Morpheus Actor Laurence Fishburne Reveals He Was Turned Down for The Matrix Resurrections — So He Might Not Be Back for Matrix 5 Either - IGN
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Morpheus actor Laurence Fishburne has revealed he was turned down for The Matrix Resurrections, so he's not sure if he'll return for The Matrix 5.

However, there could be a fairly simple explanation there: Morpheus dies in the MMO game The Matrix Online. That specific event in the game is considered canon because the writer-directors, the Wachowskis, gave their approval to the game.

  • atro_city@fedia.io
    192·
    24 hours ago

    Correct: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix_(franchise)

    A media franchise, also known as a multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program, or a video game. Bob Iger, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, defined the word franchise as “something that creates value across multiple businesses and across multiple territories over a long period of time.”[1]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_franchise

    • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
      531·
      24 hours ago

      Wow, thank you for the definition of the word franchise, I had no idea /s

      • atro_city@fedia.io
        312·
        24 hours ago

        > asks question as if they don’t know what it means

        > gets a frank response with definition

        > pretends they knew all along

                  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                    4·
                    21 hours ago

                    Is that how you treat people in your daily life?

                    No. I also generally don’t do it online.

                    Is that just normal behavior to you?

                    Sadly, yes. Especially online.

                    The original question was completely lacking enough context to understand the intent. Here are two reasonable interpretations:

                    • sarcastic - it’s pretty popular to ignore anything other than the first movie and maybe the animated series, Animatrix
                    • unaware - the games weren’t all that popular, and they weren’t that good either

                    I understand not wanting to step into potential troll bait. So the sarcastic response, while not appreciated, is completely understandable.

        • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
          95·
          24 hours ago

          It was a joke, because everything after the first movie might as well not exist. Apparently it wasn’t received.