lana Wachowski. The franchise is owned by Warner Bros., which distributed the films along with Village Roadshow Pictures. The latter, along with Silver Pictures, are the two production companies that worked on the first three films. The series features a cyberpunk story of the technological fall of humanity, in which the creation of artificial intelligence led the way to a race of self-aware machines that imprisoned mankind in a virtual reality system—the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Media
Home media refers to media used for recording, copying, delivery, and playback of various types of entertainment and information in the home. Forms of home media include: * Home video * Magnetic tape * Phonograph record A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), or simply a record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near ... See also * '' Home Media Magazine'', a former trade publication that covered various aspects of the home entertainment industry {{SIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Pictures
Silver Pictures is an American film production company founded by Hollywood producer Joel Silver in 1980. The Silver Pictures logo, also called The Chip, is modeled on a block pattern that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the exteriors of the Storer House in Los Angeles. Silver has been a lifelong aficionado of Frank Lloyd Wright and has incorporated many of Wright's works within both Silver Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment. All pre-Universal Pictures deal films (starting with ''Ricochet'') are owned and distributed by Warner Bros. For many years, during the mid-1980s, the production company was based at 20th Century-Fox, but the production company was shifted to Warner Bros. in 1987. In 1999, it launched, along with fellow '' Tales from the Crypt'' member Robert Zemeckis, Dark Castle Entertainment, which served as a venture of the studio. In 2012, Joel Silver and Warner Bros. ended their 25-year production, marketing, and distribution relationship. This is due to Silver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Groff
Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer . He began his career on Broadway, rising to prominence for his portrayal of Melchior Gabor in the original production of '' Spring Awakening'' (2006-2008), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees for the award, at age 21. He returned to Broadway to portray King George III in the original production of ''Hamilton'' (2015), for which he earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. For the original cast album of ''Hamilton'', he, along with the other singers on the recording, won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Branching out into film and television roles, Groff made his film debut in Ang Lee's ''Taking Woodstock'' (2009), and became a recurring guest star in the Fox musical-comedy series '' Glee'' (2009–2015) as Jesse St. James. He voiced the roles of Krist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Weaving
Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is an English actor. Born in Colonial Nigeria to English parents, he has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career. He is the recipient of six Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) and has also been recognised as an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia. Weaving landed his first major role as English cricket captain Douglas Jardine on the Australian television series ''Bodyline'' (1984). Continuing to act in Australia, he rose to prominence with his appearances in the films ''Proof'' (1991) and ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (1994), winning his first AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role with the former. By the turn of the millennium, Weaving achieved international recognition through appearances in mainstream American productions. His most notable film roles include Agent Smith in the first three ''The Matrix'' films (1999–2003), Elrond in ''The Lord of the Rin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agent Smith
Agent Smith (later simply Smith) is a fictional character and the main antagonist of ''The Matrix'' franchise. He was primarily portrayed by Hugo Weaving in the first trilogy of films and voiced by Christopher Corey Smith in '' The Matrix: Path of Neo'' (2005), with Ian Bliss and Gideon Emery playing his human form, Bane, in the films and ''Path of Neo'' respectively. He also makes a cameo in the anime film ''The Animatrix'' (2003), voiced by Matt McKenzie. Jonathan Groff and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II portray Smith in ''The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021), the latter playing Morpheus in a dual role. In 2008, Agent Smith was selected by '' Empire Magazine'' as the 84th Greatest Movie Character of All Time. In 2013, Weaving reprised the role for a General Electric advertisement. He is considered to be the archenemy of Neo who is the main protagonist of the story. Overview Smith began as an Agent, an AI program in the Matrix programmed to keep order within the system by termi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (; born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Black Manta in the superhero films ''Aquaman'' (2018) and '' Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'' (2023), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama '' The Trial of the Chicago 7'' (2020), and Morpheus / Agent Smith in '' The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021). For his portrayal of Cal Abar / Doctor Manhattan in the HBO limited series '' Watchmen'' (2019), he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He also starred in episodes of ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (2018) and '' Black Mirror'' (2019). Early life and education Abdul-Mateen was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Muslim father, Yahya Abdul-Mateen I (1945–2007), and a Christian mother, Mary. He is the youngest of six children. He spent his childhood in the Magnolia Projects of New Orleans, and then moved to Oakland, California, where he attended McClymonds High School. At McClymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He is known for playing Morpheus in ''The Matrix'' series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the ''John Wick'' film series (2017–present). For his portrayal of Ike Turner in ''What's Love Got to Do With It'' (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in ''Two Trains Running'' (1992), and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in ''TriBeCa'' (1993). Fishburne became the first African American to portray O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morpheus (The Matrix)
Morpheus () is a fictional character in ''The Matrix'' franchise. He is portrayed by Laurence Fishburne in the first three films, and in the video game '' The Matrix: Path of Neo'', where he was the only original actor to reprise his character's voice. In '' The Matrix Resurrections'', an AI program based on him is portrayed by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Concept and creation Lana and Lilly Wachowski, the creators of ''The Matrix'' franchise, instructed Fishburne to base his performance on Morpheus, a character in Neil Gaiman's comic book series '' The Sandman''. At the studio's request, Gaiman later wrote "Goliath", a promotional short story set in the film's universe. The name Morpheus is that of the god of dreams in Greek mythology, which is consistent with the character's involvement with the "dreaming" of the Matrix. The mythical Morpheus and his family, including two brothers (Phobetor and Phantasos), lived in a dream world protected by the Gates of Morpheus with two mons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie-Anne Moss
Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress. After early roles on television, she rose to international prominence for her role of Trinity in ''The Matrix'' series (1999–present). She has starred in '' Memento'' (2000) for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, '' Red Planet'' (2000), '' Chocolat'' (2000), '' Fido'' (2006), ''Snow Cake'' (2006) for which she won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, '' Disturbia'' (2007), '' Unthinkable'' (2010), '' Silent Hill: Revelation'' (2012), and '' Pompeii'' (2014). She also portrayed Jeri Hogarth in several television series produced by Marvel Television for Netflix, most notably '' Jessica Jones'' (2015–2019). Early life Carrie-Anne Moss was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, the daughter of Barbara and Melvyn Moss. She has an older brother, Brooke. Moss's mother reportedly named her after the Hollies' 1967 hit song, "Carrie Anne", which had bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity (The Matrix)
Trinity is a fictional character in the ''Matrix'' franchise. She is portrayed by Carrie-Anne Moss in the films. In the gameplay segments of ''Path of Neo'', she is voiced by Jennifer Hale. Trinity first appears in the 1999 film ''The Matrix''. Character overview Like the series' other main characters, Trinity is a computer programmer and a hacker who has escaped from the Matrix, a sophisticated computer program where most humans are imprisoned. Though few specifics are revealed about her previous life inside the Matrix, it is told that she cracked a database so secure that she is famous among hackers, and that Morpheus, one of a number of real-world hovercraft commanders, initially identified her and helped her escape from the program. At the beginning of the series, she is first mate on Morpheus' ''Nebuchadnezzar'' and serves mainly as a go-between for him and the individuals he wishes to free from the Matrix. As the series progresses, her primary importance as a character bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Charles Reeves ( ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. Born in Beirut and raised in Toronto, Reeves began acting in theatre productions and in television films before making his feature film debut in '' Youngblood'' (1986). He had his breakthrough role in the science fiction comedy '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989), and he reprised his role in its sequels. He gained praise for playing a hustler in the independent drama '' My Own Private Idaho'' (1991) and established himself as an action hero with leading roles in '' Point Break'' (1991) and ''Speed'' (1994). Following several box office failures, Reeves's performance in the horror film '' The Devil's Advocate'' (1997) was well received. Greater stardom came for playing Neo in the science fiction series '' The Matrix'', beginning in 1999. He played John Constantine in '' Constantine'' (2005) and starred in the romantic drama '' The Lake House'' (2006), the science fiction thriller '' The Day the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo (The Matrix)
Neo (born as Thomas A. Anderson, also known as The One, an anagram for Neo) is a fictional character and the protagonist of '' The Matrix'' franchise, created by the Wachowskis. He was portrayed as a cybercriminal and computer programmer by Keanu Reeves in the films, as well as having a cameo in '' The Animatrix'' short film ''Kid's Story''. Andrew Bowen provided Neo's voice in '' The Matrix: Path of Neo''. In 2021, Reeves reprised his role in '' The Matrix Resurrections'' with what ''Vulture'' calls "his signature John Wick look". In 2008, Neo was selected by ''Empire'' as the 68th Greatest Movie Character of All Time... Neo is also an anagram of "one", a reference to his destiny of being ''The One'' who would bring peace. There are claims that a nightclub in Chicago inspired the name of the character. Neo is considered to be a superhero. Fictional character biography Thomas A. Anderson was born in Lower Downtown, Capital City, USA on March 11, 1962, according to his crimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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