The Matrix 4: Lilly Wachowski explains why she isn't co-directing the upcoming instalment

Lilly Wachowski and Lana Wachowski, collectively known as the Wachowskis, gained fame for their super hit franchise The Matrix. Recently the first footage of The Matrix 4 was screened at the CinemaCon in Las Vegas post, which Lilly Wachowski shared why she decided not to co-direct the upcoming instalment.

Lilly Wachowski on why she isn't directing The Matrix 4

Lilly Wachowski, who co-directed the first three movies in the instalment, opened up about her absence from the upcoming movie. As per IGN, in an interview with Showtime's TCA panel said that she felt like she was going backwards and felt emotionally unfulfilling. Lilly and Lana were formerly known as Andy and Larry before their transitions. Lilly explained, "I didn't want to have gone through my transition and gone through this massive upheaval in my life, the sense of loss from my mom and dad, to want to go back to something that I had done before and sort of walk over old paths that I had walked in, felt emotionally unfulfilling and really the opposite."

Lilly added that she wanted to spend some time away from the industry. She had also opted to not direct Season 2 of Sense8 with her sister, Lana. She said, "I needed to, like, reconnect to myself as an artist. And I did that by going back to school and painting and stuff. And I made that decision. So I started painting that summer with my mom and then Lana got the call from Netflix that they wanted to order up another season. And I said, 'I can't do it.'"

The Matrix 4 title announced

The upcoming fourth instalment of The Matrix movie is titled The Matrix Resurrection. The announcement was made at the CinemaCon where they also screened the first footage of the movie. As per Hollywood Reporter, the footage featured Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss returning to the screen as Neo and Trinity. Other cast members like Jada Pinkett Smith, Lambert Wilson, and Daniel Bernhardt will also reprise their roles from previous films in the series. Laurence Fishburne, who played the role of Morpheus, will not be reprising his role. Additionally, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Toby Onwumere, Max Riemelt, Eréndira Ibarra, Priyanka Chopra, Andrew Caldwell, Brian J Smith, Ellen Hollman, and Christina Ricci have been cast in undisclosed roles.

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