{"id":646433,"date":"2026-03-10T21:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/646433\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:12:18","slug":"the-matrix-5-is-still-in-the-works-celebrate-with-this-incredible-neo-toy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/646433\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Matrix 5’ Is Still in the Works, Celebrate With This Incredible Neo Toy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since it feels like we\u2019ve all been plugged into a giant simulation, here\u2019s a reminder. Last year, news broke that<\/a> writer Drew Goddard was working on a fifth Matrix movie. \u201cIt is not hyperbole to say The Matrix films changed both cinema and my life,\u201d the writer of Cloverfield, Cabin in the Woods, and The Martian<\/a> said at the time. \u201cLana and Lilly [Wachowski]\u2019s exquisite artistry inspires me on a daily basis, and I am beyond grateful for the chance to tell stories in their world.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, since then, there hasn\u2019t been any news on the sequel. So when io9 sat down with Goddard to talk about his latest film, <\/a>Project Hail Mary (he adapted Andy Weir\u2019s book into the screenplay), we asked for an update.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in the cave writing,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I come out of the cave, we\u2019ll have news.\u201d That\u2019s, frankly, not much of an update, but it\u2019s to be expected for a project that\u2019s obviously quite secretive. And, frankly, we didn\u2019t think it was enough of an update to mention at all. That is, until we saw a new Neo figure from the team at Hot Toys. Suddenly, we thought, \u201cWhoa. There\u2019s an opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

So as we all wait for Goddard to finish writing the fifth Matrix film, let\u2019s shift our focus to something more tangible: this stunning new Hot Toys figure of Neo from The Matrix Reloaded. Here are a few images.<\/p>\n

Now, we know what you might be thinking. \u201cThe Matrix Reloaded kind of stinks. Why would I want Neo from that film?\u201d Well, think about it. Neo doesn\u2019t really become \u201cNeo\u201d until the end of the first Matrix. It\u2019s in Reloaded when he\u2019s really flying with his full powers. So maybe the first Matrix is the better film, but we think this is the definitive version of Neo.<\/p>\n

The Matrix Reloaded Neo costs $270 and can be preordered now over at Sideshow Collectibles<\/a>, which also has a bunch of additional images. It\u2019s not scheduled to arrive until sometime in 2027, but that\u2019s way before we\u2019ll see Goddard\u2019s Matrix, if we see that at all.<\/p>\n

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Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel<\/a>, Star Wars<\/a>, and Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since it feels like we\u2019ve all been plugged into a giant simulation, here\u2019s a reminder. Last year, news…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":646434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[28],"tags":[274758,171,263760,26534,53,71401,274759,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-646433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-drew-goddard","tag-entertainment","tag-hot-toys","tag-keanu-reeves","tag-movies","tag-the-matrix","tag-the-matrix-5","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116206944232728205","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}