As reported in an interview with Variety, Drew Goddard, known for directing The Cabin in the Woods and Bad Times at the El Royale, as well as writing Cloverfield by Matt Reeves, World War Z film adaptation by Marc Forster and the adaptation of The Martian by Ridley Scott, has shared some thoughts on the Sinister Six he was set to make and the upcoming Matrix film.
Sony announced the Sinister Six spin-off film in December 2013, set to be part of their The Amazing Spider-Man universe, featuring Andrew Garfield, with a teaser end-credit segment showcasing weapons belonging to members Doctor Octopus, Mysterio, the Rhino, the Vulture, and Kraven the Hunter, who appeared in the second film from 2014. However, the project, scheduled for a late 2016 release, was dropped after The Amazing Spider-Man 2 failed to meet box office expectations and after a Marvel reboot of the character was announced.
“I had a big Spider-Man movie about the Sinister Six go down because of the Sony hack. My office was right on the lot, and I saw the FBI swarm in and the helicopters fly over the studio,” Goddard stated. “I was sad about it, but there was literally nothing I could do to change the course of events. I suppose it was better than if they hadn’t liked the script.”
A decade on, Drew Goddard has been hired to take on a project with great anticipation and expectation: the latest Matrix film. This film will follow in the culturally significant Matrix franchise, which began in 1999 with the Wachowskis sisters’ original sci-fi action starring Keanu Reeves as a computer hacker in a dystopian world, finding himself caught up in a rebellion against mass machinery and stimulated worlds. The Matrix opened to mass critical praise and was followed by three sequels released throughout 2003 and 2021.
“I can’t say too much, because we’re still in the stage of writing it. I need to give myself space to find the best story. I think the approach will be the way I approach anything, which is, do I love it? And I love what Lana and Lilly Wachowski did with those movies. They mean so much to me and I feel like they’ve had a profound impact on my creative voice. I take this responsibility very seriously. I feel the weight of wanting to do right by the fans, wanting to do right by the creators and wanting to do right for myself as a fan.”
On whether Keanu Reeves might appear, Goddard simply said: “I can’t speak to that.”
The director also addressed that he experienced a different response to The Matrix Resurrections, the fourth film in the sci-fi franchise, which was released to a divisive critical reception, with some critics praising the film’s ability to tap into the elements which made the original such a huge cultural success, while others panned the film’s lack of creativity.
“I don’t know. It certainly resonated with me,” the filmmaker explained. “When I watched the movie, I was deeply moved. It may be the most emotional of the of the four.”
He added, “I know it got caught up in the COVID times, and it was when Warner Bros. was putting everything on streaming.”
Drew Goddard is currently promoting his latest screenplay adaptation of the Andy Weir sci-fi novel Hail Project Mary, directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord, starring Ryan Gosling as an astronaut tasked with saving the Earth from a dying sun.
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