Sensing that something was wrong, Lynne Wachowski flew to Australia the following day.
Perry stayed on as President, working with the Wachowski brothers on a series of games based on their Matrix films.
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But most of this sequel, written and directed by the brothers Larry and Andy Wachowski, is heavy-spirited and pompous, even faintly embarrassing.
Adapted from the book by David Mitchell, it lasts almost three hours, and boasts three directors: Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, and Andy Wachowski.
When the Wachowski Brothers' big-budget debut appeared on screen, it instantly added a handful of iconic moments to cinema history, and has become a major influence.
"Andy and Lana Wachowski and Joe Straczynski are among the most imaginative writers and gifted visual storytellers of our time, " said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos.
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The film turned out to be a disaster for Warner Bros but Silver and his directors, the Wachowski Brothers, saw potential in Rain, who had a small role in the film.
"Sense8 is a dream-come-true creatively, and we look forward to working closely with our new partners at Netflix, with whom we could not be more excited to bring the Wachowski's first TV series ever to life, " said Rosen.
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Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwar, the writers, directors and producers of Cloud Atlas, scoured the globe to raise the rest of the money which really makes Cloud Atlas one of the most expensive independent films of all time.
To make "The Matrix" (1999) and its sequels, the Wachowski brothers hired legendary Hong Kong action director Yuen Woo-Ping as a fight choreographer so Michelle Yeoh's scorpion kick from Mr. Yuen's "Tai-Chi Master" (1993) became Carrie-Anne Moss's scorpion kick in "The Matrix Reloaded" (2003).
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"We're excited to work with Netflix and Georgeville Television on this project, and we've wanted to work with Joe Straczynski for years, chiefly due to the fact his name is harder to pronounce than ours, but also because we share a love of genre and all things nerdy, " said Andy and Lana Wachowski.
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