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Lilly Wachowski Faces Financing Challenges for Trans-Themed Film

Updated 2026-08-12 19:10 UTC 1 source Negative

Filmmaker Lilly Wachowski is struggling to finance her next project, 'The Hunted,' due to its trans cast. The director says Hollywood studios are hesitant to back the $10 million thriller despite its late-stage production.

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‘The Matrix’ Director Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won’t Finance Her $10 Million Thriller Because It’s Got a ‘Wall-to-Wall Trans Cast’

Filmmaker Lilly Wachowski is working to get her next project, “The Hunted,” out of late-stage production. But the “Bound” and “Matrix” director says nobody in Hollywood wants to finance the thriller, which is budgeted at around $10 million, because of its trans re

2026-08-12 18:59 UTC