Mindhunter’s Jonathan Groff Enters the Matrix 4

Out actor Jonathan Groff has signed on to the as yet untitled fourth installment of the Matrix franchise from Warner Bros.

Jason Adams over at My New Pants said, “Even though I’m not entirely sure we need another Matrix movie — those last two remain a slog, I don’t care what the re-writers of cinemania have to say about it — I am real glad that we’ve got the Wachowskis heading back on the big screen, and not just because their patented brand of big-budget bonkers is always worth a look-see. What else is so special is how much queerness they’ve made it their mission to infiltrate mainstream entertainment with, and today’s new Matrix cast-member — it’s our boyfriend Jonathan Groff, in case the gigantic photo above didn’t make that clear already — is just another gay ass bonafide in a career now overflowing with ’em. We’re blessed to have Lana and Lilly out there doing the work, y’all. Now they just need to have a Sense8 sex cluster show up and fuck Groff’s brains out at some point mid-film. (Yes Miguel, I am talking to you!) I’d pay to see that in bullet time!”

Exclusive: 'The Matrix 4' adds Jonathan Groff, star of 'Mindhunter' and Disney's 'Frozen' franchise. https://t.co/Fya8jpsJsR

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Entertainment Weekly reports: Groff (who voices Kristoff in Disney’s hit animated Frozen movies) has been cast in a role that is as-yet-unrevealed. But let’s face it: The clean-cut actor seems pretty perfect to play a young agent of the Matrix — especially given his role as an FBI agent in Netflix’s Mindhunter. Collider first reported the news.

The Matrix 4 (for lack of an official name) stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, reprising their roles as Neo and Trinity. Aquaman and Watchmen actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has signed on as well. (“It’s a very exciting, relevant script that I’m honored to be a part of,” Abdul-Mateen told EW this weekend while discussing Watchmen.) Jada Pinkett Smith returns as Niobe, and Jessica Henwick and Neil Patrick Harris are also in the cast. Lana Wachowski returns as director and is co-writing the script with Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell.