‘The film is led by formidable female characters’

‘The Matrix Resurrections’ star Priyanka Chopra Jonas says she initially felt intimidated by the cast from the previous movies but it turned out to be a wonderful experience to work on the film that’s led by formidable women, reports NDTV.

The upcoming film in the popular sci-fi film franchise is written and directed by Lana Wachowski, who along with her sister Lilly had helmed the previous three titles – ‘The Matrix’ in 1999, ‘The Matrix Reloaded’ and ‘The Matrix Revolutions’, both released in 2003.

Asked about the film’s action sequences, Priyanka said though she has done stunts in many of her films in Bollywood, her character of Sati specifically did not require any physical training.

“When it comes to women, especially with ‘The Matrix Resurrections’, it’s led by extremely formidable female characters. All of them that you see, they are the ones leading the action... I think that was very important to our director Lana. It was something that really matters to her, she has spoken about,” the 39-year-old actor told news agency PTI in a Zoom interview from Los Angeles.

‘The Matrix Resurrections’ brings back the original cast of the film series alongside a new set of characters. Keanu Reeves returns as Neo, Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity and Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Christina Ricci, Neil Patrick Harris and Jonathan Groff are the new faces in the movie franchise with Priyanka, who plays the grown-up version of Sati, a child with an important connection with Neo.