New Matrix Movie Reportedly About Young Morpheus

Michael B. Jordan is the first choice for the role.

By Alex Gilyadov

The recently reported Matrix 'reboot' is now rumored to be a Morpheus prequel.

According to a report from Birth.Movies.Death., Warner Bros. isn't interested in rebooting the seminal sci-franchise, but instead wants to focus on telling new stories in the Matrix universe. An idea that's gained plenty of traction is a prequel story about a young Morpheus, and the studio reportedly wants to cast Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Black Panther) in the role.

Recently the lead writer behind the new film, Zak Penn, took to Twitter to reiterate that he too doesn't want to work on a reboot. Penn is strongly against the idea of recasting Keanu Reeves' character Neo, saying if he "were going to recast Keanu Reeves, I would cast Keanu Reeves."

Check out which 7 directors IGN thinks would be a great fit for the reboot.

Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter. 

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