{"id":2091888,"date":"2026-08-13T11:57:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2091888"},"modified":"2026-08-13T11:57:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:57:43","slug":"the-matrix-director-lilly-wachowski-calls-out-hollywood-for-not-backing-her-all-trans-new-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2091888","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Matrix\u2019 director Lilly Wachowski calls out Hollywood for not backing her all-trans new film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lilly-Wachowski.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018The Matrix\u2019 director Lilly Wachowski calls out Hollywood for not backing her all-trans new film<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>She described her new script as &#8220;a response to what is happening in the world for trans people&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-13T12:57:43+01:00\">13th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lilly-Wachowski-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Lilly Wachowski\" title=\"Lilly Wachowski\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Lilly Wachowski. CREDIT: Santiago Felipe\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Lilly Wachowski has said that no Hollywood studio wants to finance her new project, <em>The Hunted<\/em>, because it contains an all-transgender cast.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> \u2018The Matrix Resurrections\u2019 review: a nostalgia-heavy red pill of a blockbuster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The filmmaker is best known for directing <em>The Matrix<\/em> trilogy with her sister Lana, as well as the films <em>Speed Racer<\/em>, <em>Cloud Atlas<\/em>, and the TV show <em>Sense8<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Both sisters are transgender women, with Lana transitioning in the 2000s while Lilly announced her transition in 2016. <em>The Matrix<\/em> has retrospectively been described as a \u201ctrans metaphor\u201d by Lilly, with its themes of identity and transformation speaking to both directors\u2019 journeys.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their success, Lilly revealed on <em>The Business<\/em> podcast last Friday (August 7) that anti-trans sentiment in the US has led her to struggle to find financing for <em>The Hunted<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople like it, but they really don\u2019t want to make it because it\u2019s [got a] wall-to-wall trans cast,\u201d she said (via <em>Variety<\/em>). \u201cI have to get creative and figure out different ways that I can get this in front of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Lilly Wachowski reimagines the studio system (Pt 1)\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/6NsfZYesSY2hsB6QcUFIPy?si=sDSOF7jSTn-cSkgQX1d7Kw&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<p>She also said that the rejection has not deterred her from realising the project. \u201cThis is a script that was extremely important for me to write,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt was a response to what is happening in the world for trans people, and it gave me a hugely cathartic receptacle to dump all of my anger and rage and frustration into.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wachowski organised a live table read at the Dynasty Typewriter Theatre in Los Angeles last weekend (August 7-8) as a way of getting it seen by audiences. \u201cI\u2019m just going to go out and I\u2019m going to grab that trans joy with all of my friends,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not the thing that I had imagined it was going to be, but the end result is the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the Wachowskis auctioned off memorabilia from <em>The Matrix<\/em> franchise to raise money for transgender youth charities. Last year, Lilly Wachowski addressed the \u201ccrazy, mutant\u201d misinterpretations of <em>The Matrix<\/em> by right-wing groups, saying she was ultimately unbothered by wilful misreadings of the film.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The Matrix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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cast.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> \u2018The Matrix Resurrections\u2019 review: a nostalgia-heavy red pill of a blockbuster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The filmmaker is best known for directing <em>The Matrix<\/em> trilogy with her sister Lana, as well as the films <em>Speed Racer<\/em>, <em>Cloud Atlas<\/em>, and the TV show <em>Sense8<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Both sisters are transgender women, with Lana transitioning in the 2000s while Lilly announced her transition in 2016. <em>The Matrix<\/em> has retrospectively been described as a \u201ctrans metaphor\u201d by Lilly, with its themes of identity and transformation speaking to both directors\u2019 journeys.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their success, Lilly revealed on <em>The Business<\/em> podcast last Friday (August 7) that anti-trans sentiment in the US has led her to struggle to find financing for <em>The Hunted<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople like it, but they really don\u2019t want to make it because it\u2019s [got a] wall-to-wall trans cast,\u201d she said (via <em>Variety<\/em>). \u201cI have to get creative and figure out different ways that I can get this in front of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Lilly Wachowski reimagines the studio system (Pt 1)\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/6NsfZYesSY2hsB6QcUFIPy?si=sDSOF7jSTn-cSkgQX1d7Kw&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<p>She also said that the rejection has not deterred her from realising the project. \u201cThis is a script that was extremely important for me to write,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt was a response to what is happening in the world for trans people, and it gave me a hugely cathartic receptacle to dump all of my anger and rage and frustration into.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wachowski organised a live table read at the Dynasty Typewriter Theatre in Los Angeles last weekend (August 7-8) as a way of getting it seen by audiences. \u201cI\u2019m just going to go out and I\u2019m going to grab that trans joy with all of my friends,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not the thing that I had imagined it was going to be, but the end result is the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the Wachowskis auctioned off memorabilia from <em>The Matrix<\/em> franchise to raise money for transgender youth charities. Last year, Lilly Wachowski addressed the \u201ccrazy, mutant\u201d misinterpretations of <em>The Matrix<\/em> by right-wing groups, saying she was ultimately unbothered by wilful misreadings of the film.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/the-matrix-director-lilly-wachowski-calls-out-hollywood-for-not-backing-her-all-trans-new-film-3962372&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lilly-Wachowski.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News \u2018The Matrix\u2019 director Lilly Wachowski calls out Hollywood for not backing her all-trans new film She described her new script as &#8220;a response to what is happening in the world for trans people&#8221; By Victoria Luxford 13th August 2026 Lilly Wachowski. 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