Lana Wachowski, who created The Matrix trilogy with Lilly Wachowski (the two visionary directors are collectively known as “The Wachowskis”) is currently hard-at-work writing and directing The Matrix 4 with returning stars Keanu Reeves (John Wick 3) and Carrie-Anne Moss (Memento).

Chad Stahelski (John Wick 2, John Wick 3) and David Leitch (John Wick, Atomic Blonde) have been enlisted in assisting with the development of the training and choreography. Stahelski stressed to Collider that it’s mostly conceptual as opposed to a full-on second unit position.

“They asked us to help out with the choreography and some of the physical training for the guys. I’m helping out a little bit for a sequence, I think Dave’s helping out for a sequence. Lana’s come back with a lot of love to have a pseudo-family reunion, so that’s been a lot of fun. It’s been good to see a lot of the crew members again. We just finished doing a sequence in San Francisco before the pandemic started,” said Stahelski.

Geof Darrow and Steve Skroce – who served as storyboard and concept artists on the original Matrix trilogy along with Jim Martin – are also plugging back in for the sequel. Both artists are primarily known as frequent award-winners in the comic book world, but they’ve also both worked alongside the Wachowskis on not only The Matrix, but also V for Vendetta, Speed Racer, and Jupiter Ascending (via Collider).

Aleksandar Hemon (Love Island) and David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas) are lending their writing talents to Wachowski, who is also producing along with Grant Hill (Titanic). At this time, plot details are being kept under wraps.

So far, here are a list of actors who will be appearing in The Matrix 4:

Keanu Reeves (Man of Tai Chi) as Neo

Carrie-Anne Moss (Jessica Jones) as Trinity

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman) as an undisclosed character

Jada Pinkett Smith (The Matrix Reloaded) as Niobe

Neil Patrick Harris (Gone Girl)

Jessica Henwick (Marvel’s Iron Fist)

Priyanka Chopra (Baywatch)

To most, The Matrix (and its sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions) was known for its spectacular action scenes and groundbreaking special effects. To others, The Matrix was reponsible for giving us our first taste of Hong Kong action from director Yuen Woo-ping, who choreographed the film’s memorable martial arts sequences. The Matrix is also noted for being influenced by John Woo’s style of action in films such as The Killer and Hard Boiled, as well as a number of Japanese animation titles.

Production for The Matrix 4 is currently underway for a 2021 release. Until then, check out a few photos from the set, featuring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss (via Gizmodo):