FILM · 2003 · USA

The Matrix Reloaded

Directed by

Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Runtime

138 min

Studio

Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures, NPV Entertainment

125 archived facts · 6 topics · 1 source · Last reviewed Sep 2026

The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machine sentinels digging to Zion in 72 hours, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity must find the Keymaker to ultimately reach the Source.

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The Matrix Reloaded: 8 Facts About the Characters and Cast

1. #004

   The role of Seraph was written specifically for Jet Li. Jet Li reportedly asked for the same fee Keanu Reeves was paid to make the film. The role was later changed to a woman and offered to Michelle Yeoh, who turned it down because of scheduling conflicts.

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2. #022

   Martial arts training for the lead actors began in November 2000 and lasted eight months.

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3. #060

   The gun Persephone uses is a COP.357. It was also used by the Replicant Leon Kowalski (Brion James) in Blade Runner (1982).

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4. #079

   Jada Pinkett Smith had previously auditioned for the role of Trinity in The Matrix (1999).

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5. #105

   Lara Dutta was offered a role in this film and in The Matrix Revolutions (2003), but she turned it down because she did not like the script.

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6. #117

   Da Brat auditioned for the role of Zee.

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7. #118

   Monica Bellucci would later take the small role of Lucia, the widow of the criminal Marco Sciarra, a member of the SPECTER organization, in Spectre (2015). Persephone (Bellucci) is the wife of the Merovingian, a program living in the Matrix as the leader of a powerful criminal organization, and she willingly betrays the Merovingian and helps Neo, Morpheus and Trinity reach the Keymaker.

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8. #125

   Each of the lead actors reprised their role in the tie-in video game Enter the Matrix (2003).

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