Laurence Fishburne revealed on The View Thursday that he had wanted to reprise his iconic role as Morpheus in the fourth Matrix movie, but was turned down. “I offered my services to the fourth Matrix, and they didn’t respond well," Fishburne told The View panel. In an interview with New York Magazine in 2020, Fishburne stated that he had simply “not been invited” to return for the fourth movie. But on Thursday, he divulged “the truth,” saying how he had initially approached the filmmakers with the proposition to play Morpheus. “So hey, it’s not like I didn’t say, ‘Oh, I’d like to offer my services.’ I did,” he said. “And for whatever reason, that didn’t happen.” When The View co-host Sara Haines asked Fishburne if he would consider returning for a fifth movie, the actor said that “it depends on the circumstances, who was involved, how well the script has been written, if they offer me [a part].” The Matrix Resurrections was the 2021 sequel to the Matrix trilogy and the fourth film in the $1 billion franchise. It saw the return of original cast members like Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, with Fishburne notably missing. Instead, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was cast to play a version of Morpheus. Fishburne appeared on The View as part of a promotional run for his upcoming movie, The Amateur.
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