The Matrix Reloaded is the second installment of the Matrix trilogy (all three are written by the Wachowski brothers), released in North American theaters May 15, 2003 by Warner Bros.
Most of the main characters from its prequel, The Matrix, are included in Reloaded, such as Neo (Keanu Reeves), Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss). Others are added, including Filmed together with the third movie, The Matrix Revolutions (in theaters November 7, 2003), it includes action scenes such as a chase involving over 50 vehicles, including motorcycles and 18-wheelers. In addition, there is finally footage of Zion, the underground city alluded to in The Matrix.
The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded were largely filmed in Sydney, Australia. The climactic car chase scene was filmed on an old United States Navy base in Alameda, California. Producers constructed a 1.5-mile freeway on the old runways just for the movie. Some post-production editing was done at old aircraft hangars on the base as well.
Reloaded earned an estimated $42.5 million on its Thursday opening day in the United States, a new record surpassing the one set in May 2002 by Spider-Man, which took in $39.4 million on its first day. Spider-Man set a record of $114.8 million in ticket sales during its three-day opening weekend.
Cast
The cast of The Matrix Reloaded is largely the same as The Matrix, with only minor additions.
- Christine Anu as Kali
- Alima Ashton-Sheibu as Link's Niece
- Helmut Bakaitis as The Architect
- Steve Bastoni as Soren
- Don Battee as Vector
- Monica Bellucci as 'Persephone'
- Daniel Bernhardt as Agent Johnson
- Valerie Berry as Priestess
- Ian Bliss as Bane
- Kelly Butler as Ice
- Sing Ngai as Seraph (as Collin Chou)
- Paul Cotter as Corrupt
- Essie Davis as Maggie
- Terrell Dixon as Wurm
- Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus
- Gloria Foster as The Oracle
- Nona M. Gaye as Zee (as Nona Gaye)
- Roy Jones Jr. as Ballard
- Malcolm Kennard as Abel
- David Kilde as Agent Jackson (as David A. Kilde)
- Randall Duk Kim as The Keymaker
- Christopher Kirby as Mauser
- Peter Lamb as Colt
- Nathaniel Lees as Mifune
- Harry J. Lennix as Commander Lock (as Harry Lennix)
- Robert Mammone as AK
- Matt McColm as Agent Thompson
- Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity
- Robyn Nevin as Councillor Dillard
- David No as Cain
- Socratis Otto as Operator
- Harold Perrineau Jr. as Link (as Harold Perrineau)
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe
- Adrian Rayment as Twin #2 (see ghost)
- Neil Rayment as Twin #1 (see ghost)
- Rupert Reid as Lock's Lieutenant
- Keanu Reeves as Neo (Thomas A. Anderson see Aeon for info on The One)
- David Roberts as Roland
- Shane C. Rodrigo as Ajax
- Tahei Simpson as Binary
- Frankie Stevens as Tirant
- Gina Torres as Cas
- Steve Vella as Malachi
- Clayton Watson as The Kid
- Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith
- Cornel West as Councillor West
- Leigh Whannell as Axel
- Bernard White as Rama-Kandra (see Rama Chandra)
- Lambert Wilson as 'Merovingian'
- Anthony Wong as 'Ghost' (see ghost)
- Anthony Zerbe as Councillor Hamann
External Links
- The Matrix Reloaded Official Website
- Newsweek: The Matrix Makers - An exclusive look behind the scenes at the Matrix sequels (possible spoilers).
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