Some Keanu Reeves franchises never die.

John Wick hasn’t killed everybody yet and will return for a fifth installment and a spinoff film. Bill and Ted returned in 2020 to brighten our pandemic year after laying dormant since 1991. And a second Constantine adventure is reportedly in the works at Warner Bros.

So is it any surprise that The Matrix is resurrecting, again?

Warner Bros. announced on Wednesday that a fifth Matrix movie is currently in development. And while they can’t confirm if any of the Matrix regulars will be returning in front of the camera, behind the camera there will be some changes.

For the first time, Lana and Lilly Wachowski will not be handling directing duties for a Matrix film. Instead, Drew Goddard (The Martian, Cabin in the Woods) will be not only directing, but writing and producing the sequel. Lilly Wachowski will be involved as an executive producer, though.

The can neither confirm nor deny if core cast members like Keanu Reeves, Carrie Anne-Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving and Jada Pinkett Smith will return.

Goddard proactively went to Warner Bros. with his idea for another iteration of The Matrix. “Drew came to Warner Bros with a new idea that we all believe would be an incredible way to continue the Matrix world, by both honoring what Lana and Lilly began over 25 years ago and offering a unique perspective based on his own love of the series and characters,” said Jesse Ehrman, Warner Bros Motion Pictures President of Production in a statement.

“The entire team at Warner Bros Discovery is thrilled for Drew to be making this new Matrix film, adding his vision to the cinematic canon the Wachowskis spent a quarter of a century building here at the studio,” he continued.

The first film in the franchise, The Matrix, released in 1999, is considered one of the most influential sci-fi movies of all time, and introduced new motion picture techniques that many other movies have copied since. It was followed by two sequels released back-to-back in 2003, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, and 18 years later, The Matrix Resurrections, released simultaneously in theaters and streaming on HBO Max. The sequels were received with mixed reviews, and in the case of Resurrections, disappointing box office returns.