I offered my services to the fourth ‘Matrix,’ and they didn’t respond well to that. It’s not like I didn’t say, ‘I’d like to offer my services.’ I did.

"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.

"I offered my services to the fourth 'Matrix,' and they didn't respond well to that," Fishburne said of asking to return for the 2021 sequel.