Priyanka Chopra Jonaswas eager to enter theMatrixuniverse.On Wednesday’s special 100th episode of Facebook Watch’sRed Table Talk, Jada Pinkett Smith sits down with herThe Matrix ResurrectionscostarsKeanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Chopra Jonas, as well as her kids Willow and Jaden Smith, to discuss returning to the groundbreaking movie franchise.In a clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE, Chopra Jonas, 39, reveals how she landed a role in the film, which also stars Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and more.“I think theMatrixtrilogy changed cinema. I remember when the firstMatrixcame out so clearly. I was 16. I remember how it shifted culture, in terms of the questions and themes it treaded upon in terms of consciousness and reality,” she says.Justin Carter"So when I got the call from my agent, I remember I was in India filming something, and they were like, ‘Oh, [director] Lana [Wachowski] wants to meet you tomorrow in San Francisco," continues Chopra Jonas. “I drove to the airport. I was like, ‘Sure!’ Whatever it takes to get the opportunity to work with all of you lot, it’s just such a privilege and an honor.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Justin CarterShe also recalls her nervousness when filming a sequence with her costars.“I really had a moment when we were doing that one scene in Berlin and all of you were standing across from me and I had all of those words,” says Chopra Jonas. “I remember my hands sweating. I told myself that 16-year-old me would never forgive myself if I didn’t get my words right in front of all of you.““You rocked it,” Reeves, 57, said with a smile.Pinkett Smith teased herMatrix-themedRed Table Talkepisode earlier this week,writing on Instagram, “Is technology using you or are you using it?““Are you anxious when you unplug? Who do you become when you are plugged in? Who do you become when you are unplugged? Join our altered Red Table universe WEDNESDAY,” she added.Tune in for the 100th episode ofRed Table TalkWednesday, Dec. 15, at 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ETon Facebook Watch.The Matrix Resurrectionsis in theaters and on HBO Max starting Dec. 22.
Priyanka Chopra Jonaswas eager to enter theMatrixuniverse.
On Wednesday’s special 100th episode of Facebook Watch’sRed Table Talk, Jada Pinkett Smith sits down with herThe Matrix ResurrectionscostarsKeanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Chopra Jonas, as well as her kids Willow and Jaden Smith, to discuss returning to the groundbreaking movie franchise.
In a clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE, Chopra Jonas, 39, reveals how she landed a role in the film, which also stars Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and more.
“I think theMatrixtrilogy changed cinema. I remember when the firstMatrixcame out so clearly. I was 16. I remember how it shifted culture, in terms of the questions and themes it treaded upon in terms of consciousness and reality,” she says.
Justin Carter
“So when I got the call from my agent, I remember I was in India filming something, and they were like, ‘Oh, [director] Lana [Wachowski] wants to meet you tomorrow in San Francisco,” continues Chopra Jonas. “I drove to the airport. I was like, ‘Sure!’ Whatever it takes to get the opportunity to work with all of you lot, it’s just such a privilege and an honor.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
She also recalls her nervousness when filming a sequence with her costars.
“I really had a moment when we were doing that one scene in Berlin and all of you were standing across from me and I had all of those words,” says Chopra Jonas. “I remember my hands sweating. I told myself that 16-year-old me would never forgive myself if I didn’t get my words right in front of all of you.”
“You rocked it,” Reeves, 57, said with a smile.
Pinkett Smith teased herMatrix-themedRed Table Talkepisode earlier this week,writing on Instagram, “Is technology using you or are you using it?”
“Are you anxious when you unplug? Who do you become when you are plugged in? Who do you become when you are unplugged? Join our altered Red Table universe WEDNESDAY,” she added.
Tune in for the 100th episode ofRed Table TalkWednesday, Dec. 15, at 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ETon Facebook Watch.
The Matrix Resurrectionsis in theaters and on HBO Max starting Dec. 22.
source: people.com
