It’s been 18 years since the last <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/the-matrix-20-years-on-why-it-s-still-the-best-sci-fi-film-ever-made-1.891823" target="_blank"><i>Matrix</i> film</a>, but fans are preparing for a blast from the past, thanks to the series' latest installation, <i>The Matrix Resurrections</i>. The film had its US premiere at The Castro Theatre in San Francisco this weekend and will be released in UAE cinemas on Thursday. The movie reunites <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/why-we-all-still-love-keanu-reeves-1.871044" target="_blank">Keanu Reeves</a>, Carrie-Anne Moss and director Lana Wachowski. It also introduces new characters and actors to the franchise, such as Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jonathan Groff, Jessica Henwick, <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/priyanka-chopra-hits-back-at-journalist-who-questioned-if-she-and-nick-jonas-were-qualified-to-announce-oscar-nominations-1.1185894" target="_blank">Priyanka Chopra Jonas</a> and Jada Pinkett Smith. At the premiere, Reeves showed up in a black suit and suede loafers while Moss also opted for black with a sequinned dress. Pinkett Smith stunned in a red strapless gown and point toe boots, while Chopra Jonas wowed in a sparkling Halpern dress with silver pumps. She said on Instagram the outfit was an ode to her character in the film, Sati. The highly anticipated trailer for the sci-fi film was released in September with fans proclaiming that Christmas couldn’t come soon enough. The trailer seems to be modelled along the same lines as the first <i>Matrix </i>movie, which came out in 1999. Familiar scenes include “waking” Neo up to the "real world" after following the “white rabbit” and a martial arts sequence between Neo and Morpheus. There even seems to be an action-packed rooftop sequence, with a helicopter in sight, giving fans of the original series a feeling of deja vu. Ahead of the release of the full trailer of <i>The Matrix Resurrections</i>, Warner Bros also launched <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/2021/09/08/the-matrix-resurrections-interactive-website-lets-fans-choose-between-red-and-blue-pill/" target="_blank">an interactive website</a>, WhatIsTheMatrix.com, which allows users to choose between two realities, as in the original 1999 film.