Movies See The Matrix Resurrections cast reflect on Trinity and Neo's 'beautiful love story' And Carrie-Anne Moss and Keanu Reeves' seamless chemistry. By Tyler Aquilina Tyler Aquilina Tyler Aquilina is a former digital writer at Entertainment Weekly. He left EW in 2022. EW's editorial guidelines Published on December 8, 2021 12:00PM EST No matter how you might interpret it, The Matrix has always had a love story at its heart. That's what drew stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss back to the fold for the upcoming fourth entry in the sci-fi franchise, as they explain in a new video previewing the film, which you can watch exclusively above. "When [director Lana Wachowski] approached me, she spoke about having a story to tell which centered around Neo and Trinity, and that sounded really exciting to me," Reeves explains, adding, "Neo's getting a second chance at his life, and he's getting a second chance with the person that he says is 'the only person I ever loved.'" Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss return as Neo and Trinity in 'The Matrix Resurrections'. Warner Bros. Pictures As the actor previously told EW for our cover story on The Matrix Resurrections, "The depth of why this film got made is the sense of it being a love story between Trinity and Neo." "When I read the script for this movie I cried, because the idea of watching these two iconic actors in these two iconic parts coming back and fighting to have their love again just wrecked me," his costar Jonathan Groff added. Indeed, the reunion between Reeves and Moss apparently had their fellow actors in awe on the set of the film. "They both are like well-oiled machinery," Priyanka Chopra Jonas says in the video. "Their characters, the way they speak, the way they know each other even as people — it's just so wonderful to see their camaraderie." The Matrix Resurrections hits theaters and HBO Max Dec. 22. See more from the cast and Wachowski in the video above. For more on The Matrix Resurrections, order the January issue of Entertainment Weekly or find it on newsstands beginning Dec. 17. Don't forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW. Related content: Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss resurrect a 20-year love story with The Matrix 4.0 What even is The Matrix? Lana Wachowski and her stars address decades of theories New The Matrix Resurrections trailer reveals the return of Jada Pinkett Smith's Niobe