The Matrix Reloaded of nine animated shorts, "The Animatrix", which was released on June 3, supported and expanded the storyline of the film. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $742.1 million worldwide. "The Matrix Revolutions", which completes the story, was released six months after "Reloaded", in November 2003. Six months after the events of the first film, Neo (Keanu Reeves) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) are now romantically involved. Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) receives a message from Captain Niobe (Jada Pinkett Smith) of the "Logos" calling an emergency meeting of all of Zion's ships. Zion has confirmed the last transmission of
The Matrix (franchise) Matrix". The "Animatrix" short film "The Second Renaissance" and the short comic "Bits and Pieces of Information" show how the initial conflict between humans and machines came about, and how and why the Matrix was first developed. Its history and purpose are further explained in "The Matrix Reloaded". The "Matrix" series includes a trilogy of feature films, all of which were written and directed by The Wachowskis and produced by Joel Silver, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving. The series was filmed in Australia and began with 1999's "The Matrix", which depicts the recruitment of hacker