He gave a number of great performances in Australian films: "Proof", "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and "The Interview" all demonstrate his extraordinary range and magnetism. Although the project had key supporters, including Silver and Di Bonaventura, to influence the company, The Matrix was still a huge investment for Warner Bros., which had to invest $60 million to create a movie with philosophical themes and difficult special effects. Cause he did the best Carl Sagan impression. [107] Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four: he praised the film's visuals and premise, but disliked the third act's focus on action. The fight scene sound effects, such as the whipping sounds of punches, were created using thin metal rods and recording them, then editing the sounds. From the moment he steps on screen, Agent Smith is a force to be reckoned with. He was the second of the three children in the family. Hes got plenty of movies prior, a lot of which I havent seen. Agent Smith is a nasty piece of programming that, like it or not, the original trilogy would be lost without. Before Cypher can kill Neo and Trinity, crew member Tank regains consciousness and kills him before pulling Neo and Trinity from the Matrix. Not really true about reeves. [57], The film's score was composed by Don Davis. [8] The Wachowskis' approach to action scenes was influenced by Japanese animation[9] and martial arts films, and the film's use of fight choreographers and wire fu techniques from Hong Kong action cinema influenced subsequent Hollywood action film productions. ", "Philip K. 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Davis, John Gaeta, Steve Courtley, Janek Sirrs, Jon Thum, John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum, This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 23:52. Keanu Reeves was an established name, but he wasnt the megastar he is today. Weaving's first television role was in the 1984 Australian television series Bodyline, as the English cricket captain Douglas Jardine. Instead, Weaving's absence comes down to a Hollywood staple: scheduling conflicts. "Lana was very keen for me to be a part of [The Matrix 4]," said Weaving. John Kenneth Muir in The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television called the film a "revolutionary" reimagination of movie visuals, paving the way for the visuals of later superhero films, and credits it with helping to "make comic-book superheroes hip" and effectively demonstrating the concept of "faster than a speeding bullet" with its bullet time effect. Following the trailer's release, there's been no confirmation of who will be the new threat to those that aren't plugged into The Matrix. [36], As of 2022[update], Weaving is on the board of the Adelaide Film Festival. The latest movie news, trailers, reviews, and more. This article says the Wachowskis were impressed by his acting in Priscilla, so they auditioned him, where he impressed them even more. [147], The film makes several references to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. [35] The Wachowskis therefore hired underground comic book artists Geof Darrow and Steve Skroce to draw a 600-page, shot-by-shot storyboard for the entire film. [35] Standard movie cameras were placed at the ends of the array to pick up the normal speed action before and after. 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Davis focused on this theme of reflections when creating his score, alternating between sections of the orchestra and attempting to incorporate contrapuntal ideas. NEXT: Every Franchise Movie Releasing in 2021. [145][146] Mitsuhisa Ishikawa of Production I.G, which produced Ghost in the Shell, noted that the anime's high-quality visuals were a strong source of inspiration for the Wachowskis. Those are the words first spoken by Hugo Weaving's Agent Smith while interrogating Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) in the original Matrix from 1999. I'm very insecure' Rhik Samadder The actor, 54, on a lifetime of epilepsy, the secret to a successful relationship and. It was meaningless to me, honestly. What did the Wachowskis see that made them want him in this role? After humans blocked the machines' access to solar energy, the machines responded by enslaving humankind and harvesting their bioelectric power while keeping their minds pacified in the Matrix, a shared simulated reality modeled on the world as it was in 1999. Or was this purely from the casting director? He is the recipient of six Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) and has also been recognised as an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia . Unfortunately, the timing didn't work for the film and its villain, much to Weaving's disappointment. Weve worked together five times, the Wachowskis and I on three Matrix films, V for Vendetta and Cloud Atlas. So, there are a lot of people on that set that I would love to see again. And then, Lana decided that she didn't wanna change her dates, so I couldn't do it. [73] Bullet time has been described as "a visual analogy for privileged moments of consciousness within the Matrix",[74] and throughout the film, the effect is used to illustrate characters' exertion of control over time and space. [32], In October 2015, Weaving joined the cast of the film adaption of Craig Silvey's novel Jasper Jones.[33][34]. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss portrayed Neo and Trinity, respectively, in all three chapters of the film series, each of which were directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski. The scene was shot successfully a few days later, with Reeves using only three takes. I'll disagree with u about Keanu Reeves not been a mega star at the time. Same with Tom Waits being the influence for Ledgersjoker. It was also released on 4K HDR Blu-ray on May 22, 2018. While his role is still unknown, it's worth noting that in his office from the trailer, an actual replica head statue of Agent Smith after a punch to the face can be seen in the background. Another stuntman was injured by a hydraulic puller during a shot in which Neo was slammed into a booth. [171], The Matrix was also influential for its impact on superhero films. In a controversial move by director Michael Bay, Weaving was chosen as the Decepticon leader Megatron vocally in the 2007 live-action film Transformers, rather than using the original version of the character's voice created by the voice actor Frank Welker. I was doing a play, at the time, but we were working out dates and things so that I could do both. The Western-tinged police thriller Mystery Road, written and directed by Ivan Sen, began filming in June 2012. [73] To create backgrounds, Gaeta hired George Borshukov, who created 3D models based on the geometry of buildings and used the photographs of the buildings themselves as texture. [141] The action scenes of The Matrix were also strongly influenced by live-action films such as those of director John Woo. The Real Reason Hugo Weaving Isn't In The Matrix Resurrections. The scene was shot by colliding a quarter-scale helicopter mock-up into a glass wall wired to concentric rings of explosives; the explosives were then triggered in sequence from the center outward, to create a wave of exploding glass. I mean, relative to after the matrix, he wasnt the same level of stardom before obviously. The Matrix: Resurrections premiered on Dec. 22, 2021, in theaters and simultaneously on HBO Max. A team of Agents and police, led by Agent Smith, arrives at Neo's workplace in search of him. While Fishburne and Weaving starring in the film likely would have improved it, their exclusion certainly isnt the sole reason the movie was bad. These were filmed back-to-back in one shoot and released on separate dates in 2003. [7] "The influence of [Baudrillard] was brought to the public's attention through the writings of art historians such as Griselda Pollock and film theorists such as Heinz-Peter Schwerfel". This idea can be examined in Agent Smith's monologue about the first version of the Matrix, which was designed as a human utopia, a perfect world without suffering and with total happiness. The Animatrix was overseen and approved by the Wachowskis, who only wrote four of the segments themselves but did not direct any of them; much of the project was developed by notable figures from the world of anime.[198]. "[15] In 2022, The Matrix was determined the most popular tech-themed movie in the United States using search volume data. Weaving spent the summer of 2009 starring in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of God of Carnage, portraying the caustic lawyer Alain Reille. In 2012, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant. Most recently, Michael helped launch Screen Rant's new horror section, and is now the lead staff writer when it comes to all things frightening. After all, a lot of viewers never connected to Mateen IIs version of Morpheus the same way they previously had with Fishburnes. The Nigerian-born English actor stated in an interview with Time Out London that he was unable to appear in the film due to a prior theater commitment. [25] Yuen designed Moss's moves to suit her deftness and lightness. [35] Soon, The Matrix became a co-production of Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures. [64] This code uses a custom typeface designed by Simon Whiteley,[39] which includes mirror images of half-width kana characters and Western Latin letters and Arabic numerals. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. by Trey Griffeth on September 2, 2020 The Lord of the Rings and Captain America star Hugo Weaving has revealed why he did not return as Agent Smith for The Matrix 4. While Groff is an exceptional actor, there is no denying that he simply didnt bring the gravitas to the role that Weaving previously had. Hugo Weaving was fortunate enough to be part of three of the biggest franchises in cinema history with The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While working for all of those websites, Matthew has been able to cover a variety of subjects he is very passionate about including movies, TV shows, comics, and wrestling. Hugo Weaving stars in a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. DFilm managed scenes that required heavy use of digital compositing, such as Neo's jump off a skyscraper and the helicopter crash into a building. [5] After its DVD release, it was the first DVD to sell more than one million copies in the US. ", He never clarified what he wasn't sure about, but given the final film's divided reception, it could've been anything. He played the role of the Elf-lord Elrond of Rivendell in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001 - 2003) and later The Hobbit film trilogy (2012 - 2014). "[11] In 2012, Weaving said to Collider: "It was one of the only things I've ever done where I had no knowledge of it, I didn't care about it, I didn't think about it. [66] "The color green reflects the green tint commonly used on early monochrome computer monitors". While the film introduced some interesting ideas, the fact is The Matrix Resurrections was one thing that a Matrix film never should be, boring. [13] Weaving filmed a guest role on Roxburgh's Australian TV series Rake in May 2010. Hugo Weavings character was the one who primarily hunted Keanu Reeves Neo and Laurence Fishburnes Morpheus in the first film. Weaving doesn't appear to hold the decision against Wachowski on a personal level, but it's certainly disappointing that things ended the way they did. From. Although the film has the potential to give Trinity a far better ending than she got in Revolutions and allow Neo to pass the title of "The One" onto another character (rumor has it Jessica Henwick is playing a "female Neo" in the movie), there doesn't seem to be a whole lot let to do with Smith as a character at this point. The actor was Agent. Lana Wachowski had rung me at the beginning of last year. In addition to Wachowski, Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Ann Moss returned to star as Neo and Trinity, respectively, despite their seeming death at the end of Revolutions. Most notably, this included Jada Pinkett-Smith as an elderly version of Niobe, current leader of Io,The Matrix'shuman city that replaced Zion after Neo seemingly brought an end to the war between humans and machines. [35], In 2004, Weaving became an ambassador for Australian animal rights organisation Voiceless, the animal protection institute. Weaving played the title role as V in the 2005 film V for Vendetta, in which he was reunited with the Wachowskis, creators of The Matrix trilogy, who wrote the adapted screenplay. He hangs up and flies away. How would you know the difference from the real world and the dream world?"[164]. I'm serious. Here's why Hugo Weaving didn't reprise his iconic role asAgent Smith in The Matrix Resurrections. Our technique was significantly different because we built it to move around objects that were themselves in motion, and we were also able to create slow-motion events that 'virtual cameras' could move around rather than the static action in Gondry's music videos with limited camera moves. Ultimately, we talked about it and when the offer came through to do it for Warners I said yes the next day and I talked to Lana. [190][191] The term has been used in discussion forums for right-wing topics such as Gamergate, white supremacy, incel subculture and Qanon. However, in this case, the fact that Mateen II was cast as a version of Morpheus in The Matrix Resurrections was a problem for the film. It was scary, suspenseful, I followed the plot with great interest, thrilled and terrified from beginning to end. When John Gaeta read the script, he pleaded with an effects producer at Mass.Illusion to let him work on the project, and created a prototype that led to him becoming the film's visual effects supervisor. He quickly became an iconic villain thanks to Weaving's performance, especiallythe coldlyrobotic way he would referto protagonist Neo (Keanu Reeves) by his name within The Matrix:"Mr. Anderson". For example, after Jessica Henwick already showed up in Star Wars and the MCU, she joined the cast of The Matrix Resurrections as the character Bugs. Last Ride (2009)"Kev . [35] French philosopher Jean Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation was required reading for most of the principal cast and crew. Then again, it's possible this new film involves time-travel and the original plan was for a pre-Matrix trilogy Smith to appear (with Weaving getting some CGI de-aging to playthe role) in scenes set in the past, alongside characters like The Merovingian (Lambert Wilson) and, rumor has it, a young Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen's supposed role). Speaking to Time Out, Weaving revealed he received an offer to return for The Matrix 4 shortly after committing to the National Theatre'sThe Visit, explaining "I thought [I] could do both and it took eight weeks to work out that the dates would work". Agent Smith was the primary antagonist of The Matrix films. [16], Philosopher William Irwin suggests that the idea of the "Matrix" a generated reality invented by malicious machines is an allusion to Descartes' "First Meditation", and his idea of an evil demon. The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film[5][6] written and directed by the Wachowskis. In response, Fishburne explained he wasnt involved in that decision. [23] He portrayed the notorious Vicomte de Valmont, a character he first played onstage in 1987. Unsurprisingly, Fishburne was asked why he wasnt a part of the fourth Matrix movie during those conversations and his answers have been mindblowing and simple. Additionally, Neil Patrick Harris played a new character in The Matrix Resurrections and Yahya Abdul Mateen II took over portraying Morpheus. Speaking to Collider about his place in the franchise and his lack of it in "Resurrections," Weaving revealed that he'd even gone as far as talking with the director, Lana Wachowski,. (For instance, Agent Smith's motivations in "Resurrections" admittedly don't seem to make a ton of sense. Weaving himself was unaware of the controversy and had accepted the role based on Michael Bay's personal request; in a November 2008 Sun Herald interview, he said he had never seen Transformers. Maybe a little too far on the piercing blue eyes." The ripple effect in the latter scene was created digitally, but the shot also included practical elements, and months of extensive research were needed to find the correct kind of glass and explosives to use. On 13 March 2011, The Key Man, which Weaving filmed in 2006, finally debuted at the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. [5] In North America, it went on to become the fifth highest-grossing film of 1999 and the highest-grossing R-rated film of that year. [39] According to editor Zach Staenberg on the DVD audio commentary track, the production team sent an edit of the film's first minutes (featuring Trinity's encounter with police and Agents) to Warner executives, and secured Warner's "total support of the movie" from then on. [26] He appeared in a segment of the Australian anthology film The Turning, based on Tim Winton's collection of linked stories, entitled "The Commission", directed by David Wenham. 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As a result, it seems wrong to argue that his inclusion in any film is a negative thing. Using this momentum, they later asked to direct The Matrix. By Michael Hein But he was still about as much of a star you could get, imo you could argue he was already the hottest (most in demand) movie star at the time he was casted. Childhood & Early Life. Interview Hugo Weaving: 'I can't get up in front of an audience. There's not much humor to keep it all life-size, and by the final stretch it's become bloated, mechanical, and tiresome. The goal of /r/Movies is to provide an inclusive place for discussions and news about films with major releases. [39] The portrayal resembles the opening credits of the 1995 Japanese cyberpunk film, Ghost in the Shell, which had a strong influence on the Matrix series. [37][38] The storyboard eventually earned the studio's approval, and it was decided to film in Australia to make the most of the budget. I don't mean that in any nasty way.". Giger was also recognized. When audiences see Smith again in The Matrix Reloaded, Hugo Weaving's character no longer has the earpiece, and even his glasses are slightly different from the other Agents. We'll just have to wait until December 24 to find out. If Weaving had been in the role, we'd have all known straight away that Neo's boss was actually Agent Smith, but because it's Jonathon Groff playing the guy, the movie gets to have fun keeping the reveal under wraps for at least a little bit. [103], In its original run, the film earned $171,479,930 (37.0%) in the United States and Canada and $292,037,453 (63.0%) in other countries, for a worldwide total of $463,517,383. "[114] Joss Whedon called the film "my number one" and praised its storytelling, structure and depth, concluding, "It works on whatever level you want to bring to it. "And then, Lana decided that she didn't wanna change her dates, so I couldn't do it. 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