‘Matrix’ Director Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won’t Fund Her Trans-Cast Film

Matrix co-director Lilly Wachowski says Hollywood refuses to finance her new dystopian thriller, The Hunted, because of its “wall-to-wall trans cast.” Speaking on KCRW’s The Business podcast, Wachowski said the $10 million film has been well-received on paper, but studios won’t commit. “People like it, but they really don’t want to make it,” she said. Wachowski co-wrote the script with partner Mickey Ray Mahoney, describing it as “a response to what is happening in the world for trans people.” She has since pivoted to alternative formats, including a live table read at Los Angeles’ Dynasty Typewriter theater. The Hunted is also being produced by Natasha Lyonne.