Geek Goodies: 'The Matrix' Pop Vinyl Action Figures

Starting on Black Friday we're going to begin highlighting (and giving away) some awesome items from our friends over at Entertainment Earth, but let's get things started off early with this bad boy right here. In fact, he's the ultimate bad boy, Neo from The Matrix! It only took them years but Funko has finally taken the blue pill and given us The Matrix Pop Vinyl action figures we've been dying for. And of course it all begins and ends with Keanu Reeves as Neo, who looks like he just learned that there is no spoon! *mind blown* The rest of this first wave includes Trinity, Morpheus, and of course Agent Smith. These can be pre-ordered now for only $9.99 and will ship as soon as they are released next March.

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 'The Matrix' Neo Pop! Vinyl Action Figure

 'The Matrix' Trinity Pop! Vinyl Action Figure

'The Matrix' Morpheus Pop! Vinyl Action Figure

'The Matrix' Agent Smith Pop! Vinyl Action Figure

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Blu-Ray Deal of the Week: The Ultimate Matrix Collection for $24.99

Times have been pretty lean for The Wachowskis of late, and that could very well change if there next massive sci-fi film, Jupiter Ascending, proves to be a smash. No matter what, the duo will always be groundbreakers of the genre thanks to The Matrix. This week's blu-ray deal has The Ultimate Matrix Collection yours for only $24.99, or 62% off what you'd pay in stores. The 6-disc set includes The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions, plus the bridging animated film, The Animatrix.You also get an additional five discs of special features and bonus materials, including the documentary "The Matrix Revisited". Take the blue pill and order yours today here!

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Rumor: The Wachowskis Planning New 'The Matrix' Trilogy

It's probably safe to assume that The Wachowski siblings were unprepared for how huge their 1999 sci-fi classic, The Matrix, would become. Not only was it a smash at the box office, but it spawned a couple of mindbogglingly bad sequels, inspired a legion of copycats mimicking the whole "bullet time" thing, and grew into a massive multimedia empire and pop culture icon. However, the Wachowskis haven't come close to matching it since, leading to years of rumors of another Matrix movie that never pan out. Well, now there's another one claiming it's a good time to plug back in.

The guys over at Latino Review claim the Wachowskis have begun development on a new Matrix trilogy, penning treatments that would be prequels rather than follow-ups. They say Warner Bros. is keen on getting these films ready ASAP so they can compete with heavy-hitters like Star Wars and Avatar in 2017, and that's a reasoning that actually makes a little bit of sense. Not much else is known, including whether the Wachowskis would be directing, but one of the early outlines is said to be about "the birth of the Matrix". And no, this new trilogy won't recognize any of the satellite stories like the ones in The Animatrix.

All the Wachowskis have really accomplished of late is racking up huge budgets for films that nobody wants to see. Speed Racer and Cloud Atlas were expensive failures, and judging by some early reaction to the Jupiter Ascending trailer it may flop too. That doesn't inspire a lot of studio confidence, and even Warner Bros. may be hesitant to invest in such a venture. We'll just have to wait and see if this is true, or just a dream we were sure is so real.

For now, check out a Japanese trailer for the Wachowskis' Jupiter Ascending, starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis. It opens July 18th 2014 and still looks like an intergalactic Snow White and the Huntsman.

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Blu-Ray Deal of the Week: 62% off The Ultimate Matrix Collection

Take the blue pill and venture back into the world of The Matrix with our Blu-Ray Deal of the Week! The 10-Disc Ultimate Matrix Collection can be yours for only $24.99, that's 62% off the price you'll find in stores. The set includes the entire genre-busting trilogy, feature commentaries from philosophers as well as the cast, documentaries, the CG "bridge" film The Animatrix, and over three hours of music. So why wait? Order the Ultimate Matrix Collection right here now!

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Blu-Ray Deal of the Day: The Ultimate Matrix Collection one-day only at $26.99!

Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day is The Ultimate Matrix Collection. This definitive 7-disc set features all three of The Wachowski's epic science fiction trilogy, plus the collection of connecting shorts The Animatrix.  This awesome set can be yours for only $26.99, that's 58% off the regular price. That price is only good for today, so buy yours now!

Special Features

Written Introduction by the Wachowski Brothers
Commentaries by:
- Philosophers: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber
- Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
- Cast/Crew: Carrie-Anne Moss, Zach Staenberg and John Gaeta
for The Matrix
Feature-Length Documentary The Matrix Revisited
Behind The Matrix Documentary Gallery: 83 Featurettes with The MTV Movie Awards Reloaded and 3-D Evolutions Stills Gallery
The Music Revisited: 41-Track Audio Selection of Nearly 3 Hours of Music
Music Videos: Marilyn Manson's Rock Is Dead and P.O.D.'s Sleeping Wake
Enter The Matrix: The Game Documentary
Enter The Matrix: View 23 Live-Action Scenes Shot for the Video Game That Plug into the Action of The Matrix Reloaded
4 Director Commentaries and 8 Documentaries on The Animatrix, Including Scrolls to Screen: The History and Culture of Anime
The Burly Man Chronicles: Probe the Society of Actors, Craftspeople and Filmmakers Who Shaped the Movie Trilogy and the Enter The
Matrix Console Game in 21 Featurettes and a Feature-Length Documentary
The Roots of The Matrix: Historical, Philosophical and Technological Inspirations Are Explored in Insightful Documentaries
The Zion Archive: Production Assets Developed for The Matrix Universe, Including Concert Art Storyboards, Drawings, Music Videos,
Music Rave Reel and The Matrix Online
Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots

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Those new Matrix sequels? They were all just a dream....

Ok, so that huge story from yesterday about Keanu Reeves and the Wachowskis talkin' about re-teaming for a new pair of sequels to The Matrix? Turns out they were in fact tricks fabricated by the matrix to keep us poor movie news junkies in our place.  At least according to Entertainment Weekly, who state that Keanu's rep flatly denied it.

I guess that encompasses the futuristic Robin Hood flick, as well.  That one is still a verifiable commodity, so if Warner Brothers hasn't bought it yet, there's still a good chance of it getting picked up.

Funny thing is now that the Matrix rumor is out there and people have gotten into a lather about it, don't you think that shows people really want to see another movie with Neo and the gang? I think it does, and wouldn't be surprised if we see something come out of all this.

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Rumor: Is Keanu Reeves jumping back into The Matrix? WB Buys The Wachowski's futuristic Robin Hood flick?

As far as The Matrix goes, it was pretty much diminishing returns the whole way through. As groundbreaking and seminal as the original 1999 film was, that's how lousy the final two installments were. But there's no deny they were hugely successful, and the thought that the story of Neo and the rest of the black leather gang wasn't quite over has persisted for years. One of Aint It Cool News' sources attended a Q&A with Keanu Reeves who had a few things to say about a possible return to the sci-fi franchise, and according to him it sounds like discussions are indeed underway...

"Says he met the Wachowski's (no emphasis on the word brothers), for lunch over Christmas and stated that they had completed work on a two picture script treatment that would see him return to the world of the Matrix as Neo. Says the brothers have met with Jim Cameron to discuss the pro's and con's of 3D and are looking to deliver something which has never been seen again. Keanu stated that he still has an obligation to the fans to deliver a movie worthy of the title "The Matrix" and he swears this time that the treatment will truly revolutionise the action genre like the first movie. Wachowski's are working on a movie called Cloud Atlas at the moment, once that concludes they will talk again."

Sounds like Keanu agrees with me about Reloaded and Revolutions. Of even more interest to me right now is another statement attributed to Keanu, that Warner Brothers had just bought the Wachowski's script for 'Hood', a futuristic take on the tale of Robin Hood. The buying price of $5M is the most in Hollywood history, so obviously somebody's got some really stinkin' high hopes for this thing. Back in December when we first wrote about the film, The Wachowskis were negotiating with Will Smith for the title role, and according to this latest report he has indeed signed on.


So it looks like The Wachowskis are coming back in a really big way. I haven't been all that amazed by anything they've done post-Matrix, but they're such visual pioneers that I want to see how they put all this new 3D technology to use.

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