Matrix 5 Announced: Drew Goddard to Direct New Sequel

Drew Goddard to Write and Direct 'The Matrix 5' for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Discovery confirms a fifth installment is in development with Drew Goddard at the helm and Lana Wachowski serving as executive producer.

Sofia Chen

Mar 11, 2026, 8:02 PM PT · 2 min read

Drew Goddard — Photo: Raven Underwood / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

THE RUNDOWN

Warner Bros. Discovery announced a fifth Matrix movie is officially in development.
Drew Goddard will serve as the film's writer and director.
Lana Wachowski is attached to the project as an executive producer.
No official casting for Keanu Reeves or Carrie-Anne Moss has been confirmed.
This is the first Matrix film not directed by the Wachowski sisters.

Warner Bros. is officially returning to the simulation. The studio announced on April 3, 2024, that a fifth Matrix film is in active development. Drew Goddard, the Academy Award-nominated writer of The Martian and director of The Cabin in the Woods, has been tapped to write and direct the new installment. This project marks the first film in the iconic sci-fi franchise not directed by Lana or Lilly Wachowski.

Jesse Ehrman, President of Production at Warner Bros. Motion Pictures, revealed that the project was sparked by a fresh pitch from Goddard. "Drew came to Warner Bros. with a new idea that we all believe would be an incredible way to continue the Matrix world," Ehrman said in an official statement. Lana Wachowski, who directed 2021's The Matrix Resurrections, will remain involved as an executive producer alongside Sarah Esberg of Goddard Textiles.

While the film is confirmed, the studio has not yet announced a formal title or release date. It also remains unclear if franchise leads Keanu Reeves or Carrie-Anne Moss will reprise their roles as Neo and Trinity. The Matrix franchise has earned approximately $1.8 billion at the global box office since its 1999 debut, though the most recent entry, The Matrix Resurrections, earned a more modest $159 million worldwide during its pandemic-era release.