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Will Smith Stars in ‘The Matrix’ Parody 27 Years After Rejecting Neo Role

Will Smith is getting to play Neo nearly three decades after he famously rejected the lead role in the 1999 blockbuster The Matrix. In the music video “Beautiful Scars” (below), Smith teams with ...
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‘The Matrix Resurrections’: How Lana Wachowski’s VFX Team Cracked the New Bullet Time Code

DNEG used a combination of volumetric capture, underwater footage, and stereo rigging for the return of Bullet Time. The biggest VFX decision on “The Matrix Resurrections,” of course, was how to ...
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‘The Matrix’ “Bullet Time” VFX Innovators to Receive Engineering Society’s Progress Medal

A pair of VFX pros behind 1999’s groundbreaking sci-fi thriller The Matrix will receive the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineer’s highest honor, the Progress Medal, next week at the ...
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The Matrix enters Fortnite: Neo Bullet Time Emoji + Trinity Kick Emote

The Matrix Resurrections is now hours away from release, with Neo and Trinity now inside of Fortnite -- in the form of some Matrix-themed emotes and some skins. Fortnite now has Neo's infamous ...
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‘The Matrix’ Has Never Been About Kung-Fu or Bullet-Time, It’s About This

Daniel is a University of Louisville graduate with an English degree, a sizable collection of Blu-rays, books, records, and a love of hiking. On March 31st, 1999, we were first plugged into The Matrix ...