Thus, his character was written out of the series. They countered that the actor made repeated threatening phone calls to Warner Bros and the Wachowskis after a breakdown in talks over his salary (he was offered $400k and he wanted $1m for the films). He alleged that the filmmakers defamed him and claimed he was blackballed in Hollywood following their feud. Instead, it destroyed his career.īack in 2003, Chong filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros claiming the studio breached a verbal agreement and signed contract to bring Tank back for the Matrix sequels. It should have launched Chong to stardom.
PODUCER OF MATRIX 2 MOVIE
As we know, the movie was a major box office and critical success. But 'The Matrix' was his biggest gig of all. Newton in 'Panther' (1995), directed by Mario Van Peebles. His crowning achievement was playing Huey P.
PODUCER OF MATRIX 2 TV
And it's one he has told in his own YouTube documentary.Ĭhong had a promising career when he was cast in 'The Matrix', having starred in 'Little House on the Prairie' and 'Dallas' as a child, Carl Weathers' 'Street Justice' in the '90s, and various features and TV movies. What the heck happened? And for that matter, how come the actor behind Tank, Marcus Chong, never went on to anything else? Well, it turns out the story of Marcus Chong is a strange one. He becomes the new Nebuchadnezzar operator because Tank, the audience is told, died.
It begs the question, why wasn't Tank in the sequels 'The Matrix Reloaded' and 'The Matrix Revolutions'? You might recall that he was replaced by new character Link (Harold Perrineau), who's married to Zee (Nona Gaye), Tank and Dozer's sister.
In fact, he and the three leads are the only survivors. At the end of the film, Tank is one of few characters left alive after Cypher's (Joe Pantoliano) killing spree. He and his brother Dozer (Anthony Ray Parker) were born in Zion, and helped initiate Neo. Tank was the operator of the Nebuchadnezzar. But it turns out there's a whole other story behind it you may not know about.Įveryone knows and loves Neo (Keanu Reeves), Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie Ann Moss), but true 'Matrix' fans should also remember Tank (Marcus Chong). 'The Matrix' has been screening all over this month in celebration of its 20th anniversary.
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