‘The Matrix 4’: Priyanka Chopra Jonas In Final Negotiations to Join Cast

The simulation is getting another entrant as Priyanka Chopra Jonas is set to board the cast alongside Keanu Reeves, Carrie Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul Mateen II, and Neil Patrick Harris in The Matrix 4.

Variety reports that according to sources close to the project, the actress slash international beauty icon is finalizing a deal for her to star in the follow up to the epic science fiction movie tentpole. However, details of who Chopra Jonas might be playing are tightly kept under wraps. Abdul Mateen II, on the other hand, is still being speculated to play a younger Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne portrayed the role in the original Matrix trilogy).

Sources also say that the current cast roster went through weeks of intense fight training as production is set to start soon. Creator Lana Wachowski is returning to direct The Matrix 4 for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures.

Chopra Jonas seems to be the right fit for the movie, with her previous starring role on ABC’s Quantico showing us enough proof of the action she can deliver. The actress also had her recent project, indie production The Sky is Pink, enter the official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival 2019.

The first three Matrix movies—The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions—spawned a decent fan following with its unique take on alternate realities and inter-dimensional concepts. The Matrix trilogy has a collective global gross of $1.6 billion, making it one of the most successful movie franchises in the last 20 years. The movie portrays a futuristic dystopian society that’s unknowingly trapped inside an AI-made simulation in an effort to siphon human energy as their source of life. Neo, a gifted hacker, discovers a glitch that points to the simulation and is driven to spark a rebellion against the machines responsible for throwing humanity and reality in disarray.

The Matrix 4 comes from a script written by Wachowski, alongside Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell.