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Lots of love: Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss cuddled up as they appeared on the cover of Entertainment Weekly together ahead of the release of highly-anticipated sequel The Matrix Resurrections

Carrie-Anne, 54, was right behind Keanu, 57, as she wrapped her right arm around him while he sat backwards on a chair in the snap.

The talented actress – who stars as  Trinity in the franchise of films – talked about their 20-year relationship and gushed about how effortless their connection is.

She said: ‘We’ve been through this experience together as partners. The only way I can describe it is like a soul friendship.’

The first film which was released in 1999 was a smash hit at the box office as it earned over $460million worldwide.

‘We’ve been through this experience together as partners. The only way I can describe it is like a soul friendship’: Carrie-Anne talked about their 20-year relationship and gushed about how effortless their connection is, as they are seen in 1999’s The Matrix

They also starred together in the sequels – The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions which both came out in 2003 – before the opportunity for a fourth film came nearly two decades later.

Keanu – who plays Neo AKA Thomas Anderson  – revealed what made him want to return to one of his signature roles as he told EW: ‘We had filmmakers who you wanted to say yes to.

‘[We had] material that you wanted to commit to, to give everything that you could to.’

‘Return to the source’: The poster for The Matrix Resurrections – fourth instalment in the science-fiction franchise – was shared  two weeks ago which featured a long haired Keanu back as Neo (center) with a returning Carrie-Anne (second from right) and newcomers  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (left) and Jessica Henwick (right)

Iconic: The original Matrix feature was released in 1999 and was met with much critical praise upon its debut (L-R) Joe Pantoliano, Laurence Fishburne, Keanu and Carrie-Anne Moss

Interesting: The 57-year-old actor’s long hair makes him resemble his other signature character John Wick, as he is seen in 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

This comes just weeks after the two stars were featured in a new poster released for the highly-anticipated film as Keanu is seen front and center reprising his role as Neo but this time he had long hair much like his John Wick character

There were a few newcomers on the poster including Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jessica Henwick.

‘Step back into the Matrix with this new poster for The Matrix Resurrections. Watch it in theaters and on HBO Max* this Christmas,’ the film’s Twitter account captioned the new poster.

The Matrix Resurrections – directed by Lana Wachowski – is set for worldwide release on Wednesday, December 22.

Highly-anticipated: The Matrix Resurrections – directed by Lana Wachowski – is set for worldwide release on Wednesday, December 22