When host Joy Behar praised him for openly admitting the circumstances, Fishburne simply noted that “that’s the truth.” Ironically, it was a truth prompted by host Sara Haines asking if he might be open to returning for the fifth film that’s in the works.

Laurence Fishburne has explained his absence from The Matrix Resurrections, revealing that his offer to return was rejected. The actor, who played Morpheus in the original trilogy, was a notable absence from the divisive fourth instalment, which reunited Keanu Reeves and Carrie Ann Moss.