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 600-page, shot-by-shot storyboard for the entire film. The storyboard eventually earned the studio's approval, and it was decided to film in Australia to make the most of the budget. Soon, "The Matrix" became a co-production of Warner Bros. and the Australian company Village Roadshow Pictures. The actors of the film were required to be able to understand and explain "The Matrix". "Simulacra and Simulation" was required reading for most of the principal cast and crew. Reeves stated that the Wachowskis had him read "Simulacra and Simulation", "", and Dylan Evans’s "Introducing Evolutionary Psychology" even before they opened up the script,