Warner Bros. Slams ‘Duplicitous’ Village Roadshow Lawsuit Over ‘Matrix 4’ Release
One week since Village Roadshow filed a lawsuit against HBO Max over the “Matrix Resurrections” release, Warner Bros. has clapped back.
One week since Village Roadshow filed a lawsuit against HBO Max over the “Matrix Resurrections” release, Warner Bros. has clapped back.
Toolkit: Watch longtime Wachowski collaborators and supervising sound editors Dane Davis and Stephanie Flack break down the franchise’s sonic evolution.
But which film is truly #1? That’s harder to parse in a weird week on the VOD charts.
After “Matrix Resurrections” star Keanu Reeves joined a Tibet House U.S. Benefit Concert, Chinese nationalists clapped back with a boycott.
Industry gentleman Reeves’ latest selfless act included flying his “Matrix” squad to San Francisco on a private jet for the film’s big fete.
DNEG used a combination of volumetric capture, underwater footage, and stereo rigging for the return of Bullet Time.
Still, there’s enough left for audience interpretation to suggest there’s more “Matrix” world to explore.
“I think when you’ve had a franchise with that much potential money-making capability, there’s always talk.”
“Resurrections” is Lana Wachowski’s well-earned punchline at the industry’s expense.
The latest installment to the sci-fi franchise arrived in theaters and on HBO Max December 22.
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” has at least temporarily shifted assessments about theaters. The next two weeks are critical to sustain optimism.
At a time when Hollywood blockbusters can only seem to be about themselves, Lana Wachowski subverts that trend in extraordinary ways.