Career The Wachowskis

1 career

1.1 film
1.2 influences
1.3 matrix franchise
1.4 later work
1.5 style
1.6 frequent collaborators
1.7 film producers , comic book publishers

career

after dropping out of college, wachowskis ran house painting , construction business in chicago while writing marvel comics razorline imprint, namely ectokid (created horror novelist clive barker) in 1993. wrote series clive barker s hellraiser , clive barker s nightbreed epic comics.

film

in mid-1990s branched out film writing, including script assassins in 1994, directed richard donner , released in 1995. warner bros. bought script , included 2 more pictures in contract. donner had script totally rewritten brian helgeland , wachowskis tried unsuccessfully remove names film. experience gave them perspective should become directors or [they will] never survive writers in town.

their next project 1996 neo-noir thriller bound, wrote script , made debut directors. film received style , craft, , noted 1 of first mainstream films feature gay relationship without being central plot. taking advantage of positive buzz, wachowskis asked direct next picture, matrix.

influences

j. michael straczynski, has worked wachowskis on ninja assassin , sense8, has said sisters told him reading column on scriptwriting writer s digest magazine, inspiration , pointers. straczynski contributed magazine 1981 1991.

in 1998, in context of explaining how got start in filmmaking, wachowskis mentioned roger corman s book, how made hundred movies in hollywood , never lost dime, , indicated, laughter, liked movies, , began wanting make low-budget horror movie. in same interview, expressed being flattered, after first film, comparisons coen brothers, had made five, maybe 6 great movies… @ time.

speaking bernard weintraub of new york times in april 1999, wachowskis mention explicitly preparing first matrix production studying works of john woo , other hong kong filmmakers , reading , rereading homer s odyssey, , studying works of john huston, stanley kubrick, fritz lang, george lucas, ridley scott, , billy wilder.

mark miller, writing in wired in 2003, listed homer, hermann hesse, fyodor dostoyevsky, , philosopher cornel west. in interview gadfly in 2004 (after first movie), wachowskis reiterated influence or enjoyment of huston (e.g. treasure of sierra madre) , wilder (e.g., sunset boulevard , lost weekend), , added these impacts of alfred hitchcock (e.g. strangers on train , psycho), roman polanski (e.g. repulsion), , francis ford coppola (the godfather movies, , conversation).

ken wilber has been cited influence.

the matrix franchise

they completed matrix, science fiction action film, in 1999. movie stars keanu reeves neo, hacker recruited rebellion aid them in fight against machines have taken on world , placed humanity inside simulated reality called matrix. laurence fishburne, carrie-anne moss, hugo weaving , joe pantoliano star. movie critical , commercial hit warner bros. won 4 academy awards, including best visual effects popularizing bullet time visual effect. matrix came major influence action movies , has appeared in several greatest science fiction films lists. in 2012, film selected preservation in national film registry library of congress being culturally, historically, , aesthetically significant.

after success, wachowskis directed 2 sequels back-to-back, matrix reloaded , matrix revolutions, both released in 2003. matrix reloaded received positive critical reception, although not on level of original. became major box office hit, retaining spot of highest-grossing r-rated film on decade (until 2016 s deadpool). matrix revolutions received mixed negative critical reception , performed lukewarmly in box office. while profitable made less money original film.

during production of first film, wachowskis , spencer lamm, ran film s official website, developed comics based on setting of film, published free of charge on website. these , few short stories released in 3 series 1999 2003, several of them (along new material) collected in 2 print volumes in 2003 , 2004. wachowskis contributed bits , pieces , prequel movie explains origins of matrix, featuring illustrations geof darrow, movie s conceptual designer. other writers , artists contributed series include neil gaiman, dave gibbons, paul chadwick, ted mckeever, poppy z. brite, , steve skroce.

later work

the wachowskis next feature film v vendetta, adaptation of alan moore s graphic novel of same name, starring natalie portman , hugo weaving. wachowskis wrote , produced film matrix producer joel silver, had purchased film rights novel. wachowskis offered film james mcteigue, first assistant director of matrix trilogy, directorial debut. moore did not participate in production, disappointed previous hollywood adaptations of work, , disagreed differences between screenplay , novel. following statement press silver moore supposedly excited learn more movie, moore demanded silver retract , when latter didn t comply moore had name removed credits. film s controversial storyline , themes have been both criticized , praised sociopolitical groups. released in 2006 , received critically; box office success did not rank on scale of matrix films. film popularized image of guy fawkes mask, designed illustrator david lloyd graphic novel, adopted symbol online hacktivist group anonymous 2 years later.

in 2006, silver had wachowskis , mcteigue hired revamp invasion warner bros. studio disappointed in film produced director oliver hirschbiegel , hired wachowskis rewrite portion of script , add new action scenes, mcteigue directed. film, fourth adaptation of novel body snatchers, released in 2007 , not critical or box office success. wachowskis , mcteigue not credited on film.

the wachowskis returned directing speed racer (2008) starred emile hirsch. film, again produced silver, adaptation of 1960s japanese manga series called mach gogogo, had been adapted anime television series in 1967. wachowskis attracted project because series first anime had watched , wanted make family friendly film nieces , nephews enjoy. in effort simulate of anime in live action wachowskis had cinematographer david tattersall shoot movie digitally on digital backlot intention of adding extensive visual effects in post-production. movie considered critical , commercial disappointment. while special effects noted outstanding, storyline considered lacking. nominated in category of worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel 29th golden raspberry awards. box office gross $93 million compared production budget of $120 million. since then, critics periodically have put film on lists of underrated or cult films.

the wachowskis next film project ninja assassin, martial arts film starring rain released in 2009. produced wachowskis in last involvement silver , directed mcteigue , inspired rain s fighting scene in speed racer. screenplay written matthew sand , j. michael straczynski, wachowskis called 6 weeks before filming ask him complete rewrite completed within week, because dissatisfied earlier drafts , running out of time. ninja assassin received negative reviews , performed lukewarmly in theaters respectably on home video.

their next directorial outing cloud atlas, adapted david mitchell s 2004 novel of same name , starred ensemble cast included tom hanks , halle berry. cloud atlas written , directed in collaboration german filmmaker tom tykwer whom wachowskis had introduced novel several years earlier. filmmakers failed secure funding studio (save $20 million warner bros.) , produced independently after trouble. budget of on $100 million noted expensive independent movie date , first attempt @ german blockbuster. movie opened @ 37th annual toronto international film festival in september 2012 acclaim , received loud , lengthy standing ovation. in general release month later, received polarizing reviews , appeared in both best film , worst film lists. overall reviews mixed positive. film received many nominations , awards, particularly technical aspects, including ten nominations in german film awards out of won 5 , 5 saturn award nominations out of won two. in contrast moore s aversion script , production of v vendetta, david mitchell liked script of cloud atlas, spent time on set (including filming cameo) , had positive impression end result. according wachowskis movie hardest of films make, 1 proud of, , 1 have been told has touched people s lives most. believe cloud atlas film remembered for.

the wachowskis subsequently produced , directed jupiter ascending, original space opera screenplay wrote. film released in 2015. stars channing tatum , mila kunis, , features wachowskis regular collaborators john gaeta on visual effects , kym barrett on costumes. according deadline, financial , critical failure of jupiter ascending caused business relationship warner bros. began matrix franchise terminated.

their next project netflix science fiction drama series sense8, created , written j. michael straczynski. sense8 features international ensemble cast , shot in multitude of cities around world. wachowskis directed of episodes of first season rest being handled mcteigue, tykwer , go-to visual effects supervisor on movies, dan glass, on directorial debut. first season premiered in 2015 positive reviews particularly scale of production , presentation of diverse , lgbt characters , themes, winning glaad media award outstanding drama series. has received primetime emmy award nomination outstanding original main title theme music. christmas special released december 23, 2016 remainder of show s second season released in may 2017. subsequently, third season cancelled , series conclude two-hour finale aired in 2018.

in june 2016, academy of motion picture arts , sciences invited wachowskis join ranks.

style

the wachowskis admit love telling multi-part stories. because grew on comic books , tolkien trilogy, 1 of things re interested in bringing serial fiction cinema, lana has said. lilly says: think movies boring , predictable. want screw audiences expectations. in terms of themes expressed in body of work, lana has cited inexplicable nature of universe [being] in constant dialogue our own consciousness , our consciousness affect[ing] inexplicable nature of universe, interconnectivity , truth beneath surface , paradox of choice , choicelessness , transcendence ... transcending archetypal boxes, stereotypes , race ... important component , gender ... s 1 of our significant cultural subjects.

the wachowskis cited art of comic book artist geof darrow influence on of matrix. also, said ghost in shell, ninja scroll, , akira anime inspired them, saying in anime, 1 thing tried bring our film juxtaposition of time , space in action beats.

the wachowskis cited stanley kubrick s 2001: space odyssey major influence cloud atlas. first saw film when ten , seven, respectively.

lana has been influenced 2001: space odyssey, blade runner, ma vie en rose, , neighbor totoro. both wachowskis fans of ghost in shell, akira, wicked city, ninja scroll , fist of north star anime films.

none of home video releases of films feature deleted scenes. lana says despite having cut scenes movies, not want include deleted scenes in such releases, suggest films suffer incompleteness. love finished products , believe them complete. same reason, have not released films home video director s or extended cuts. avoid recording audio commentary tracks, having participated on track recorded laserdisc of bound. sisters learned offering interpretation of movies means viewers less express own interpretation.

frequent collaborators




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the wachowskis hire same basic film crew make movies. lana admits in part ensure positive environment. s family. respectful of each other, says lana. used same practice while selecting television crew netflix show, sense8.

some of notable frequent collaborators are:

as film producers , comic book publishers

during matrix reloaded, matrix revolutions, animatrix , enter matrix production, wachowskis created eon entertainment (not confused eon productions), production company coordinate , direct involved partners. films edited together, after various fx vendors sent finished work. eon s internal vfx team, esc, did number of visual effect shots 2 matrix sequels , coordinated other vendors. esc shut down in summer 2004. anarchos productions (credited in cloud atlas anarchos pictures) production company has been billed films starting v vendetta first season of sense8. in second season , following lilly s break show, anarchos replaced venus castina productions, production company created lana wachowski , wife, karin winslow. named after epithet of roman goddess venus, in form, supposedly associated yearnings of feminine souls locked in male bodies.

kinowerks pre- , post-production , effects studio, based in ravenswood neighbourhood of chicago. has been acclaimed green-friendly design. roger ebert invited watch restored print of godfather in kinowerks facilities , met wachowskis, oblivious fact studio belonged them. chicago tribune s christopher pirelli, facility low-key: industrial building appears neither old nor new , upscale dentist s office while inside rather unexpected , has numerous mementos of past film projects.

the wachowskis @ san diego comiccon in 2004.

prior working in film industry, wachowskis wrote comic books marvel comics razorline imprint, namely ectokid (created horror novelist clive barker) in 1993 writing epic comics clive barker s hellraiser , clive barker s nightbreed comic series.

in 2003, created burlyman entertainment , released comic books based on matrix 2 original bi-monthly series:

shaolin cowboy – created, written, , drawn geof darrow (the wachowskis contributed opening dialogue each issue)
doc frankenstein – created geof darrow , steve skroce, written wachowskis, art skroce.




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