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Digital Dailies and the Matrix Sequels
rkischuk writes: "IGN FilmForce has gathered several tidbits about the Matrix sequels. Among the most interesting of them is that the dailies from the shooting of the film in Australia will be transmitted electronically to the U.S. using TRW's Picture Pipeline."
According to Corona's Coming Attractions, Gloria Foster (a.k.a. The Oracle) passed away last weekend at the age of 64.
That will most likely hamper production.
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Actually, I remember reading that the Wachowski brothers said that the main point of the first Matrix was to set the stage for sequels. They wanted to have characters that possessed superpowers in a believable way (and the first Matrix did indeed set the stage for this). I'm taking it as a good omen for the sequels that even the bridge (the original Matrix) that they wrote to their central plot was so exceptionally good.
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Well, ultimately, the original was a cheap grab for box-office bucks, as are all movies. Moviemaking is a business, of which entertainment is a by-product.
However, if you can get a good writer or director that can act as a skillful intermediary between the "money-grubbing" studios and the demanding audience, you can sometimes end up with a good story, or at least a story worth telling and exploring further.
The Wachowski Brothers are behind the sequels, and in their interviews they seem to have a lot of love for the material. I think that will go a long way towards making worthy sequels.
My favorite moment in the Matrix DVD interview with the Wachowski brothers is when you see Joel Silver and Laurence Fishburne talking about the film:
"The Matrix is about humanity, and about love, and hope, and what it means to be a person..."
Cut to the Wachowski brothers:
"The Matrix is about robots vs. kung fu."
I don't think Matrix was ever intended to be a particularly high-concept movie, and if people go to the sequels expecting to see the wheel reinvented a second time, I'm sure they'll be disappointed. If they go expecting robots vs. kung fu, then it'll be a worthy sequel.
My point here is not so much "keep your expectations low" as "don't try to make the franchise into something it's not." The original had a nice surprise that a few people didn't expect. I wouldn't go into a sequel expecting the world to get turned on its ear again.
thematrixonline reports that rumored replacements include Stacey Dash (from Clueless) and Brandy Norwood (singer, star of Moesha).
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Gloria Foster, the actress who played the Oracle, died last weekend. She finished most of her role in the sequels.
May she rest in peace...
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