Click the button below to start this article in quick view. Somebody up there still likes me. But Cypher is incredibly selfish, and incredibly disloyal. Cypher's job, as with all other operatives, was to free human minds trapped within the Matrix. You understand? Disillusioned with the fight for freedom, Cypher struck a deal with Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) in order to turn over Morpheus so that he could return to the virtual reality of the Matrix. The Matrix 4 is co-written and directed by Lana Wachowski, one of the two Wachowskis who directed the previous three movies. He’s a villain that doesn’t even see himself as a baddie, and in the end, those are the most intriguing antagonists of all. Let's take a step back, though. It is not an opposition to the physical world; it is simply alternative, and an alternate that Cypher prefers with good reason—there are steaks in the Matrix. Everybody falls the first time, right, Trin? I mean, if Neo's the One, then there'd have to be some kind of miracle to stop me. So, much like everything else in the world of The Matrix, things are a lot more complicated as they initially seem. He really is a Judas of sorts, betraying The One for his own benefit. © Watchr Media • All rights reserved, The Matrix 4 Set Photos Give Keanu Reeves' Neo a Telling New Look, Chances We're Living in the Real Matrix Are Now 50-50 According to New Scientific Report, Jessica Henwick Calls The Matrix 4 an Industry Game-Changer Just Like the Original, The Matrix 4 Will Arrive in Movie Theaters Earlier Than Expected, Agent Johnson Will Return in The Matrix 4, Bruce Campbell Reveals the Superhero Role That Got Away, and Why He's Glad It Did, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds Take Their Feud to Sam's Club, Songbird Teaser Reveals First Look at KJ Apa in Michael Bay's Pandemic Thriller. You’ve gone through six or seven ‘Ones;' Neo is just another guy that’s gonna get his ass killed. Neo, Trinity, Morpheus: they're all actors. Ignorance IS bliss. Why you're here? It's worth pointing out that, in addition to his long history with the Wachowskis, Pantoliano appears to still be on good terms with the pair, having played the character Michael Gorski (a recurring role he was uncredited for) in their Netflix sci-fi series Sense8 just a few years ago. Tenet Is Nolan’s Doctor Strange In Time-Bending Fan Art, Matrix 4: Cypher Actor Wants To Return So Much He’s Pitched Director, returning faces from the original trilogy, Laurence Fishburne isn't coming back as Morpheus, The Matrix 4 Can Make Up For the Original Sequels' Mistakes, Marvel's Female Avengers Cast (As We Know It), Jamie Lee Curtis Didn't Make Much On Horror Career Until Later Halloween Movies, How Captain Marvel 2 Can Setup The MCU’s X-Men, Wedding Crashers 2 Story Idea Updates Franchise For Modern Era, The First Female Action Hero (Cheng Pei-pei's Movies Explained), Rise of Skywalker: Why Rey's Jedi Training Was So Boring, What Happened To Chris Tucker After The Rush Hour Movies, Enola Holmes: All The Clues To The Killer Twist & Case Solution, Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man Emerges From Doctor Strange's Portal In MCU Art, Rey Skywalker Being A Nobody Is Better Than Palpatine (Because Of Anakin), Borat 2 Deleted Scene Video Shows Scary Real-Life End To One Scene, The Dark Knight Rises: The Flash Should Deliver On Nolan's Second Batman Tease, All The Images Seen In Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory's Tunnel Scene, The Craft: Legacy Reviews Are Mostly Tepid, Say It Fails To Cast A Spell, Night At The Museum's Reboot Is Wasted On Disney+ (And Should Be A Sitcom), MCU Phase 4 Theory: How Falcon's New Captain America Shield Is Different. But he hated the real world, and after nine years on the Nebuchadnezzar, he decided he had to get back into the Matrix even if it means betraying Morpheus and the Nebuchadnezzar's crew for Agent Smith and the Agents.