{
  "id": 704073,
  "title": "Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Doesn’t “Want To Make” Her Next Film ‘The Hunted’ Because Of Its “Wall-To-Wall Trans Cast”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/lilly-wachowski-says-hollywood-doesnt-want-to-make-her-next-film-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T20:54:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/lilly-wachowski-hollywood-wont-make-next-film-trans-cast-1237032338/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As trans onscreen representation takes a hit in Hollywood, Lilly Wachowski is attempting to make a film with an all-transgender cast… if only the industry will let her. The Matrix co-auteur recently explained that despite some excitement over the script, financiers “really don’t want to make” her dystopian political thriller The Hunted, which is co-written […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘The Matrix’ Director Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won’t Finance Her $10 Million Thriller Because It’s Got a ‘Wall-to-Wall Trans Cast’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-matrix-director-lilly-wachowski-says-hollywood-wont-finance-her",
        "published": "2026-08-12T18:59:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘The Matrix’ Director Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won’t Finance New Film With Trans Cast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/the-matrix-director-lilly-wachowski-says-hollywood-wont-finance-new",
        "published": "2026-08-13T03:25:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}