However, Will Smith ended up turning down The Matrix back in the ‘90s after the Wachowskis tried to pitch it to him, and he got real with ... But with a mind-rattling pitch that makes it hard ...

(Soundbite of movie, "The Matrix") Mr. LAURENCE FISHBURNE (Actor): (As Morpheus) Welcome to the desert of the real. (Soundbite of explosion) NORRIS: The philosopher was ambivalent about his ...

One scene reflects the themes — A.I., fake news, transgender lives and Gen X — that make the ... that nothing is real anymore. Baudrillard actually didn’t like “The Matrix.” ...

It’s been 15 years since Morpheus took us along on Neo’s ride into the Matrix in the Wachowski brothers science fiction masterpiece. Since that time we’ve had two lesser sequels and ...