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'The Matrix' reboot in development at Warner Bros.

By Wade Sheridan
Keanu Reeves arrives for the CinemaCon 2016 Big Screen Achievement Awards on April 14, 2016. Warner Bros. is eyeing a possible reboot of "The Matrix" franchise which famously starred Reeves and was directed by the Wachowski siblings. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI
1 of 2 | Keanu Reeves arrives for the CinemaCon 2016 Big Screen Achievement Awards on April 14, 2016. Warner Bros. is eyeing a possible reboot of "The Matrix" franchise which famously starred Reeves and was directed by the Wachowski siblings. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI | License Photo

March 15 (UPI) -- Warner Bros. is looking to revive its long dormant Matrix franchise with a new film according to a new report.

The Hollywood Reporter, citing sources, noted that Zak Penn is in talks to write a treatment while the studio has shown interest in having actor Michael B. Jordan to star.

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It remains unclear how involved the original trilogy's creators the Wachowski sisters and producer Joel Silver would be involved.

The original, released in 1999, that starred Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Ann Moss and Hugo Weaving, launched a trilogy that grossed nearly $1.8 billion worldwide.

Reeves discussed the possibility of one day revisiting the series while promoting his latest film John Wick: Chapter 2, stating that he would only return if the Wachowskis were involved.

"They would have to write it and direct it. And then we'd see what the story is, but yeah, I dunno, that'd be weird, but why not?" he told Yahoo Movies.

Following the release of the trilogy, the Wachowskis collaborated on The Animatrix, a collection of short anime films that take place throughout the Matrix universe and a number of Matrix video games.

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