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The Wachowskis auction memorabilia from The Matrix, Cloud Atlas and more

By Reel Chicago May 4, 2022

The Wachowskis will auction their collection of memorabilia, props, concept art, costumes, awards and souvenirs from their signature films such as The Matrix, Cloud Atlas, The ...

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Lana Wachowski explains why now is the right time to return to The Matrix

By Reel Chicago Dec 10, 2021

We are only a couple of weeks away from the opening of the fourth, and long-awaited chapter, to The Matrix, the groundbreaking 1999 film that redefined a genre. That trilogy ca...

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Wachowski says ‘Matrix’ is transgender allegory

By Colin Costello Aug 7, 2020

Before COVID-19 shut down production last March, Chicago-born director Lana Wachowski was deep into filming the fourth, the first of a new trilogy, Matrix film for Warner Bros...

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Warner Bros. delays ‘Matrix’ sequel until 2022

By Reel Chicago Jun 12, 2020

Even with cities and their movie theaters cautiously reopening after being shut down for three months, studios are not risking box office failure with their big tentpole films....

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Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss on returning to ‘Matrix’

By Reel Chicago Jun 8, 2020

While the three original films - The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions - seemed to conclude the series - Neo and Trinity do die - there has been speculatio...

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‘John Wick’ directors help out with ‘Matrix 4’ stunts

By Reel Chicago May 3, 2020

When the Wachowskis' The Matrix premiered in 1999, it gave film audiences some of the most ground-breaking, jaw-dropping action sequences of the time. Who can forget in the op...