Interview (Video): Lana Wachowski

A Q&A session with the writer-director of The Matrix Resurrections.

The fourth installment of the Matrix series opens in North America on December 22, 2021. The movie is written by Lana Wachowski & David Mitchell & Aleksandar Hemon, based on characters created by Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski. Lana Wachowski also directed the movie.

Here is the interview:

It’s interesting how after many years of turning away from doing a possible sequel to the original three movies, Lana had an idea for a story come to her full-blown in response to the grief she was feeling about the death of her parents and a friend of her wife. Finding Neo and Trinity again in her creative life provided her a kind of comfort. And here we are with the movie.

It’s often said that the best stories are personal stories. Given this background about Lana’s experience as a grieving adult child and friend, even with all the pyrotechnics of the Matrix universe, at its core is an emotional connection the filmmaker had with Neo and Trinity … and Lana’s own life.

Here is a trailer for The Matrix Resurrections:

For more on Lilly’s decision not to be involved in the project, go here.

Website: The Matrix Resurrections

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