Production

The matrix was directed by Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski who also directed the 1996 film Bound and the 2008 film Speed Racer. There were some big names who starred in this film names such as: The main character "Neo"s actor Keanu Reeves who has also starred in big blockbuster films (2008: The day the earth stood still.) Also the leading female role "Trinity" is played by actor Carrie-Ann-Moss who has starred in some big name movies aswell such as 2000: The Crew and 2007: Disturbia but there was also big names in this movie like Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano and Laurence Fishburne.
The Matrix was a co-production of Warner brothers and Australian Village Roadshow Pictures, and all but a few scenes were filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia, and in the city itself. Recognizable landmarks were not included in order to maintain the setting of a generic American city.
Actor Will Smith turned down the role of Neo to make Wild Wild West, due to skepticism over the film's ambitious bullet time special effects. He later stated that he was "not mature enough as an actor" at that time, and that if given the role, he "would have messed it up". Nicolas Cage also turned down the role because of "family obligations". Prior to the casting of Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock turned down the role of Trinity because she didn't see herself working with the actor then being considered to play Neo. Sean Connery also respectfully declined the role of Morpheus.
The rooftop set that Trinity uses to escape from Agent Jones early in the film was leftover from the production of Dark City, which has been remarked upon due to the thematic similarities of the films. According to The art of Matrix, at least one filmed scene and a variety of short pieces of action were omitted from the final cut, and have (to date) not been published.