Reeves: I never had superhero opportunities but I had actor envy.
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Which maybe leads to more abuse in the real world.įishburne: “The Matrix” was also the first movie that really delivered on what comic books promised. Why go outside when you can put your haptic suit on and go traveling and fall in love with some AI? Forget global warming and everything - we’ll digitize and just be. With VR and the integration of everything, we’re starting to be able to think that we can live in an artificial reality. Reeves: It used to be like, “Is this the Matrix?” And now it’s like, “The Matrix is real!” Now the zeitgeist is kind of catching up to that question. How do you think the movie’s meaning has changed over time? Reeves: I don’t think I got my first cellphone until after the second one. It’s amazing to think that when “The Matrix” came out, the Internet was still a pretty new phenomenon and there were no smartphones and no social media.įishburne: Yeah, I got my first cellphone when we were doing the first one. It’s like, there’s “Star Wars” and then there’s “The Matrix.” It’s cool to be a part of that. It’s a huge blessing to know you’ve done something that has affected people the way “The Matrix” has. The thing is, it changed a lot of people’s lives. Many times people will say to me, “Morpheus!” and I will complete the sentence by saying, “is not my name!” Reeves: But it runs into you on the street.įishburne: Oh, all the time. When was the last time you guys watched it?įishburne: I haven’t watched it in a while. “The Matrix” came out almost 20 years ago. Laurence Fishburne, on Warner Bros’ “Justice League” plans What were they doing over there? Marvel has been kicking their ass. We’ve been waiting 35 years for these to show up on the screen. I’m embracing where I’m at and just trying to stay open for whatever’s out there. I’m not dyeing my hair and trying to pretend I’m 40. I’m occupying the grandpa chair now on “black-ish.” But I’ve embraced it. But I think staying open is a wiser choice than limiting oneself by your age or whatever. It’s not quite James Bond.įishburne: All that running and jumping and gun-fu - there are some younger cats than you that wouldn’t be down. Yeah, he’s got this huge myth and he’s ultra-dangerous, but he’s vulnerable. But I think that’s one of the reasons you root for the guy. Ĭhad takes great pleasure in really messing John Wick up: hit him with a car, throw him through windows, have him get shot. I’m not quite leaping and bounding down the stairs.
Reeves: Yeah, sure, you feel it in the knees a little bit. Does this kind of hardcore action get harder to do as you get older? John Wick really takes a serious beating in this movie. It’s not a cynical thing that Laurence is here.
Reeves: But this wasn’t stunt casting or anything like that. When you put it like that, it actually sounds a little “Matrix”-y.įishburne: Sure, it’s like, “I’m going to show you there’s a deeper level to this.” Being the character who opens that up for you is really kind of nice. The other thing is that, with the Bowery King, we start to suddenly realize that there’s another layer to this world: “What, there’s an underground to the underworld?” You know, John Wick is not a guy that asks for help, so when he goes to somebody for help, whoever that is, you know he’s a serious cat. How did you approach it?įishburne: It was really simple because of the way they set it up. Laurence, this is a situation where you know you’re not going to have a huge amount of screen time but you need to make a big impact.
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