Update: March 17, 2017
New MATRIX Movie May Be About Young Morpheus Starring
B. Jordan
There's been a lot of chatter this week regarding Warner Bros.' upcoming return to
The Matrix franchise. A reboot
was announced (with Michael B. Jordan being pursued as the lead), fans got worked up about it (as they are wont to do) and Zak Penn (the guy writing the treatment) hopped on Twitter to make sure everyone knew it
wasn't a reboot.
And that's true: WB is
not interested in rebooting
The Matrix, but rather in exploring expanded universe concepts. And according to two independent sources for
Birth.Movies.Death, one idea that's gained a lot of support is a prequel film starring Michael B. Jordan as a young Morpheus.
The site believes is that a
Morpheus film has long been a concept favored by the folks at Warner Bros. The studio has established a writer's room (a sure-fire sign that WB is gunning for multiple films/franchises), and their further understanding is that this
Morpheus idea is one of several being kicked around.
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/03/17/the-new-matrix-may-be-a-young-morpheus-movie