The Matrix Reloaded

Movie Details:

Based on	Characters by The Wachowskis
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Action, Sci-Fi
Release date	May 7, 2003 (Mann Village Theatre) May 15, 2003
Running time	2hr 18min
Age rating	R
Starring	Keanu Reeves Laurence Fishburne Carrie-Anne Moss Hugo Weaving Jada Pinkett Smith Gloria Foster
Directed by	The Wachowskis
Written by	The Wachowskis
Produced by	Joel Silver
Cinematography by	Bill Pope
Edited by	Zach Staenberg
Music by	Don Davis
Production Company	Warner Bros. Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures NPV Entertainment Silver Pictures
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Characters:

• Keanu Reeves as Neo
• Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus
• Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity
• Hugo Weaving as Smith
• Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe
• Harold Perrineau as Link
• Gloria Foster as the Oracle
• Randall Duk Kim as the Keymaker
• Monica Bellucci as Persephone
• Lambert Wilson as the Merovingian
• Helmut Bakaitis as the Architect
• Nathaniel Lees as Captain Mifune
• Neil and Adrian Rayment as the Twins
• Daniel Bernhardt as Agent Johnson
• Leigh Whannell as Axel
• Collin Chou as Seraph
• Nona Gaye as Zee
• Gina Torres as Cas
• Donald Anjaya Batte as Vector
• Anthony Zerbe as Councillor Hamann
• Roy Jones Jr. as Captain Ballard
• David A. Kilde as Agent Jackson
• Matt McColm as Agent Thompson
• Harry Lennix as Commander Lock
• Cornel West as Councillor West
• Steve Bastoni as Captain Soren
• Anthony Wong as Ghost
• Ian Bliss as Bane
• Clayton Watson as the Kid
• Malcolm Kennard as Abel
• Tory Mussett as Beautiful Woman at Le Vrai

Storyline:

In this second adventure, Neo and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until Zion falls under siege to the Machine Army. Only a matter of hours separates the last human enclave on Earth from 250,000 Sentinels programmed to destroy mankind. But the citizens of Zion, emboldened by Morpheus conviction that the One will fulfill the Oracles Prophecy and end the war with the Machines, rest all manner of hope and expectation on Neo, who finds himself stalled by disturbing visions as he searches for a course of action.

About Movie:

The Matrix Reloaded is the second installment in the Matrix franchise, written and directed by the Wachowskis as a sequel to the iconic The Matrix (1999). Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Gloria Foster return to their roles, with Jada Pinkett Smith joining the cast.

Filming took place primarily at Fox Studios in Australia, from March 1, 2001, to August 21, 2002, alongside the production of the third film, The Matrix Revolutions, and live-action footage for the video game Enter the Matrix.

General Motors provided over 300 cars for the production, all of which were destroyed for action sequences. The famous Burly Brawl scene, combining motion capture and CGI, took 27 days to film and cost $40 million, making it one of the most expensive action sequences ever produced.

The Matrix Reloaded premiered on May 7, 2003, in Los Angeles and was released worldwide on May 15, 2003, with a screening at the Cannes Film Festival. The video game accompanied the film Enter the Matrix and the animated anthology The Animatrix, which expanded its story.

While receiving generally positive reviews, many critics considered it a step down from the original. However, the film was a commercial success, grossing $741.8 million worldwide and breaking the record for the highest-grossing R-rated film, previously held by Terminator 2: Judgment Day, until Deadpool surpassed it in 2016.

It was the third-highest-grossing film of 2003, following The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Finding Nemo. Its direct sequel, The Matrix Revolutions, followed just six months later on November 5, 2003.

Budget & Box Office Collection:

Budget	$127–150 million
Domestic Opening	$91,774,413
Domestic Collection	$281,576,461
International Collection	$460,271,476
Worldwide Collection	$741,847,937