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'The Matrix' Reboot: It's Finally Happened. Hollywood Has Run Out of All the Ideas (qz.com)

Posted by msmash on from the big-screen dept.

An anonymous reader shares a Quartz report: In our hearts, we all knew this day would come. Warner Bros. is planning a reboot of The Matrix just 18 years after the iconic sci-fi action film dazzled audiences around the world, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Matrix films were lauded for their creativity, special effects, and distinct cyberpunk and manga influences. In total, the trilogy grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide. The Matrix will join other famous film properties -- Star Wars, Godzilla, Planet of the Apes, and Terminator among them -- receiving a recent franchise reboot or "reimagining." Others include RoboCop, Star Trek, Ghostbusters, and Jurassic Park. Meanwhile, reboots of Indiana Jones, Predator, Jumanji, and every superhero movie that's ever existed, are scheduled to hit theaters soon. And TV, for its part, is a dystopian wasteland of bland prequels to famous action movies. Hollywood relying on tentpole franchises, instead of taking risks on original ideas, is not new or surprising. But many believed that certain properties like The Matrix were off limits -- at least so soon after originally being made. It's clear now, though, that the major film studios can't afford to wait. They have no other ideas. This puts the studios in a precarious situation, because the once tried-and-true strategy of inundating cinemas with popular franchise extensions no longer looks as foolproof as it used to.

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  1. There can only be one response by SuperKendall · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whoa.

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  2. Re:Leave the original by R3d+M3rcury · · Score: 5, Funny

    What is this 2 & 3? They never made any sequels...

  3. Re:Star Wars ? by Calydor · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's because all of this has happened before and it will all happen again.

    Wait .. Wait, was that the wrong franchise?

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  4. Re:Leave the original by Frederic54 · · Score: 5, Funny

    There was a 2 and 3? Non sense. Why not sequels of Starship Troopers while you are at it!

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  5. Re:Eighteen Years???? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fuck me.

    I'm old.

    Fuck me, I'm legal!

  6. Re:There are hundreds of movies out there... by Zocalo · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's like saying all music today is terrible because you hate country...just listen to something else!

    But I tried the other kind, turns out I hate western too. :(

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  7. Re:In their defense... by Tempest_2084 · · Score: 3, Funny

    >>I'm guessing they'll find a gifted hacker who's name is "Wot" (hopefully I don't have to point out that's an anagram of "two") and played by Alex Winter.

    Stop stealing my fan fiction!