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Priyanka Chopra: The Matrix Resurrections is led by formidable female characters

Priyanka Chopra: The Matrix Resurrections is led by formidable female characters

Last seen in her home production The White Tiger (2021), Priyanka Chopra is presently busy promoting her eagerly awaited film The Matrix Resurrections.

The film in the popular sci-fi film franchise is written and directed by Lana Wachowski, who along with her sister Lilly had helmed the previous three titles – The Matrix in 1999, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions, both released in 2003.


Priyanka Chopra said she initially felt intimidated by the cast from the previous movies but it turned out to be a wonderful experience to work on the film that’s led by formidable women.

“When it comes to women, especially with The Matrix Resurrections, it is led by extremely formidable female characters. All of them that you see are the ones leading the action. I think that was very important to our director Lana. It was something that really matters to her, she has spoken about,” the 39-year-old actor told PTI in a Zoom interview from Los Angeles.

The Matrix Resurrections brings back the original cast of the film series alongside a new set of characters. Keanu Reeves returns as Neo, Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity, and Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Christina Ricci, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jonathan Groff are the new faces in the movie franchise with Priyanka, who plays the grown-up version of Sati, a child with an important connection with Neo.

To get into the skin of Sati - earlier seen in The Matrix Revolutions as a young girl played by Tanveer Atwal - the actor said it was essential for her to understand how the character graduates over the years in the Matrix universe.

Priyanka said it was an honour to be "inducted" into the film franchise, known for redefining the action and sci-fi genre with its complex story. It's an extreme honour to be inducted or included in such a project and especially to be given the responsibility of the character of Sati, which I know is very close to Lana and it was very strategically placed in the previous movie. So, I was very excited when I got the role,” she said.

Recalling her first meeting with the director, the National Award winner said she took a flight to the US from India just to meet Wachowski after her agent's call. "I remember I was filming in India and I got a call from my agent saying, Lana wants to meet me tomorrow in San Francisco. And I got onto a flight, went straight from the airport to meet her, talk to her for a while. She asked me questions about the role and then she gave me the script and said 'Welcome to The Matrix' and it was really cool."

Sati is described, by the makers, as a young woman with wisdom that belies her years and an ability to see the truth, no matter how murky the waters.

"What was required for me was having an understanding of what happened from the time we saw her in the previous movie, and where she is right now. I worked a lot with Lana about what Sati's purpose is right now, why she is where she is, and to be able to build the adult version of where you still see the younger, Sati," she said describing the character's journey within the Matrix universe.

"Like the way we have even worked with the hair, we tried to give an homage to her. That was really fun because as an actor, character development is the best part about our job," the actor, who is seen in an intriguing appearance with loose pants, knee-high boots, and braided short buns, added.”

The Sky is Pink (2019) actor said working on the movie was a "visceral" experience.  "I won't lie, as someone who's the new kid in the movie, I was very intimidated with Carrie-Anne, Keanu, and Jada Pinkett and just having the cast from the previous movies on set. But they're so wonderful, so encouraging. "Especially the new lot, as well as Yahya, Jessica, Jonathan, Neil. I was intimidated for the first few days, but after that, they were all so lovely. It was a wonderful experience because we were experiencing this really visceral thing together."

The Matrix Resurrections is set to be released in India by Warner Bros Pictures on December 22 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

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