"It's not like I didn't say, ‘I'd like to offer my services.’ I did,” the actor said of reprising his role as Morpheus in the sci-fi film franchise.

Laurence Fishburne has explained his absence from The Matrix Resurrections, revealing that his offer to return was rejected. The actor, who played Morpheus in the original trilogy, was a notable absence from the divisive fourth instalment, which reunited Keanu Reeves and Carrie Ann Moss.