Link: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/lilly-wachowski-trans-movie-no-financing-1236833156/

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 representation.

“People like it, but they really don’t want to make it because it’s [got a] wall-to-wall trans cast,” Wachowski said on KCRW’s “The Business” podcast last Friday. “I have to get creative and figure out different ways that I can get this in front of people.”

“This is a script that was extremely important for me to write,” she continued. “It was a response to what is happening in the world for trans people, and it gave me a hugely cathartic receptacle to dump all of my anger and rage and frustration into.”

On a slightly related note, I just watched Stop! That! Train!, which has a drag cast. It was so good. Like Airplane! but on a train, and with drag queens.

Fun! I'll have to watch it soon

I haven't been to a theater in 10 years but I'd go watch this in theaters.

Right? $10 mil isn’t even that big of a budget. They should green light this.

It also may be that she had a good movie 26 years ago and everything since has been mediocre or bombs ..

Does it share a continuity with "starbooty"?

Lol I have no idea

She probably has her own $10 mil?

The Matrix was something different. I say prove them wrong.!

Never fund a risky business with your own money.

I wonder if we can crowd fund it?

Nooooooo, it's cause bigotry! That way she can feel better about herself and refuse to grow as a creator!

Okay, I just don't know if a forced primis is worth $10 million. Yes, Hollywood has issues with representation but if they could make money off it it will be everywhere. Examples like Found Footage craze, Zombie movies, Chinese audience chase, shackey came and 3D even had it's box office moment. Why not start smaller with a theater/stage production? Grow the audiance see if the want is even there.

She's been making money off the matrix movies for 2 decades, she can afford it if she believes in the premise

Because she wants this headline so some billionaire will fund it for her

She's worth $150M. Aside from Matrix 1 and 2, has she done anything good?

(Shower Thought) Wanted to add, there are maybe 100 good English speaking actors on earth. The chances you could make any non documentary movie fully casted with trans actors, and not have the movie be objectively terrible is impossible. No one wants to watch a movie with 99.9% amateur actors. If she really wanted to help trans representation in movies she's create a school/nonprofit dedicated to getting trans individuals into the film industry.