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Spartacus Star, Ellen Hollman, an actress and philanthropist who has also appeared in the Scorpion King franchise, will be joining the cast of The Matrix 4.

Hollman will play an as-yet-undisclosed role in the film, which marks the first return to the world of the blockbuster franchise since 2003’s The Matrix Revolutions. Long rumored as a project that Warner Bros. was keen to get into production, a new Matrix movie seemed like a non-starter without the Wachowski sisters, who were the original creators of the first film. When Lana Wachowski agreed to return, it seems everything fell into place pretty quickly, including the returns of original series leads Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss.

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Coming into long-running franchises is nothing new for Hollman, although this is almost certainly the first time expectations have been so high. Besides a role in The Scorpion King 4: Quest For Power, Hollman appeared in 2006’s Road House 2.

Hollman joins a cast that includes Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Neil Patrick Harris, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in addition to Jada Pinkett-Smith, Reeves, and Moss. Recently, Sense8 actor Brian J. Smith also joined the cast, joined by Eréndira Ibarra, Max Riemelt, and Toby Onwumere who all starred in the series as well.

“We could not be more excited to be re-entering the Matrix with Lana [Wachowski],” Warner Bros. executive Toby Emmerich said back when the film was initially announced. “Lana is a true visionary — a singular and original creative filmmaker — and we are thrilled that she is writing, directing and producing this new chapter in The Matrix universe.”

The Matrix 4 is set to hit theaters on May 21, 2021.

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