Wachowski brothers

The Wachowski brothers, Larry Wachowski (born June 21, 1965) and Andy Wachowski (born December 29, 1967) are film directors.

Born and raised in Chicago, the Wachowskis jokingly claim to have begun their collaboration as toddlers. Both dropped out of college to pursue showbiz and both overcame some major hurdles on their way to success. Before entering show business, they ran a carpentry business in Chicago while creating comic books in their free time.

Since their hit with The Matrix, studios are clamoring for whatever else they have ever worked on. Trimark has bought an unproduced script they wrote years ago, Carnivore, a creepy tale about a boarding house whose residents keep disappearing. The brothers will executive-produce it, while horror veteran George Romero[?] (Dawn of the Dead) will likely direct.

Though the brothers had been hard at work on the comic-book adaptation of V for Vendetta, another journey into the future with Neo and the gang is likely to get a strong push from studio brass for logistical reasons. According to Larry, it took a total of six years of writing, planning, research and development to get The Matrix in the can, and fans are not likely to wait another six years for the next installment.

Moreover, the brothers admit to a love for telling multipart stories. "Because we grew up on comic books and the Tolkien trilogy, one of the things we're interested in is bringing serial fiction to cinema," Larry explains. "If you could have a film where you don't get to the hour-and-a-half mark and know, 'Okay, here it comes, the big wrap-up,' but instead you have no idea how the movie's going to end, I think that would be very exciting." Brother Andy puts his desire to shake up viewers a bit more bluntly. "We think movies are fairly boring and predictable. We want to screw with audience's expectations."

Andy has been married to Alisa Blasingame since 1991.

Filmography

• The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
• The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
• The Matrix (1999)
• Bound (1996)
• Assassins (1995)
• Carnivore - unreleased
• Plastic Man - unreleased
• Primavista - online