Not only that, but the Machines have realized Neo's importance (and that of Carrie-Anne Moss' Trinity) and found a way to separate their Digital Self Images and how other The Matrix characters ...

"I offered my services to the fourth 'Matrix,' and they didn't respond well to that," Fishburne said of asking to return for ...

If there’s one actor we’d like to see return for the Matrix 5, it’s Laurence Fishburne. But unfortunately, it seems as though that might not be in the cards for the legendary actor.