The Matrix returns to cinemas in 2021 (Warner Bros.)As Warner Bros. would have it, 2003 was planned to be “the year of The Matrix”, but the rabbit hole went a little deeper than the two cinematic sequels.Shot back-to-back, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions — released in 2003 just seven months apart — were the main attraction. But they were also complemented by an animated anthology — The Animatrix — and a tie-in video game — Enter The Matrix — both released around the same time as the first sequel. Whether you like or loathe Lilly and Lana Wachowski’s original trilogy, the sequels made the most of their hugely anticipated status.Read more: The Matrix 4 will ‘change the industry’Now Marvel Studios is on the cusp of doing this more extensively. Obviously, you’ll be a bit lost if you wander into Avengers: Endgame having never watched another MCU film but — for instance — you don’t have to have seen Guardians Of The Galaxy to enjoy Ant-Man. Movies are getting more interconnected by the sheer weight of pop culture, and with WandaVision and Loki making significant in-roads on the movies’ status quo, this is o… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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2003’s ‘The year of The Matrix’: An experiment ahead of its time
