It feels like the truth has been a little lost in the chaos caused by revelations a new film of The Matrix was in the works.

　　《黑客帝国》系列据传正在筹备新电影，引发诸多关注，然而爆料似乎与事实有所出入。

　　First reports seemed to indicate that Warner Bros. were keen to completely reboot or remake the franchise, but that angle has since been denied by the very writer hired for the job, Zak Penn, who took to Twitter to declare the reports inaccurate; insisting that The Matrix should never be rebooted.

　　最先爆出的消息是，华纳兄弟公司希望彻底重启或重制该系列电影。随后新任编剧扎克·佩恩却予以否认，并在推特上辟谣，坚称《黑客帝国》系列不应重启。

　　What, exactly, will this new Matrix film consist of then? Penn further hinted that, "People who know Animatrix and the comics understand. Do I want to see more stories set in the universe of The Matrix? Yes. Because it’s a brilliant idea that generates great stories. Look at what people are doing with X-Men universe. Between Logan and Legion and Deadpool, does anyone want them to stop? Not me."

　　那么这部新电影的内容究竟是什么?佩恩做出了进一步暗示：“看过《黑客帝国动画版》和漫画的观众会了解这一点。你问我是否希望为黑客帝国宇宙开拓更多故事线?当然。这是个好主意，许多伟大的故事就是这样诞生的。看看X战警宇宙的拓展情况吧，他们拍了许多关于金刚狼，大群(X教授之子)和死侍的电影，有人希望他们停下吗?反正我不想。”

　　Which seems to indicate any new film for the franchise will directly take on the idea of the expanded universe, as set forth by the aforementioned Animatrix (the anthology anime film) and the comics, opening up wide the possibilities for new narratives.

　　《黑客帝国》系列新电影的信息似乎要从经过扩展的黑客帝国宇宙中进行挖掘了，而前文提及的《黑客帝国动画版》(由独立的动画电影组成)以及漫画版丰富了黑客帝国宇宙，为拍摄新电影提供了广泛的可能性。

　　An interesting report from Birth.Movies.Death seems to claim from two independent sources that the studio is looking particularly at the idea of a Morpheus prequel, with Creed’s Michael B. Jordan taking on the role made famous by Laurence Fisburne.

　　Birth.Movies.Death网站则爆出了一则来自两个独立消息源的有趣消息，消息称工作室尤其关注制作墨菲斯的前传电影，并计划邀请《奎迪》的男主角迈克尔·B·乔丹担纲主演，这个著名的角色此前由劳伦斯·菲什伯恩扮演。

　　Admittedly, it’s one of several ideas currently being mulled over, with Warner Bros. having established a dedicated writer’s room with the very intent of creating a multi-film franchise; though the Morpheus idea is proving one of the more popular creative directions.

　　无可否认，尽管墨菲斯前传被证明是较受欢迎的创作方向，这也只是制作方正在考虑的想法之一，华纳兄弟公司已组建了一支编剧团队，专心创作剧本，意图打造新的系列电影。

（编辑：何莹莹）