Laurence Fishburne as rebel leader Morpheus has an iconic look in The Matrix. Now, in the latest interview, he looks back on how he helped shape it.
The star starts by raving about Kym Barrett, the fashion designer on the film. “Kym Barrett did an incredible job. I mean, all the silhouettes that she had, you know, they had designed and they’re amazing.”
His character’s futuristic look included a pair of sunglasses which John Wick star shared at New York Comic Con had his input in its design.
“In the storyboards, Morpheus’ mask, I call it, the glasses were on. And the guy who made them handed me the glasses, and they had stems on them,” he recalls.
“And I said, ‘It’s not the glasses.’ He says, ‘What do you mean?’ I thought, ‘Look at the storyboard. There are no stems on those glasses.”
He continues, “And he says, ‘Oh, how are we going to keep them on your face?’ I thought, ‘It’s not my problem, son. That’s why they look like that’.
It is worth noting The matrix franchise has three sequels since its first film was released in 1999.
