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Warner Bros. begged the Wachowskis to make The Matrix

The Matrix director Lilly Wachowski has recalled how Warner Bros. pleaded with her and her sister Lana to make the film

‘The Matrix’ director Lilly Wachowski has revealed the movie was a "last-ditch, Hail Mary part of the deal" with Warner Bros.

The 57-year-old filmmaker - who helmed the iconic 1999 action movie and its two sequels ‘The Matrix Reloaded’ and ‘The Matrix Revolutions’ with her sister Lana Wachowski, 59 - explained the film was greenlit after a Warner Bros. executive begged the directing pair to make it in an effort to save their job.

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