Laurence Fishburne was not ''invited'' to star in the new Matrix movie but says he wishes the returning cast "well".
The 59-year-old actor, who played Morpheus in the original film, has revealed he won't be starring in the movie's highly-anticipated upcoming big screen outing.
Speaking to New York Magazine, he said: ''It is probably the role that I'll be best remembered for, which is great; it's not the only thing I'll be remembered for, which is better.
"What I get with him is I've got Darth Vader in this hand, and I've got Obi-Wan in that hand. I've got Bruce Lee, I've got Muhammad Ali shuffled in there, and I've got kung fu.''
Fishburne admitted that his iconic role in The Matrix is "probably the role that I'll be best remembered for, which is great".
"it's not the only thing I'll be remembered for, which is better. What I get with him is I've got Darth Vader in this hand, and I've got Obi-Wan in that hand. I've got Bruce Lee, I've got Muhammad Ali shuffled in there, and I've got kung fu," he said.
The latest instalment of sci-fi blockbuster which stars Keanu Reeves (Neo), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), Jada Pinkett Smith (Niobe) as well as newcomers Priyanka Chopra, Jessica Henwick, Ibarra, Neil Patrick Harris, Toby Onwumere, Brian J. Smith, Eréndira Ibarra, Andrew Caldwell and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, is set to be released in 2022, almost 20 years since its last outing.
