Movies Facts (The Matrix Reloaded)

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

1. Lara Dutta was offered a role in this film as well as The Matrix Revolutions, but turned the part down because she didn't like the script. 
2. The 1.4-mile, three-lane loop highway was built specifically for the chase scene on the decommissioned Alameda Point Navy Base. It was destroyed when filming was complete. 
3. The special effects cost $100 million U.S.
4. GM donated 300 cars for use in the production of the movie. All 300 were wrecked by the end. 
5. The film's highway chase sequence took almost three months to shoot (longer than many films' entire shooting schedule).
6. When Trinity hacks the Power Station's computer, the password she uses is Z1ON0101.
7. Professional Taekwondo instructors were used for some of the stunts, including WTF silver medalist Master Timothy Connelly. 
8. There are 1,943 names in the credits. 
9. Historical reference: the Merovingians were the first dynasty of kings in France, from 486 to 751 It is also the name of a type of Gnostic Church (many elements of Gnosticism appear in the Matrix films). 
10. Lana Wachowski and Andy Wachowski have been approached to direct Batman Begins but turned down for doing the Matrix sequels. 
11. Carrie-Anne Moss did some of her own driving on the motorcycle in the highway scene. 
12. The fight sequence of Neo versus Smith and his clones (a.k.a. The Burly Brawl) took 27 days to shoot. 
13. Martial arts training for the lead actors started in November 2000 and lasted eight months. 
14. The switch-bladed weapons that the Twins use are actually old-fashioned straight-edged shaving razors. 
15. Originally banned in Egypt because of the film's religious themes, but later released after approval of the censorship bureau.
16. Earning in excess of $735,000,000 at the worldwide box-office, this is the most commercially successful R-rated movie in history. 
17. Samsung produced 10,000 cell phones like the one seen in the film (model SPH-N270) which sold out quickly. 
18. The Matrix Reloaded is a highest grossing film in the series.