We’re heading back into The Matrix (if you believe we ever left), though this time it’ll be Drew Goddard helming the project, not the Wachowski sisters. It’ll be the first time that a Matrix film hasn’t involved franchise creators Lana and Lilly Wachowski, though Lana will reportedly act as an executive producer on this latest film.

Plot details are locked tight in the vault, but the studio did reveal that Drew Goddard had approached them with a new idea to extend the film series: “Drew came to Warner Bros. with a new idea that we all believe would be an incredible way to continue the Matrix world, by both honoring what Lana and Lilly began over 25 years ago and offering a unique perspective based on his own love of the series and characters,” said Warner Bros. Motion Pictures president of production Jesse Ehrman. “The entire team at Warner Bros. Discovery is thrilled for Drew to be making his new Matrix film, adding his vision to the cinematic canon the Wachowskis spent a quarter of a century building here at the studio.”

Goddard’s appointment seems like an exciting step forward for The Matrix, after a lacklustre return to screens in 2022 with Matrix: Resurrections. The filmmaker’s credits include The Martian, The Cabin in the Woods (for which he served as both co-writer and director), World War Z, and Bad Times at the El Royale, as well as having written for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Lost. He also created Netflix’s Marvel series Daredevil. On the feature writing side, Goddard penned Cloverfield for director Matt Reeves.

Stay tuned for further details on what to expect from this unexpected new instalment to the Matrix franchise!