Timur Bekmambetov’s Wanted has yet to be released — it’s due to hit the theaters on June 27 — but that’s not stopping the comparisons to 1999’s The Matrix from flying around.

The director of Night Watch and Day Watch certainly understands why people would compare the two superstylish films, but he insists that the two are wholly different animals.

Asked whether his first English language movies was the next level of the John Woo and The Matrix style, the director pointed out the differences.

“No, it’s just different. It’s very different because it’s drama driven. Drama drives the action and entertainment. It’s an ancient Greek tragedy dressed as an action movie,” said Bekmambetov.

“It’s another type of food. It’s a different meal. It’s not the same,” he told Moviesonline.ca later in the interview.

“There’s no sense of humor in The Matrix at all. It’s very serious. It’s interesting. It’s totally inhuman. We are very funny.”