A brand new trailer for Matrix Resurrections has dropped in. And fans are wondering if Jonathan Groff is the new Agent Smith in Matrix 4.
In the second trailer, we get to see Neo (Keanu Reeves) trying to decode this strange world once again and he has memories from his past. And those memories are tied to both Agent Smith and Morpheus.
Even though both Hugo Weaving andLaurence Fishburnewere not present in the firstMatrix 4trailer, we did know that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is the younger Morpheus. However, we didn’t get to see much into Groff’s character until now.
The second trailer forMatrix Resurrectionsjumps back and forth between two realities for Neo and also gives us clues about Jonathan Groff’s character.
New Agent Smith InMatrix Resurrections
Even though the new trailer doesn’t say it outright, but there are several clues suggesting that Jonathan Groff will be the new Agent Smith inMatrix 4.
There are several deja vu moments in the trailer that act as references from theMatrixtrilogy. All the characters in this movie — right from Trinity to Morpheus — can be heard quoting lines from the past. It is definitely related to the “strange, repeating loops” that Morpheus says we’re all trapped in. Here are some instances of it:
Why Does Agent Smith Have A Different Face InMatrix 4?
I am sure this one question may have crossed your mind simply because Agent Smith is not human but a sentient computer program that can replicate itself. So why does he have a new face that belongs to Jonathan Groff and why not bring Hugo Weaving to play the original Agent Smith?
Here’s a theory:
We do know that a program’s shell (i.e. physical appearance) could be compromised or altered fromThe Matrix Revolutions. So it is quite possible that after Neo ends Smith, the Machines only delete his shell and not his entire code. This could allow him to rebuild once again with time but with a different face.
But that being said, not everything in the Matrix is what it seems to be. So Jonathan Groff’s character could simply be a ruse but one thing is very clear from the trailer that Groff is playing someone who is familiar with the history between Agent Smith and Neo.
TheMatrix Resurrectionswill be hitting the theaters on December 22 so it’s only a matter of time before all is revealed!
